[Home](./index.md) > [ibm-cloud-sdk-core](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.md) > [BaseService](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.baseservice.md) > [setEnableGzipCompression](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.baseservice.setenablegzipcompression.md) ## BaseService.setEnableGzipCompression() method Turn request body compression on or off. **Signature:** ```typescript setEnableGzipCompression(setting: boolean): void; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
setting	boolean	Will turn it on if 'true', off if 'false'.

**Returns:** void