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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.

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

Specifications

Specification
Compression>
# decompression-stream>

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
DecompressionStream 80 80 113 67 16.4 80 113 57 16.4 13.0 80 16.4
DecompressionStream 80 80 113 67 16.4 80 113 57 16.4 13.0 80 16.4
readable 80 80 113 67 16.4 80 113 57 16.4 13.0 80 16.4
writable 80 80 113 67 16.4 80 113 57 16.4 13.0 80 16.4

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DecompressionStream