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 2026, as well as our open source projects uppy.io and tus.io, which are changing how the world does file uploading.

Make video compatible for all devices

Step 1:

Handle uploads

We can handle uploads of your users directly.Learn more

:original.mp4

Video – 4.3 MB

27s · 1024 × 768

":original": {
  "robot": "/upload/handle"
}

Step 2:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

plain_720_vp9_encoded.webm

Video – 2.7 MB

27s · 1280 × 720

"plain_720_vp9_encoded": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "height": 720,
  "preset": "webm",
  "turbo": false,
  "width": 1280
}

Step 3:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

plain_720_h264_encoded.mp4

Video – 4.3 MB

27s · 1280 × 720

"plain_720_h264_encoded": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "height": 720,
  "preset": "ipad-high",
  "turbo": false,
  "width": 1280
}

Step 4:

Extract thumbnails from videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

thumbnailed.jpg

Image – 25 KB

1280 × 720

"thumbnailed": {
  "use": "plain_720_h264_encoded",
  "robot": "/video/thumbs",
  "result": true,
  "count": 1,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "format": "jpg",
  "height": 720,
  "resize_strategy": "fit",
  "width": 1280
}

Step 5:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

87ce9f2393214d60b84fbafc28fc4a63.mp4

Video – 11 MB

27s · 1280 × 720

"dash_720p_video": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "dash_720p_video",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 6:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

e728544e1c7e40db9e9cc344d74045bc.mp4

Video – 2.6 MB

27s · 640 × 360

"dash_360p_video": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "dash_360p_video",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 7:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

2f8b0fb6ce6d41d3861ed4c2002c82fb.mp4

Video – 1.5 MB

27s · 480 × 270

"dash_270p_video": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "dash_270p_video",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 8:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

"dash-32k-audio": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "dash-32k-audio",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 9:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

"dash-64k-audio": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "dash-64k-audio",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 10:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

10ddbb5e21c742a28e95f3ffd1958389.mp4

Video – 14 MB

27s · 1280 × 720

"hls-720p-video": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "hls-720p",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 11:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

e7db7eb9719441669a63f2bdd4e4b342.mp4

Video – 3.5 MB

27s · 640 × 360

"hls-360p-video": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "hls-360p",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 12:

Transcode, resize, or watermark videos

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

4ff9b65bce724a2ba94780b85203b0b1.mp4

Video – 2.0 MB

27s · 480 × 270

"hls-270p-video": {
  "use": ":original",
  "robot": "/video/encode",
  "result": true,
  "ffmpeg_stack": "v7",
  "preset": "hls-270p",
  "turbo": false
}

Step 13:

Convert videos to HLS, MPEG-Dash and CMAF

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

480x270_471885_30_dashinit.mp4

Video – 1.5 MB

27s · 480 × 270

dash-playlist.mpd

Video – 2.7 KB

27s · 1280 × 720

640x360_817343_30_dashinit.mp4

Video – 2.6 MB

27s · 640 × 360

64270_44100_dashinit.mp4

Audio – 219 KB

27s · 1280 × 720

32377_44100_dashinit.mp4

Audio – 113 KB

27s · 1280 × 720

1280x720_3345814_30_dashinit.mp4

Video – 11 MB

27s · 1280 × 720

"dash_adapted": {
  "use": {
    "steps": [
      "dash_720p_video",
      "dash_360p_video",
      "dash_270p_video",
      "dash-64k-audio",
      "dash-32k-audio"
    ],
    "bundle_steps": true
  },
  "robot": "/video/adaptive",
  "result": true,
  "playlist_name": "dash-playlist.mpd",
  "technique": "dash"
}

Step 14:

Convert videos to HLS, MPEG-Dash and CMAF

We offer a variety of video encoding features like optimizing for different devices, merging, injecting ads, changing audio tracks, or adding company logos.Learn more

seg__2.ts

Video – 945 KB

6s · 640 × 360

hls-playlist.m3u8

application/x-mpegURL – 534 B

640x360_1010474_30.m3u8

application/x-mpegURL – 200 B

seg__0.ts

Video – 1.5 MB

11s · 640 × 360

480x270_565420_30.m3u8

application/x-mpegURL – 200 B

seg__1.ts

Video – 744 KB

10s · 480 × 270

seg__2.ts

Video – 619 KB

7s · 480 × 270

1280x720_4037964_30.m3u8

application/x-mpegURL – 199 B

seg__0.ts

Video – 769 KB

10s · 480 × 270

seg__1.ts

Video – 1.3 MB

10s · 640 × 360

seg__2.ts

Video – 3.8 MB

7s · 1280 × 720

seg__1.ts

Video – 4.8 MB

10s · 1280 × 720

seg__0.ts

Video – 5.4 MB

11s · 1280 × 720

"hls_adapted": {
  "use": {
    "steps": [
      "hls-720p-video",
      "hls-360p-video",
      "hls-270p-video"
    ],
    "bundle_steps": true
  },
  "robot": "/video/adaptive",
  "result": true,
  "playlist_name": "hls-playlist.m3u8",
  "technique": "hls"
}

Step 15:

Export files to Amazon S3

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

"adaptive_exported": {
  "use": [
    "dash_adapted",
    "hls_adapted"
  ],
  "robot": "/s3/store",
  "credentials": "demo_s3_credentials",
  "path": "${unique_original_prefix}-${file.original_basename}/adapt/${file.meta.relative_path}/${file.name}",
  "url_prefix": "https://demos.transloadit.com/"
}

Step 16:

Export files to Amazon S3

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

:original
plain_720_vp9_encoded
plain_720_h264_encoded
thumbnailed
dash_720p_video
dash_360p_video
dash_270p_video
dash-32k-audio
dash-64k-audio
hls-720p-video
hls-360p-video
hls-270p-video
dash_adapted
hls_adapted
"plain_exported": {
  "use": [
    ":original",
    "plain_720_vp9_encoded",
    "plain_720_h264_encoded",
    "thumbnailed"
  ],
  "robot": "/s3/store",
  "credentials": "demo_s3_credentials",
  "path": "${unique_original_prefix}-${file.original_basename}/plain/${previous_step.name}.${file.ext}",
  "url_prefix": "https://demos.transloadit.com/"
}

Live Demo. See for yourself

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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.

