DecompressionStream

Baseline 2023

Newly available

Since May 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The DecompressionStream interface of the Compression Streams API is an API for decompressing a stream of data.

Constructor

DecompressionStream()

Creates a new DecompressionStream

Instance properties

DecompressionStream.readable

Returns the ReadableStream instance controlled by this object.

DecompressionStream.writable

Returns the WritableStream instance controlled by this object.

Examples

In this example a blob is decompressed using gzip compression.

js
const ds = new DecompressionStream("gzip");
const decompressedStream = blob.stream().pipeThrough(ds);

Specifications

Specification
Compression Standard
# decompression-stream

Browser compatibility

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