RFC 7932 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Brotli Compressed Data Format
Overview
RFC 7932, “Brotli Compressed Data Format”, is an Informational document published in July 2016 by J. Alakuijala, Z. Szabadka. It has since been updated by RFC 9841. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification defines a lossless compressed data format that compresses data using a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding, with efficiency comparable to the best currently available general-purpose compression methods.
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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