We are a Swiss Army knife for your files

Transloadit is a service for companies with developers. We handle their file uploads and media processing. This means that they can save on development time and the heavy machinery that is required to handle big volumes in an automated way.

We pioneered with this concept in 2009 and have made our customers happy ever since. We are still actively improving our service in 2019, as well as our open source projects uppy.io and tus.io, which are changing how the world does file uploading.

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  3. Demos

Create a gzipped tar archive containing multiple result files

Using the bundle_steps functionality, the demo below will create one gzipped tar archive containing all the uploaded files and all /image/resize result files. Even if you upload multiple files, the result will be a single zip file.

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1. Handle uploads

We can handle uploads of your users directly. Learn more ›

Warning It seems your browser does not support the codec used in this video of the demo. For demo simplicity we'll link you to the original file, but you may also want to learn how to make videos compatible for all browsers.
anete-lusina-382336.jpg
1.1 MB · 3000 × 1996
ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg
1.7 MB · 5472 × 3648 
":original": {
  "robot": "/upload/handle"
}
/upload/handle Robot
This bot receives uploads that your users throw at you from browser or apps, or that you throw at us programatically

2. Resize images to 100×100

We can resize, crop, and (auto-)rotate images, as well as watermark them. Learn more ›

Warning It seems your browser does not support the codec used in this video of the demo. For demo simplicity we'll link you to the original file, but you may also want to learn how to make videos compatible for all browsers.
anete-lusina-382336-0.jpg
5.5 KB · 100 × 67
ben-o-sullivan-382817-1.jpg
4.9 KB · 100 × 67 
"resized": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/image/resize",
  "zoom": false,
  "width": 100,
  "height": 100,
  "imagemagick_stack": "v2.0.3"
}
/image/resize Robot
This bot resizes, crops, changes colorization, rotation, and applies text and watermarks to images

3. Compress files

We can both archive and extract entire media libraries. Learn more ›

Warning It seems your browser does not support the codec used in this video of the demo. For demo simplicity we'll link you to the original file, but you may also want to learn how to make videos compatible for all browsers.
TAR archive anete-lusina-382336-0.tgz
2.6 MB 
"archived": {
  "use": {
    "steps": [
      ":original",
      "resized"
    ],
    "bundle_steps": true
  },
  "robot": "/file/compress",
  "result": true,
  "format": "tar",
  "gzip": true
}
/file/compress Robot
This bot creates archives of files or file conversion results

4. Export files to Amazon S3

We export to the storage platform of your choice. Learn more ›

:original
resized
archived

Once files are exported, we ping you back with the Assembly status JSON.

"exported": {
  "use": [
    "resized",
    "archived",
    ":original"
  ],
  "robot": "/s3/store",
  "credentials": "demo_s3_credentials"
}
/s3/store Robot
This bot exports encoding results to Amazon S3
Since this is a store Robot, be sure to use Template Credentials so that any sensitive data is encrypted and stored in our database, making sure that they’re never exposed to any end-user.

Try it yourself

This live demo is powered by Uppy, our open source file uploader that you can also use without Transloadit, and tus, our open protocol for resumable file uploads that is making uploading more reliable across the world.

Full code used

{
  ":original": {
    "robot": "/upload/handle"
  },
  "resized": {
    "use": ":original",
    "robot": "/image/resize",
    "zoom": false,
    "width": 100,
    "height": 100,
    "imagemagick_stack": "v2.0.3"
  },
  "archived": {
    "use": {
      "steps": [
        ":original",
        "resized"
      ],
      "bundle_steps": true
    },
    "robot": "/file/compress",
    "result": true,
    "format": "tar",
    "gzip": true
  },
  "exported": {
    "use": [
      "resized",
      "archived",
      ":original"
    ],
    "robot": "/s3/store",
    "credentials": "demo_s3_credentials"
  }
}

// Add 'Transloadit' to your Podfile, run 'pod install', add credentials to 'Info.plist'
import Arcane
import TransloaditKit

// Add instructions, e.g. resize image, or encode video
var AssemblySteps: Array = Array<Step>() // An array to hold the Steps

var Step1 = Step (key: ":original") // Create a Step object
Step1?.setValue("/upload/handle", forOption: "robot") // Add the details
AssemblySteps.append(Step1) // Add the Step to the array

var Step2 = Step (key: "resized") // Create a Step object
Step2?.setValue(":original", forOption: "use") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue("/image/resize", forOption: "robot") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue(100, forOption: "height") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue("v2.0.3", forOption: "imagemagick_stack") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue(100, forOption: "width") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue(false, forOption: "zoom") // Add the details
AssemblySteps.append(Step2) // Add the Step to the array

