The /file/compress Robot

We can both archive and extract entire media libraries.

The /file/compress Robot creates archives of files or file conversion results.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`format`	String	`"tar"`	The format of the archive to be created. Supported values are `"tar"` and `"zip"`. Note that `"tar"` without setting `gzip` to `true` results in an archive that's not compressed in any way.
`gzip`	Boolean	`false`	Determines if the result archive should also be gzipped. Gzip compression is only applied if you use the `"tar"` format.
`compression_level`	Integer	`-6`	Determines how fiercly to try to compress the archive. `-0` is compressionless, which is suitable for media that is already compressed. `-1` is fastest with lowest compression. `-9` is slowest with the highest compression. If you are using `-0` in combination with the `tar` format with `gzip` enabled, consider setting `gzip` to `false` instead. This results in a plain Tar archive, meaning it already has no compression.
`file_layout`	String	`"advanced"`	Determines if the result archive should contain all files in one directory (value for this is `"simple"`) or in subfolders according to the explanation below (value for this is `"advanced"`). Files with same names are numbered in the `"simple"` file layout to avoid naming collisions.

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Demos

Our /file/compress Robot can be used in combination with other Robots, to create powerful workflows unique to your use case. Here are a few example scenarios that you can try live on our website:

Blog posts about our /file/compress Robot

We wrote the following posts about our /file/compress Robot on our blog:

A Happy 2014 from Transloadit! January 14, 2014
Create Zip and Tar Archives of Encoded Files September 4, 2013

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