Last updated: January 26
# Transloadit announces complete documentation overhaul
**Kevin van Zonneveld**
Co-founder · Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Show bio
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When we started Transloadit [ten years ago](/blog/2019/08/transloadit-10x.md) and began documenting our project, the docs[covered](https://web.archive.org/web/20090715143830/http://docs.transload.it/) uploading to S3, our[jQuery SDK](/docs/sdks/jquery-sdk.md), resizing images, and encoding videos. Looking back, this was just a splash in the pond in comparison to what was to come.
Since then, we've grown Transloadit into the extensive company it is today, launching[19 more ways to integrate](/docs/sdks.md), API2, countless infra and security upgrades, and of course[93 extra features](/docs/robots.md):
## Input
### File Uploads
* [Handle uploads](/docs/robots/upload-handle.md)
### File Importing
* [Azure](/docs/robots/azure-import.md)
* [Backblaze](/docs/robots/backblaze-import.md)
* [Box](/docs/robots/box-import.md)
* [MEGA](/docs/robots/mega-import.md)
* [Rackspace Cloud Files](/docs/robots/cloudfiles-import.md)
* [Cloudflare R2](/docs/robots/cloudflare-import.md)
* [DigitalOcean Spaces](/docs/robots/digitalocean-import.md)
* [Dropbox](/docs/robots/dropbox-import.md)
* [FTP servers](/docs/robots/ftp-import.md)
* [Google Storage](/docs/robots/google-import.md)
* [Web servers](/docs/robots/http-import.md)
* [MinIO](/docs/robots/minio-import.md)
* [Amazon S3](/docs/robots/s3-import.md)
* [SFTP servers](/docs/robots/sftp-import.md)
* [Supabase](/docs/robots/supabase-import.md)
* [OpenStack/Swift](/docs/robots/swift-import.md)
* [Tigris](/docs/robots/tigris-import.md)
* [Import videos from Vimeo](/docs/robots/vimeo-import.md)
* [Wasabi](/docs/robots/wasabi-import.md)
* Many others via [Zapier](/docs/sdks/zapier.md)
## Process
### Video Encoding
* [Convert videos to HLS, MPEG-Dash and CMAF](/docs/robots/video-adaptive.md)
* [Extract or insert video artwork](/docs/robots/video-artwork.md)
* [Concatenate videos](/docs/robots/video-concat.md)
* [Transcode, resize, or watermark videos](/docs/robots/video-encode.md)
* [Merge video, audio, images into one video](/docs/robots/video-merge.md)
* [Stream videos with on-demand encoding](/docs/robots/video-ondemand.md)
* [Split video](/docs/robots/video-split.md)
* [Add subtitles to videos](/docs/robots/video-subtitle.md)
* [Extract thumbnails from videos](/docs/robots/video-thumbs.md)
### Audio Encoding
* [Extract or insert audio artwork](/docs/robots/audio-artwork.md)
* [Concatenate audio](/docs/robots/audio-concat.md)
* [Split audio](/docs/robots/audio-split.md)
* [Encode audio](/docs/robots/audio-encode.md)
* [Loop audio](/docs/robots/audio-loop.md)
* [Merge audio files into one](/docs/robots/audio-merge.md)
* [Generate waveform images from audio](/docs/robots/audio-waveform.md)
### Image Processing
* [Remove the background from images](/docs/robots/image-bgremove.md)
* [Enhance images](/docs/robots/image-enhance.md)
* [Merge several images into one image](/docs/robots/image-merge.md)
* [Optimize images without quality loss](/docs/robots/image-optimize.md)
* [Convert, resize, or watermark images](/docs/robots/image-resize.md)
### Document Processing
* [Auto-rotate documents](/docs/robots/document-autorotate.md)
* [Convert documents into different formats](/docs/robots/document-convert.md)
* [Extracts text and embedded images](/docs/robots/document-extract.md)
* [Merge documents into one](/docs/robots/document-merge.md)
* [Optimize PDF file size](/docs/robots/document-optimize.md)
* [Read file contents](/docs/robots/file-read.md)
* [Extracts pages](/docs/robots/document-split.md)
* [Extract thumbnail images from documents](/docs/robots/document-thumbs.md)
* [Take screenshots of webpages or HTML files](/docs/robots/html-convert.md)
### Artificial Intelligence
* [Recognize text in documents (OCR)](/docs/robots/document-ocr.md)
* [Recognize objects in images](/docs/robots/image-describe.md)
* [Detect faces in images](/docs/robots/image-facedetect.md)
* [Generate images from text prompts](/docs/robots/image-generate.md)
* [Upscale images](/docs/robots/image-upscale.md)
* [Recognize text in images (OCR)](/docs/robots/image-ocr.md)
* [Transcribe speech in audio or video files](/docs/robots/speech-transcribe.md)
* [Synthesize speech in documents](/docs/robots/text-speak.md)
* [Translate text in documents](/docs/robots/text-translate.md)
* [Generate AI chat responses](/docs/robots/ai-chat.md)
* [Generate videos from text prompts](/docs/robots/video-generate.md)
### File Filtering & Security
* [Filter files](/docs/robots/file-filter.md)
* [Verify the file type](/docs/robots/file-verify.md)
* [Scan files for viruses](/docs/robots/file-virusscan.md)
