Import files from Webservers

We are happy to import from whatever storage solution suits you best.

The /http/import Robot imports any file that is publicly available via a web URL into Transloadit.

What can I do with this?

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

Import files over HTTP

Sometimes the file you want to process is already available at a specific URL and you...

And many more:

• Add an empty audio track to still video
• Add watermark to a song
• Concatenate two audio files
• Concatenate video files
• Copy files from Webservers to Amazon S3
• Generate a slideshow from a series of images
• Generate a video from an image sequence
• Insert an ad into a video at a specific time
• Insert cover art into an audio file
• Merge an audio and a video file
• Merge an audio file and an image to generate a video

Docs

This Robot supports parameters such as url, url_delimiter, headers, force_name, ignore_errors to influence its behavior. Read all about the technical details in its docs.

Blog posts

We wrote the following posts about the /http/import Robot on our blog:

• Two Small Feature Updates February 11, 2012
• Adding Support for Audio Encoding November 21, 2011

Pricing

Transloadit is a SaaS with a subscription model.

But as is the case with any File Importing Robot or with Handling Uploads, you can use our /http/import Robot free of charge.

You can change plans at any time. More info and available plans on our Pricing page.

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