Write metadata to an image

Writing metadata to files is easy with the /meta/write Robot. You just need to supply the data_to_write parameter and set the keys and values that you want to write to the file. Please upload a file below. Once the encoding completes, see how the copyright notice is now part of the extracted metadata of the result file.

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1. Handle uploads

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

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chameleon.jpg

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":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 programmatically

2. Write metadata to media

We can enrich media files with metadata and generate playlists for them. Learn more ›

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chameleon-0.jpg

"attributed": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/meta/write",
  "result": true,
  "data_to_write": {
    "copyright": "Copyright 2018 Transloadit"
  },
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v3.3.3"
}

/meta/write Robot

This bot writes metadata into any file that supports it

3. Export files to Amazon S3

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

:original

s3.amazonaws.com/demos.transloadit.com/0a/83d3c8e8124f2480a4934b6fd43e59/chameleon.jpg

attributed

s3.amazonaws.com/demos.transloadit.com/37/b5c02ac65f40b482d2c46dff14362b/chameleon.jpg

Once all files have been exported, we can ping a URL of your choice with the Assembly status JSON.

"exported": {
  "use": [
    "attributed",
    ":original"
  ],
  "robot": "/s3/store",
  "credentials": "YOUR_AWS_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.

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{
  ":original": {
    "robot": "/upload/handle"
  },
  "attributed": {
    "use": ":original",
    "robot": "/meta/write",
    "result": true,
    "data_to_write": {
      "copyright": "Copyright 2018 Transloadit"
    },
    "ffmpeg_stack": "v3.3.3"
  },
  "exported": {
    "use": [
      "attributed",
      ":original"
    ],
    "robot": "/s3/store",
    "credentials": "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS"
  }
}

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

// Set Encoding Instructions
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: "attributed") // Create a Step object
Step2?.setValue(":original", forOption: "use") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue("/meta/write", forOption: "robot") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue(true, forOption: "result") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue({"copyright":"Copyright 2018 Transloadit"}, forOption: "data_to_write") // Add the details
Step2?.setValue("v3.3.3", forOption: "ffmpeg_stack") // Add the details
AssemblySteps.append(Step2) // Add the Step to the array

var Step3 = Step (key: "exported") // Create a Step object
Step3?.setValue(["attributed",":original"], forOption: "use") // Add the details
Step3?.setValue("/s3/store", forOption: "robot") // Add the details
Step3?.setValue("YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS", forOption: "credentials") // Add the details
AssemblySteps.append(Step3) // 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("./chameleon.jpg")

// Start the Assembly
Transloadit.createAssembly(MyAssembly) 

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

Read docs: TransloaditKit

<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'
          },
          attributed: {
            use: ':original',
            robot: '/meta/write',
            result: true,
            data_to_write: {'copyright':'Copyright 2018 Transloadit'},
            ffmpeg_stack: 'v3.3.3'
          },
          exported: {
            use: ['attributed',':original'],
            robot: '/s3/store',
            credentials: 'YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS'
          }
        }
      }
    });
  });
  </script>
</body>

Read docs: jQuery SDK

<!--
We'll be inlining the following Assembly Instructions into a hidden `params` field,
escaping HTML entities such as `<`, a task best left to machines : )

{ 
  "auth": { "key": "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY" }, 
  "redirect_url": "https://example.com/success", 
  "steps": {
    ":original": {
      "robot": "/upload/handle"
    },
    "attributed": {
      "use": ":original",
      "robot": "/meta/write",
      "result": true,
      "data_to_write": {
        "copyright": "Copyright 2018 Transloadit"
      },
      "ffmpeg_stack": "v3.3.3"
    },
    "exported": {
      "use": [
        "attributed",
        ":original"
      ],
      "robot": "/s3/store",
      "credentials": "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS"
    }
  }
}
-->