var Step3 = Step (key: "archived") // Create a Step object
Step3?.setValue({"steps":[":original","resized"],"bundle_steps":true}, forOption: "use") // Add the details
Step3?.setValue("/file/compress", forOption: "robot") // Add the details
Step3?.setValue(true, forOption: "result") // Add the details
Step3?.setValue("tar", forOption: "format") // Add the details
Step3?.setValue(true, forOption: "gzip") // Add the details
AssemblySteps.append(Step3) // Add the Step to the array

var Step4 = Step (key: "exported") // Create a Step object
Step4?.setValue(["resized","archived",":original"], forOption: "use") // Add the details
Step4?.setValue("/s3/store", forOption: "robot") // Add the details
Step4?.setValue("demo_s3_credentials", forOption: "credentials") // Add the details
AssemblySteps.append(Step4) // Add the Step to the array

// We then create an Assembly Object with the Steps and files
var MyAssembly: Assembly = Assembly(steps: AssemblySteps, andNumberOfFiles: 1)

// Add files to upload
MyAssembly.addFile("./ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg") // Add the file)
MyAssembly.addFile("./anete-lusina-382336.jpg") // Add the file)

// Start the Assembly
Transloadit.createAssembly(MyAssembly) 

// Fires after your Assembly has completed
transloadit.assemblyStatusBlock = {(_ completionDictionary: [AnyHashable: Any]) -> Void in
  print("\(completionDictionary.description)")
}

<body>
  <form action="/uploads" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">
    <input type="file" name="my_file" multiple="multiple" />
  </form>

  <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script src="//assets.transloadit.com/js/jquery.transloadit2-v3-latest.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
  $(function() {
    $('form').transloadit({
      wait: true,
      triggerUploadOnFileSelection: true,
      params: {
        auth: {
          // To avoid tampering use signatures:
          // https://transloadit.com/docs/api/#authentication
          key: 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY',
        },
        // It's often better store encoding instructions in your account
        // and use a `template_id` instead of adding these steps inline
        steps: {
          ':original': {
            robot: '/upload/handle'
          },
          resized: {
            use: ':original',
            robot: '/image/resize',
            height: 100,
            imagemagick_stack: 'v2.0.3',
            width: 100,
            zoom: false
          },
          archived: {
            use: {'steps':[':original','resized'],'bundle_steps':true},
            robot: '/file/compress',
            result: true,
            format: 'tar',
            gzip: true
          },
          exported: {
            use: ['resized','archived',':original'],
            robot: '/s3/store',
            credentials: 'demo_s3_credentials'
          }
        }
      }
    });
  });
  </script>
</body>

<link href="https://transloadit.edgly.net/releases/uppy/v1.0.0/uppy.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://transloadit.edgly.net/releases/uppy/v1.0.0/uppy.min.js"></script>

<button id="uppy-open-modal">Select Files</button>
<script>
  const uppy = Uppy.Core({ debug: true, autoProceed: false })
    .use(Uppy.Transloadit, {
      params: {
        auth: {
          // To avoid tampering use signatures:
          // https://transloadit.com/docs/api/#authentication
          key: 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY'
        },
        // It's often better store encoding instructions in your account
        // and use a `template_id` instead of adding these steps inline
        steps: {
          ':original': {
            'robot': '/upload/handle'
          },
          resized: {
            'use': ':original',
            'robot': '/image/resize',
            'height': 100,
            'imagemagick_stack': 'v2.0.3',
            'width': 100,
            'zoom': false
          },
          archived: {
            'use': {'steps':[':original','resized'],'bundle_steps':true},
            'robot': '/file/compress',
            'result': true,
            'format': 'tar',
            'gzip': true
          },
          exported: {
            'use': ['resized','archived',':original'],
            'robot': '/s3/store',
            'credentials': 'demo_s3_credentials'
          }
        }
      },
      waitForEncoding: true
    })
    .use(Uppy.Dashboard, {
      trigger: '#uppy-open-modal',
      target: 'body'
    })
    .use(Uppy.Webcam, { target: Uppy.Dashboard })
    .use(Uppy.Instagram, {
      target: Uppy.Dashboard,
      companionUrl: 'https://api2.transloadit.com/companion',
      companionAllowedHosts: '.transloadit.com$'
    })
    .use(Uppy.Url, {
      target: Uppy.Dashboard,
      companionUrl: 'https://api2.transloadit.com/companion',
      companionAllowedHosts: '.transloadit.com$'
    })
    .on('transloadit:result', (stepName, result) => {
      // use transloadit encoding result here.
      console.log('Result here ====>', stepName, result)
    })
</script>

