diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 8f9a3f4..03f700d 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ async fn api_ticket(id: web::Path<i32>) -> impl Responder {
         .content_type(ContentType::plaintext())
         .insert_header(("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*"))
         .insert_header(("content-type", "text/plain"))
+        .insert_header(("content-encoded", "gzip"))
         .body(format!(
             "Ticket ID: {}, Ticket Price: {}, Ticket Status: {}",
             fetched_ticket_data.id, fetched_ticket_data.category, fetched_ticket_data.description
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ async fn api_admin(id: web::Path<i32>) -> impl Responder {
         .content_type(ContentType::plaintext())
         .insert_header(("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*"))
         .insert_header(("content-type", "text/plain"))
+        .insert_header(("content-encoded", "gzip"))
         .body(format!(
             "Admin ID: {}, Admin Name: {}, Admin Email: {}",
             fetched_admin_data.id, fetched_admin_data.name, fetched_admin_data.address
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ async fn api_driver(id: web::Path<i32>) -> impl Responder {
         //headers for plain text
         .insert_header(("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*"))
         .insert_header(("content-type", "text/plain"))
+        .insert_header(("content-encoded", "gzip"))
         .body(format!(
             "Driver ID: {}, Driver Name: {}, Driver Email: {}",
             fetched_driver_data.id, fetched_driver_data.name, fetched_driver_data.address
@@ -58,5 +61,6 @@ async fn api_test() -> impl Responder {
         .content_type(ContentType::plaintext())
         .insert_header(("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*"))
         .insert_header(("content-type", "text/plain"))
+        .insert_header(("content-encoded", "gzip"))
         .body("My balls are on fire :(")
 }