RFC 6713 · INFORMATIONAL · 2012
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The 'application/zlib' and 'application/gzip' Media Types
Overview
RFC 6713, “The 'application/zlib' and 'application/gzip' Media Types”, is an Informational document published in August 2012 by J. Levine. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines the 'application/gzip' and 'application/zlib' media types for compressed data using the gzip and zlib compression formats. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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