# decompress

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [connect-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect-full.txt)

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title: decompress
latest-connect-version: 4.104.0
latest-operator-version: v26.2.1
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latest-redpanda-tag: v26.2.1
docname: processors/decompress
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page-component-version: master
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---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/processors/decompress.md -->

Decompresses messages according to the selected algorithm. Supported decompression algorithms are: \[bzip2 flate gzip lz4 pgzip snappy zlib\]

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
label: ""
decompress:
  algorithm: "" # No default (required)
```

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#algorithm)`algorithm`

The decompression algorithm to use.

**Type**: `string`

**Options**: `bzip2`, `flate`, `gzip`, `lz4`, `pgzip`, `snappy`, `zlib`