diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 42cb2d38..0f9188c4 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::{net::TcpListener, task::JoinHandle};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tower::ServiceBuilder;
-use tower_http::{cors::CorsLayer, limit::RequestBodyLimitLayer, trace::TraceLayer};
+use tower_http::{
+    compression::CompressionLayer, cors::CorsLayer, limit::RequestBodyLimitLayer, trace::TraceLayer,
+};
 use tracing::{
     Instrument, Level, error, field, info,
     log::{trace, warn},
@@ -381,6 +383,8 @@ impl ApiServer {
             append_default_headers,
         ));
 
+        router = router.layer(CompressionLayer::new().br(true));
+
         router = router.layer(
             ServiceBuilder::new()
                 .layer(HandleErrorLayer::new(handle_timeout_error))