### Media Cataloging
* [Hash files](/docs/robots/file-hash.md)
* [Generate a preview thumbnail](/docs/robots/file-preview.md)
* [Write metadata to media](/docs/robots/meta-write.md)
### File Compression
* [Compress files](/docs/robots/file-compress.md)
* [Decompress archives](/docs/robots/file-decompress.md)
### Code Evaluation
* [Call HTTP endpoints](/docs/robots/http-request.md)
* [Run scripts in Assemblies](/docs/robots/script-run.md)
## Output
### File Exporting
* [Microsoft Azure](/docs/robots/azure-store.md)
* [Backblaze](/docs/robots/backblaze-store.md)
* [Box](/docs/robots/box-store.md)
* [MEGA](/docs/robots/mega-store.md)
* [Rackspace Cloud Files](/docs/robots/cloudfiles-store.md)
* [Cloudflare R2](/docs/robots/cloudflare-store.md)
* [DigitalOcean Spaces](/docs/robots/digitalocean-store.md)
* [Dropbox](/docs/robots/dropbox-store.md)
* [FTP servers](/docs/robots/ftp-store.md)
* [Google Storage](/docs/robots/google-store.md)
* [MinIO](/docs/robots/minio-store.md)
* [Amazon S3](/docs/robots/s3-store.md)
* [SFTP servers](/docs/robots/sftp-store.md)
* [Supabase](/docs/robots/supabase-store.md)
* [OpenStack/Swift](/docs/robots/swift-store.md)
* [Tigris](/docs/robots/tigris-store.md)
* [Tus-compatible servers](/docs/robots/tus-store.md)
* [Vimeo](/docs/robots/vimeo-store.md)
* [Wasabi](/docs/robots/wasabi-store.md)
* [YouTube](/docs/robots/youtube-store.md)
* Many others via [Zapier](/docs/sdks/zapier.md)
### Smart CDN
* [Serve files to web browsers](/docs/robots/file-serve.md)
* [Cache and deliver files globally](/docs/robots/tlcdn-deliver.md)
All these things required documentation that we gradually added on top. In good spirit of separating concerns, our developers are responsible for shipping documentation along with their newly developed features. They are also encouraged to keep unrelated things out of their Pull Requests, so that existing documentation is rarely touched.
Still, that does mean that, as it grew organically over time, our documentation could start saying contradictory things or repeat the same information several times. To counter this, once every blue moon, someone would need to digest the whole thing in search of these inconsistenties, or even fully rewrite the documentation.
We've neglected our docs for too long: the last time they were revamped was around five years ago. The old docs still contained references to our jQuery SDK, while the recommended browser integration is Uppy these days. They would also feature samples of inline Assembly Instructions, while the recommended way is to keep them in Templates these days. Taking all this into account, we knew it was time to give the documentation some tender love and care across the board. We're sorry it took so long to weed our garden again!
With that said, we are now pleased to announce that we've just completed another complete overhaul of our documentation. You can go check it out over at [https://transloadit.com/docs/](/docs.md). Of the six main documentation sections, our most important "Integration Docs" have received a full rewrite. It took the entirety of two weeks (and many weeks before that filled with dreadful procrastination) to complete, but it was well worth it.
There are a few significant differences between the old and the neew version of the docs. While**previously** the documentation would:
* be categorized by difficulty (basic, advanced, 5-minute walkthrough), **now** it's categorized by topic, and a single Getting Started walkthrough. What's easy for some is difficult for others, and the time and effort required to complete a section of the docs have little bearing on its purpose or usefulness.
* reference the jQuery SDK as our go-to happy path, **now** we use Uppy's Robodog Plugin throughout.
* code samples in docs suffered from bitrot, **now** all code you see has actually been tested and proven to work in 2020.
* show inline Assembly Instructions, then add big disclaimers that we recommendTemplates in many places, **now** we just use Templates in our examples from the get-go.
* feature examples with different and outdated Assembly Instructions, **now** all of the docs draw from a single, working[face detect demo](/demos/artificial-intelligence/detect-faces-in-images.md).
* include integration samples that were duplicated and hence diverged and outdated, **now** all those places re-use the same code that the [demos](/demos.md) also use.
Note: Robodog has been deprecated. For new integrations, use Uppy’s[Transloadit plugin](https://uppy.io/docs/transloadit/) (Dashboard UI or a custom UI).
We really hope the result is much more consistent,[DRY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t%5Frepeat%5Fyourself), and makes for smoother onboarding. Do let us know what you think!
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