// npm install transloadit --save
const TransloaditClient = require('transloadit')

const transloadit = new TransloaditClient({
  authKey: 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY',
  authSecret: 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET'
})

transloadit.addFile('myfile_1', './ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg')
transloadit.addFile('myfile_2', './anete-lusina-382336.jpg')

const options = {
  params: {
    steps: {
      :original: {
        robot: '/upload/handle',
      },
      resized: {
        use: ':original',
        robot: '/image/resize',
        height: 100,
        imagemagick_stack: 'v2.0.3',
        width: 100,
        zoom: false,
      },
      archived: {
        use: {'steps':[':original','resized'],'bundle_steps':true},
        robot: '/file/compress',
        result: true,
        format: 'tar',
        gzip: true,
      },
      exported: {
        use: ['resized','archived',':original'],
        robot: '/s3/store',
        credentials: 'demo_s3_credentials',
      },
    }
  }
}

transloadit.createAssembly(options, (err, result) => {
  if (err) {
    throw err
  }

  console.log({result})
})

npm install transloadify -g

export TRANSLOADIT_KEY="YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY"
export TRANSLOADIT_SECRET="YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET"

echo '{
  ":original": {
    "robot": "/upload/handle"
  },
  "resized": {
    "use": ":original",
    "robot": "/image/resize",
    "zoom": false,
    "width": 100,
    "height": 100,
    "imagemagick_stack": "v2.0.3"
  },
  "archived": {
    "use": {
      "steps": [
        ":original",
        "resized"
      ],
      "bundle_steps": true
    },
    "robot": "/file/compress",
    "result": true,
    "format": "tar",
    "gzip": true
  },
  "exported": {
    "use": [
      "resized",
      "archived",
      ":original"
    ],
    "robot": "/s3/store",
    "credentials": "demo_s3_credentials"
  }
}' > ./steps.json

transloadify \
  --input ./lolcat.jpg \
  --output ./resized-lolcat.jpg \
  --steps ./steps.json

// Install "transloadit/php-sdk"
// via Composer (https://getcomposer.org)
use transloadit\Transloadit;
$transloadit = new Transloadit([
  "key" => "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY",
  "secret" => "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET",
]);

$files = [];
array_push($files, "./ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg");
array_push($files, "./anete-lusina-382336.jpg");

$response = $transloadit->createAssembly([
  "files" => $files, 
  "params" => [
    "steps" => [
      ":original" => [
        "robot" => "/upload/handle",
      ],
      "resized" => [
        "use" => ":original",
        "robot" => "/image/resize",
        "height" => 100,
        "imagemagick_stack" => "v2.0.3",
        "width" => 100,
        "zoom" => false,
      ],
      "archived" => [
        "use" => [
          "steps" => [":original", "resized"],
          "bundle_steps" => true,
        ],
        "robot" => "/file/compress",
        "result" => true,
        "format" => "tar",
        "gzip" => true,
      ],
      "exported" => [
        "use" => ["resized", "archived", ":original"],
        "robot" => "/s3/store",
        "credentials" => "demo_s3_credentials",
      ],
    ],
  ],
]);

# gem install transloadit
transloadit = Transloadit.new(
  :key => "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY",
  :secret => "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET"
)

# Add instructions, e.g. resize image, or encode video
:original = transloadit.step ":original", "/upload/handle",
)
resized = transloadit.step "resized", "/image/resize",
  :use => ":original",
  :height => 100,
  :imagemagick_stack => "v2.0.3",
  :width => 100,
  :zoom => false
)
archived = transloadit.step "archived", "/file/compress",
  :use => {"steps":[":original","resized"],"bundle_steps":true},
  :result => true,
  :format => "tar",
  :gzip => true
)
exported = transloadit.step "exported", "/s3/store",
  :use => ["resized","archived",":original"],
  :credentials => "demo_s3_credentials"
)

assembly = transloadit.assembly(
  :steps => [ :original, resized, archived, exported ]
)

# Add files to upload
files = []
files.push("./ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg")
files.push("./anete-lusina-382336.jpg")

# Start the Assembly
response = assembly.create! *files

until response.finished?
  sleep 1; response.reload!
end

if !response.error?
  # handle success
end

# pip install pytransloadit
from transloadit import client

tl = client.Transloadit('YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY', 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET')
assembly = tl.new_assembly()

# Add instructions, e.g. resize image, or encode video
assembly.add_step(':original', {
  'robot': '/upload/handle'
})
assembly.add_step('resized', {
  'use': ':original',
  'robot': '/image/resize',
  'height': 100,
  'imagemagick_stack': 'v2.0.3',
  'width': 100,
  'zoom': false
})
assembly.add_step('archived', {
  'use': {'steps':[':original','resized'],'bundle_steps':true},
  'robot': '/file/compress',
  'result': true,
  'format': 'tar',
  'gzip': true
})
assembly.add_step('exported', {
  'use': ['resized','archived',':original'],
  'robot': '/s3/store',
  'credentials': 'demo_s3_credentials'
})

