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title: Enable HTTP compression
description: By default, the SOAP request is accepted un-compressed and the result of the request is returned un-compressed.
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# Enable HTTP compression

By default, the SOAP request is accepted un-compressed and the result of the request is returned un-compressed.

To enable HTTP compression using \[gzip\] when sending in your SOAP request, set the following HTTP header:

```
Content-Encoding: gzip
```

To receive the SOAP response compressed using \[gzip\] send in your SOAP request with the following HTTP header:

```
Accept-Encoding: gzip

```

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