<form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="https://api2.transloadit.com/assemblies">
  <input type="hidden" name="params" value='{ &quot;auth&quot;: { &quot;key&quot;: &quot;YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY&quot; }, &quot;redirect_url&quot;: &quot;https://example.com/success&quot;, &quot;steps&quot;: {&quot;:original&quot;: { &quot;robot&quot;: &quot;/upload/handle&quot;},&quot;attributed&quot;: { &quot;use&quot;: &quot;:original&quot;, &quot;robot&quot;: &quot;/meta/write&quot;, &quot;result&quot;: true, &quot;data_to_write&quot;: { &quot;copyright&quot;: &quot;Copyright 2018 Transloadit&quot; }, &quot;ffmpeg_stack&quot;: &quot;v3.3.3&quot;},&quot;exported&quot;: { &quot;use&quot;: [ &quot;attributed&quot;, &quot;:original&quot; ], &quot;robot&quot;: &quot;/s3/store&quot;, &quot;credentials&quot;: &quot;YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS&quot;}}}' />
  <input type="file" name="myfile_1" multiple="multiple" />
  <input type="submit" value="Upload" />
</form>

Read docs: Multipart Form

<!-- This pulls Uppy from our CDN. Alternatively use `npm i @uppy/robodog --save` -->
<!-- if you want smaller self-hosted bundles and/or to use modern JavaScript -->
<link href="//transloadit.edgly.net/releases/uppy/robodog/v1.4.1/robodog.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="//transloadit.edgly.net/releases/uppy/robodog/v1.4.1/robodog.min.js"></script>
<button id="browse">Select Files</button>
<script>
  document.getElementById('browse').addEventListener('click', function () {
    var uppy = window.Robodog.pick({
      providers: [ 'instagram', 'url', 'webcam', 'dropbox', 'google-drive' ],
      waitForEncoding: true,
      params: {
        // To avoid tampering, use Signature Authentication
        auth: { key: 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY' },
        // To hide your `steps`, use a `template_id` instead
        steps: {
          ':original': {
            'robot': '/upload/handle'
          },
          attributed: {
            'use': ':original',
            'robot': '/meta/write',
            'result': true,
            'data_to_write': {'copyright':'Copyright 2018 Transloadit'},
            'ffmpeg_stack': 'v3.3.3'
          },
          exported: {
            'use': ['attributed', ':original'],
            'robot': '/s3/store',
            'credentials': 'YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS'
          }
        }
      }
    }).then(function (bundle) {
      // Due to `waitForEncoding: true` this is fired after encoding is done.
      // Alternatively, set `waitForEncoding` to `false` and provide a `notify_url`
      // for Async Mode where your back-end receives the encoding results
      // so that your user can be on their way as soon as the upload completes.
      console.log(bundle.transloadit) // Array of Assembly Statuses
      console.log(bundle.results)     // Array of all encoding results
    }).catch(console.error)
  })
</script>

Read docs: Uppy File Uploader

// yarn add transloadit || npm i transloadit --save-exact
const Transloadit = require('transloadit')

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

// Set Encoding Instructions
const options = {
  params: {
    steps: {
      :original: {
        robot: '/upload/handle',
      },
      attributed: {
        use: ':original',
        robot: '/meta/write',
        result: true,
        data_to_write: {'copyright':'Copyright 2018 Transloadit'},
        ffmpeg_stack: 'v3.3.3',
      },
      exported: {
        use: ['attributed',':original'],
        robot: '/s3/store',
        credentials: 'YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS',
      },
    }
  }
}

// Add files to upload
transloadit.addFile('myfile_1', './chameleon.jpg')

// Start the Assembly
transloadit.createAssembly(options, (err, result) => {
  if (err) {
    throw err
  }

  console.log({result})
})

Read docs: Node SDK

npm install transloadify -g

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

# Save Encoding Instructions
echo '{
  ":original": {
    "robot": "/upload/handle"
  },
  "attributed": {
    "use": ":original",
    "robot": "/meta/write",
    "result": true,
    "data_to_write": {
      "copyright": "Copyright 2018 Transloadit"
    },
    "ffmpeg_stack": "v3.3.3"
  },
  "exported": {
    "use": [
      "attributed",
      ":original"
    ],
    "robot": "/s3/store",
    "credentials": "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS"
  }
}' > ./steps.json

transloadify \
  --input "./chameleon.jpg" \ 
  --output "./output.example" \
  --steps "./steps.json"

