How do I ungzip (decompress) a NodeJS request's module gzip response body?

Question

How do I unzip a gzipped body in a request\'s module response?

I have tried several examples around the web but none of them appear to work.

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Answer 1

With got, a request alternative, you can simply do:

got(url).then(response => {
    console.log(response.body);
});

Decompression is handled automagically when needed.