# \#codecs

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## [What codec use?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-codec-use/15070)

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**Author:** [@ABengrine](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/ABengrine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-codec-use/15070 "2022-08-30T09:44:15Z")

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Hi, Currently trying to understand the multicodec, I realize that i don’t really get the goal of it. I have understood that it encodes the data of a node However why it is useful ? CIDv1 use Raw by default (so no encod…