How to parse gzip encoded response with RestTemplate in Spring-Web

Solution 1:

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>