Build this in your own language

<!-- This pulls Uppy from our CDN -->
<!-- For smaller self-hosted bundles, install Uppy and plugins manually: -->
<!-- npm i --save @uppy/core @uppy/dashboard @uppy/remote-sources @uppy/transloadit ... -->
<link
  href="https://releases.transloadit.com/uppy/v3.10.0/uppy.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>
<button id="browse">Select Files</button>
<script type="module">
  import {
    Uppy,
    Dashboard,
    ImageEditor,
    RemoteSources,
    Transloadit,
  } from 'https://releases.transloadit.com/uppy/v3.10.0/uppy.min.mjs'
  const uppy = new Uppy()
    .use(Transloadit, {
      waitForEncoding: true,
      alwaysRunAssembly: true,
      assemblyOptions: {
        params: {
          // 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',
            },
            plain_720_vp9_encoded: {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              height: 720,
              preset: 'webm',
              turbo: false,
              width: 1280,
            },
            plain_720_h264_encoded: {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              height: 720,
              preset: 'ipad-high',
              turbo: false,
              width: 1280,
            },
            thumbnailed: {
              use: 'plain_720_h264_encoded',
              robot: '/video/thumbs',
              result: true,
              count: 1,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              format: 'jpg',
              height: 720,
              resize_strategy: 'fit',
              width: 1280,
            },
            dash_720p_video: {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'dash_720p_video',
              turbo: false,
            },
            dash_360p_video: {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'dash_360p_video',
              turbo: false,
            },
            dash_270p_video: {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'dash_270p_video',
              turbo: false,
            },
            'dash-32k-audio': {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'dash-32k-audio',
              turbo: false,
            },
            'dash-64k-audio': {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'dash-64k-audio',
              turbo: false,
            },
            'hls-720p-video': {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'hls-720p',
              turbo: false,
            },
            'hls-360p-video': {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'hls-360p',
              turbo: false,
            },
            'hls-270p-video': {
              use: ':original',
              robot: '/video/encode',
              result: true,
              ffmpeg_stack: 'v7',
              preset: 'hls-270p',
              turbo: false,
            },
            dash_adapted: {
              use: {
                steps: ['dash_720p_video', 'dash_360p_video', 'dash_270p_video', 'dash-64k-audio', 'dash-32k-audio'],
                bundle_steps: true,
              },
              robot: '/video/adaptive',
              result: true,
              playlist_name: 'dash-playlist.mpd',
              technique: 'dash',
            },
            hls_adapted: {
              use: {
                steps: ['hls-720p-video', 'hls-360p-video', 'hls-270p-video'],
                bundle_steps: true,
              },
              robot: '/video/adaptive',
              result: true,
              playlist_name: 'hls-playlist.m3u8',
              technique: 'hls',
            },
            adaptive_exported: {
              use: ['dash_adapted', 'hls_adapted'],
              robot: '/s3/store',
              credentials: 'demo_s3_credentials',
              path: '${unique_original_prefix}-${file.original_basename}/adapt/${file.meta.relative_path}/${file.name}',
              url_prefix: 'https://demos.transloadit.com/',
            },
            plain_exported: {
              use: [':original', 'plain_720_vp9_encoded', 'plain_720_h264_encoded', 'thumbnailed'],
              robot: '/s3/store',
              credentials: 'demo_s3_credentials',
              path: '${unique_original_prefix}-${file.original_basename}/plain/${previous_step.name}.${file.ext}',
              url_prefix: 'https://demos.transloadit.com/',
            },
          },
        },
      },
    })
    .use(Dashboard, { trigger: '#browse' })
    .use(ImageEditor, { target: Dashboard })
    .use(RemoteSources, {
      companionUrl: 'https://api2.transloadit.com/companion',
    })
    .on('complete', ({ transloadit }) => {
      // Due to `waitForEncoding:true` this is fired after encoding is done.
      // Alternatively, set `waitForEncoding` to `false` and provide a `notify_url`
      console.log(transloadit) // Array of Assembly Statuses
      for (const assembly of transloadit) {
        console.log(assembly.results) // Array of all encoding results
      }
    })
    .on('error', (error) => {
      console.error(error)
    })
</script>

Read docs: Browsers

So many ways to integrate

Transloadit is a service for companies with developers. And there are many ways developers can put Transloadit to good use inside your company to automate media processing.

Bulk imports

Add one of our import Robots to acquire and transcode massive media libraries.

Handling uploads

We are the experts at reliably handling uploads. We wrote the protocol for it.

Front-end integration

We integrate with web browsers via our next-gen file uploader Uppy and SDKs for Android and iOS.

Back-end integration

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

Pingbacks

Configure a notify_url to let your server receive transcoding results JSON in the transloadit POST field.

On-demand

Use our Smart CDN to adapt files on-demand and stream them directly to your users.

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