Downloading

If you do not configure an export Robot, the result URLs in the Assembly Status JSON will point to temporary locations that you can download from for 24h, before being automatically removed. This can suit some use cases, but we generally recommend using an export Robot so that files persist, and you profit from retries and atomicity (should the export fail after our retries, the Assembly fails and you'll be notified).

Caution

Temporary URLs (tmp-*.transloadit.net) are strictly for downloading files once to your own storage:

✅ Allowed: Download the file once and store it on your infrastructure
❌ NOT Allowed: Share temporary URLs with your end users (violates Terms of Service)
❌ NOT Allowed: Embed temporary URLs in your application/website
❌ NOT Allowed: Use as a CDN or for repeated downloads

Violations of these restrictions breach our Terms of Service and may result in immediate account suspension. Files accessed more than 10 times or consuming excessive bandwidth are prohibited. Always use an export Robot to save files to your own storage for production use.

Note that Assemblies that use 🤖/file/filter clean files immediately, but you can download them in the request that spawned the Assembly via tlcdn.com.

More information on the Smart CDN page.