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Compress files

We can both archive and extract entire media libraries.

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

What can I do with this?

Our /file/compress Robot can be used in combination with other Robots, to create powerful workflows unique to your use case. For inspiration, here are example scenarios, with explanations and code for all platforms, that you can also try live on our website:

ZIP archive
Create a Zip file for each uploaded file
The demo below will create one zip file for each file that you select to upload....
TAR archive
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...
ZIP archive
Create a single Zip file containing all uploaded files
Using the bundle_steps functionality, the demo below will create one zip file containing all the files...

Docs

This Robot supports parameters such as format, gzip, compression_level, file_layout to influence its behavior. Read all about the technical details in its docs.

Blog posts

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

Pricing

Transloadit is a SaaS with a subscription model.

Our /file/compress Robot counts towards your Plan's data at a normal rate. Assuming an average input file of 1.2MB and an output of 1.2MB, here's what it would approximately cost to compress files per Plan:

Plan Price Costs per file within your Plan Overage Fee
Sandbox (2GB) Free $0.0
to compress 853 files 		N/A
Startup (10GB) $49/month $0.011
to compress the first 4266 files 		$0.014
afterwards
Small Business (30GB) $99/month $0.008
to compress the first 12800 files 		$0.009
afterwards
Medium Business (150GB) $249/month $0.004
to compress the first 64000 files 		$0.005
afterwards
Enterprise 📞 - N/A

Just like with your mobile plan, pricing goes down when you commit to larger monthly volumes. When you reach your plan's limit, we'll continue to service you, but remind you to upgrade to more cost-efficient plans. This is unless you explicitly set budgets. You can change plans at any time. More info and available plans on our Pricing page.

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