How to parse gzip encoded response with RestTemplate in Spring-Web
Replace the default requestFactory with one from Apache HttpClient (which decodes GZIP on the fly): HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory clientHttpRequestFactory = new HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory( HttpClientBuilder.create().build()); RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate(clientHttpRequestFactory); Add Apache Http Client into pom.xml <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId> <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId> <!–Version is not needed when used with Spring Boot parent pom file –> <version>4.5.1</version> </dependency>