Transfer-Encoding
| Transfer-Encoding |
If some encoding had to be performed to transfer the HTTP message body safely, the message will contain the Transfer-Encoding header. Its value is a list of the encodings that were performed on the message body. If multiple encodings were performed, they are listed in order.
The Transfer-Encoding header differs from the Content-Encoding header because the transfer encoding is an encoding that was performed by a server or other intermediary application to transfer the message.
Transfer encodings are discussed in Chapter 15.
Type
General header
Basic Syntax
Transfer-Encoding: 1# transfer-coding
Example
Transfer-Encoding: chunked