How to add parameter to HTTP header using Apache HttpClient

Question

I am trying to add "Accept-Encoding" parametr as "gzip,deflate" to my HTTP header using HttpClient. Code is given bellow. However I am getting bellow error with the response and unable to add the header parameter. Response doesn't contain the added header field

String url = "http://192.168.1.25:8380/ABCDService?wsdl";
HttpClient client = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();
HttpPost post = new HttpPost(url);
post.addHeader( "Accept-Encoding", "gzip,deflate" );
HttpResponse response = client.execute(post);

Error : Internal Server Error

is gzip ON on server side? : more here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15999606/enable-gzip-compression-with-nginx — Robert Rowntree, Feb 26 '15 at 00:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 17 '15 at 09:56

Looks like a server configuration problem. Did you enable compression server side?

if you use jax-rs reasteasy replies with a compressed response if you have the headers set.

In other frameworks you might have to set it yourself. With @gzip or implementing a WriterInterceptor

How to add parameter to HTTP header using Apache HttpClient

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