# Add files to upload
assembly.add_file(open('./ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg', 'rb'))
assembly.add_file(open('./anete-lusina-382336.jpg', 'rb'))

# Start the Assembly
assembly_response = assembly.create(retries=5, wait=True)

print assembly_response.data.get('assembly_id')

# or
print assembly_response.data['assembly_id']

// go get gopkg.in/transloadit/go-sdk.v1
options := transloadit.DefaultConfig
options.AuthKey = "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY"
options.AuthSecret = "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET"
client := transloadit.NewClient(options)

// Initialize new assembly
assembly := transloadit.NewAssembly()

// Add instructions, e.g. resize image, or encode video
assembly.AddStep(":original", map[string]interface{}{
  "robot": "/upload/handle"
})
assembly.AddStep("resized", map[string]interface{}{
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/image/resize",
  "height": 100,
  "imagemagick_stack": "v2.0.3",
  "width": 100,
  "zoom": false
})
assembly.AddStep("archived", map[string]interface{}{
  "use": {"steps":[":original","resized"],"bundle_steps":true},
  "robot": "/file/compress",
  "result": true,
  "format": "tar",
  "gzip": true
})
assembly.AddStep("exported", map[string]interface{}{
  "use": ["resized","archived",":original"],
  "robot": "/s3/store",
  "credentials": "demo_s3_credentials"
})

// Add files to upload
assembly.AddFile("myfile_1", "./ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg")
assembly.AddFile("myfile_2", "./anete-lusina-382336.jpg")

// Start the Assembly
info, err := client.StartAssembly(context.Background(), assembly)
if err != nil {
  panic(err)
}

// All files have now been uploaded and the Assembly has started but no
// results are available yet since the conversion has not finished.
// WaitForAssembly provides functionality for polling until the Assembly
// has ended.
info, err = client.WaitForAssembly(context.Background(), info)
if err != nil {
  panic(err)
}

fmt.Printf("You can view the result at: %s\n", info.Results["resize"][0].SSLURL)

// compile 'com.transloadit.sdk:transloadit:0.0.3'
import com.transloadit.sdk.Assembly;
import com.transloadit.sdk.Transloadit;
import com.transloadit.sdk.exceptions.LocalOperationException;
import com.transloadit.sdk.exceptions.RequestException;
import com.transloadit.sdk.response.AssemblyResponse;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Transloadit transloadit = new Transloadit("YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY", "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET");
        Assembly assembly = transloadit.newAssembly();
        // Add instructions, e.g. resize image, or encode video
        Map<String Object> originalStepOptions = new HashMap();
        
        assembly.addStep(":original", "/upload/handle", originalStepOptions);
      
        Map<String Object> resizedStepOptions = new HashMap();
        resizedStepOptions.put("use", ":original");
        resizedStepOptions.put("height", 100);
        resizedStepOptions.put("imagemagick_stack", "v2.0.3");
        resizedStepOptions.put("width", 100);
        resizedStepOptions.put("zoom", false);
        assembly.addStep("resized", "/image/resize", resizedStepOptions);
      
        Map<String Object> archivedStepOptions = new HashMap();
        archivedStepOptions.put("use", new HashMap(){{
            put("steps", new String[]{":original", "resized"});
            put("bundle_steps", true);
        }});
        archivedStepOptions.put("result", true);
        archivedStepOptions.put("format", "tar");
        archivedStepOptions.put("gzip", true);
        assembly.addStep("archived", "/file/compress", archivedStepOptions);
      
        Map<String Object> exportedStepOptions = new HashMap();
        exportedStepOptions.put("use", new String[]{"resized", "archived", ":original"});
        exportedStepOptions.put("credentials", "demo_s3_credentials");
        assembly.addStep("exported", "/s3/store", exportedStepOptions);
      
        // Add files to upload
        assembly.addFile(new File("./ben-o-sullivan-382817.jpg"));
        assembly.addFile(new File("./anete-lusina-382336.jpg"));
        
        try {
            AssemblyResponse response = assembly.save();

            // wait for assembly to finish executing.
            while (!response.isFinished()) {
                response = transloadit.getAssemblyByUrl(response.getSslUrl());
            }

            System.out.println(response.getId());
            System.out.println(response.getUrl());
            System.out.println(response.json());
        } catch (RequestException | LocalOperationException e) {
            // handle exception here
        }
    }
}

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  • Bulk imports

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  • Handling uploads

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  • Front-end integration

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    Send us batch jobs in any server language using one of our SDKs or directly interfacing with our REST API.

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