And an `APIRoute` subclass to use that custom request class.

### Create a custom `GzipRequest` class { #create-a-custom-gziprequest-class }

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This is a toy example to demonstrate how it works, if you need Gzip support, you can use the provided [`GzipMiddleware`](../advanced/middleware.md#gzipmiddleware){.internal-link target=_blank}.

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