diff --git a/src/mavedb/routers/score_sets.py b/src/mavedb/routers/score_sets.py
index 453c4b93..2e19a137 100644
--- a/src/mavedb/routers/score_sets.py
+++ b/src/mavedb/routers/score_sets.py
@@ -145,14 +145,15 @@ def search_score_sets(
     """
     score_sets = _search_score_sets(db, None, search)
     updated_score_sets = fetch_superseding_score_set_in_search_result(score_sets, user_data, search)
+
     enriched_score_sets = []
-    if updated_score_sets:
+    if search.include_experiment_score_set_urns_and_count and updated_score_sets:
         for u in updated_score_sets:
             enriched_experiment = enrich_experiment_with_num_score_sets(u.experiment, user_data)
             response_item = score_set.ScoreSet.model_validate(u).copy(update={"experiment": enriched_experiment})
             enriched_score_sets.append(response_item)
 
-    return enriched_score_sets
+    return enriched_score_sets if search.include_experiment_score_set_urns_and_count else updated_score_sets
 
 
 @router.get("/score-sets/mapped-genes", status_code=200, response_model=dict[str, list[str]])
diff --git a/src/mavedb/server_main.py b/src/mavedb/server_main.py
index ad6eb801..f7ec3e8c 100644
--- a/src/mavedb/server_main.py
+++ b/src/mavedb/server_main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
 from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.middleware.gzip import GZipMiddleware
 from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
 from sqlalchemy.orm import configure_mappers
 from starlette import status
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
     allow_methods=["*"],
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
+app.add_middleware(GZipMiddleware, minimum_size=1000, compresslevel=5)
 app.include_router(access_keys.router)
 app.include_router(api_information.router)
 app.include_router(collections.router)
diff --git a/src/mavedb/view_models/search.py b/src/mavedb/view_models/search.py
index 75f1005e..9683e854 100644
--- a/src/mavedb/view_models/search.py
+++ b/src/mavedb/view_models/search.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ScoreSetsSearch(BaseModel):
     publication_identifiers: Optional[list[str]] = None
     keywords: Optional[list[str]] = None
     text: Optional[str] = None
+    include_experiment_score_set_urns_and_count: Optional[bool] = True
 
 
 class TextSearch(BaseModel):