Read docs: Transloadify

// composer require transloadit/php-sdk
use transloadit\Transloadit;
$transloadit = new Transloadit([
  "key" => "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_KEY",
  "secret" => "YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_SECRET",
]);

// Add files to upload
$files = [];
array_push($files, "./chameleon.jpg")

// Start the Assembly
$response = $transloadit->createAssembly([
  "files" => $files, 
  "params" => [
    "steps" => [
      ":original" => [
        "robot" => "/upload/handle",
      ],
      "attributed" => [
        "use" => ":original",
        "robot" => "/meta/write",
        "result" => true,
        "data_to_write" => [
          "copyright" => "Copyright 2018 Transloadit",
        ],
        "ffmpeg_stack" => "v3.3.3",
      ],
      "exported" => [
        "use" => ["attributed", ":original"],
        "robot" => "/s3/store",
        "credentials" => "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS",
      ],
    ],
  ],
]);

Read docs: PHP SDK

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

# Set Encoding Instructions
:original = transloadit.step ":original", "/upload/handle",
)
attributed = transloadit.step "attributed", "/meta/write",
  :use => ":original",
  :result => true,
  :data_to_write => {"copyright":"Copyright 2018 Transloadit"},
  :ffmpeg_stack => "v3.3.3"
)
exported = transloadit.step "exported", "/s3/store",
  :use => ["attributed",":original"],
  :credentials => "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS"
)

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

# Add files to upload
files = []
files.push("./chameleon.jpg")

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

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

if !response.error?
  # handle success
end

Read docs: Ruby SDK

# pip install pytransloadit
from transloadit import client

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

# Set Encoding Instructions
assembly.add_step(':original', {
  'robot': '/upload/handle'
})
assembly.add_step('attributed', {
  'use': ':original',
  'robot': '/meta/write',
  'result': true,
  'data_to_write': {'copyright':'Copyright 2018 Transloadit'},
  'ffmpeg_stack': 'v3.3.3'
})
assembly.add_step('exported', {
  'use': ['attributed',':original'],
  'robot': '/s3/store',
  'credentials': 'YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS'
})
# Add files to upload
assembly.add_file(open('./chameleon.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']

Read docs: Python SDK

// 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()

// Set Encoding Instructions
assembly.AddStep(":original", map[string]interface{}{
  "robot": "/upload/handle"
})
assembly.AddStep("attributed", map[string]interface{}{
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/meta/write",
  "result": true,
  "data_to_write": {"copyright":"Copyright 2018 Transloadit"},
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v3.3.3"
})
assembly.AddStep("exported", map[string]interface{}{
  "use": ["attributed",":original"],
  "robot": "/s3/store",
  "credentials": "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS"
})

// Add files to upload
assembly.AddFile("myfile_1", "./chameleon.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)

Read docs: Go SDK

// compile 'com.transloadit.sdk:transloadit:0.1.5'
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();
    // Set Encoding Instructions
    Map<String Object> originalStepOptions = new HashMap();
    
    assembly.addStep(":original", "/upload/handle", originalStepOptions);
      
    Map<String Object> attributedStepOptions = new HashMap();
    attributedStepOptions.put("use", ":original");
    attributedStepOptions.put("result", true);
    attributedStepOptions.put("data_to_write", new HashMap(){{
          put("copyright", "Copyright 2018 Transloadit");
      }});
    attributedStepOptions.put("ffmpeg_stack", "v3.3.3");
    assembly.addStep("attributed", "/meta/write", attributedStepOptions);
      
    Map<String Object> exportedStepOptions = new HashMap();
    exportedStepOptions.put("use", new String[]{"attributed", ":original"});
    exportedStepOptions.put("credentials", "YOUR_AWS_CREDENTIALS");
    assembly.addStep("exported", "/s3/store", exportedStepOptions);
      
    // Add files to upload
    assembly.addFile(new File("./chameleon.jpg"));
    
    // Start the Assembly
    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
    }
  }
}

Read docs: Java SDK

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Write metadata to an image

1. Handle uploads

2. Write metadata to media

3. Export files to Amazon S3

Live Demo. See for yourself

Build this in your own language

So many ways to integrate

Bulk imports

Handling uploads

Front-end integration

Back-end integration

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Try it in your account

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