# Use Content-Encoding metadata

When you create an object or update its metadata, you can optionally set the `Content-Encoding` metadata. This metadata enables you to indicate that the object content is compressed without losing the identity of the underlying media type (`Content-Type`) of the file, such as a video.

Example Content-Encoding header request: HTTP

This example assigns an attachment type to the `Content-Encoding` header that indicates how the file is downloaded:

    PUT /<api version>/<account>/<container>/<object> HTTP/1.1
    Host: storage.clouddrive.com
    X-Auth-Token: eaaafd18-0fed-4b3a-81b4-663c99ec1cbb
    Content-Type: video/mp4
    Content-Encoding: gzip

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