Archive and Extract Files

Create compressed archives or extract contents from any format in your file processing pipelines.

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Uploaded files

invoice-2026-01.zip340 KB

contract-signed.zip1.1 MB

photo-evidence.zip2.3 MB

report-final.zip210 KB

screenshot.zip680 KB

data-export.zip4.2 MB

presentation.zip3.8 MB

Instructions

{
  "steps": {
    ":original": {
      "robot": "/upload/handle"
    },
    "archived": {
      "use": ":original",
      "robot": "/file/compress",
      "format": "zip"
    }
  }
}

Did you know? You can chain multiple processing steps in a single API call to build your own file processing pipeline.

Multiple formats

Support for ZIP, TAR, 7-Zip, RAR, and many more archive formats for both compression and extraction.

Password protection

Secure your ZIP archives with password encryption to protect sensitive files from unauthorized access.

Pipeline integration

Combine archiving with encoding, resizing, and exporting for complete file processing workflows.

File Compressing

Bundle, secure, and unpack files in any format

Combine processing results, encrypt archives, and extract from 20+ formats — all inside your pipelines.

Create ZIP and TAR archives

Bundle multiple files into a single compressed archive with password protection.

passport.jpg

4.2 MB

taxes.pdf

1.2 MB

nda.docx

0.8 MB

payroll.xlsx

2.1 MB

bundle.zip

3.5 MB ·AES-256

Extract any archive format

Decompress ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, TAR, and 20+ other archive formats.

backup.zip

4.8 MB

Bundle processing results

Combine results from every processing Step into a single archive — automatically.

/image/resize

photo_001.jpg

4.2 MB

cover_v2.png

2.8 MB

banner.jpg

3.1 MB

/document/convert

report.pdf

1.9 MB

invoice.pdf

1.2 MB

notes.docx

0.8 MB

/file/preview

thumb_001.png

0.4 MB

thumb_002.png

0.4 MB

preview.jpg

1.5 MB

results.zip

9 files · 6.8 MB

Robots

Robots for File Compressing

At Transloadit, a Robot is an automated worker that performs a single task in your file pipeline — like creating an archive, decompressing one, or bundling pipeline results.

Compress Files

Bundle files into ZIP or TAR archives with optional password protection and tunable compression levels.

/file/compress

Decompress Archives

Extract files from ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, TAR, ISO, and 20+ other archive formats automatically.

/file/decompress

Plans and Pricing

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Bigger plans mean lower cost per GB. Need flexibility? Get a custom plan with spending limits. View all pricing options.

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5 GB/mo included

Import & export at 90% discount

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All core features included

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Startup

$69/mo

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For small teams and startups

40 GB/month included

Import & export at 90% discount

90% cheaper than AWS Lambda

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99.9% uptime SLA

Enterprise

Custom

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For teams with advanced needs

Custom GB allowances

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Priority support & SLA

Volume discounts available

Transloadit

Stop managing archive infrastructure

Transloadit's file compression service handles all your archiving needs without the complexity of managing compression libraries and tools yourself.

Multiple formats

Create ZIP or TAR archives and extract from ZIP, 7-Zip, RAR, ISO, CAB, LHA, and many more formats.

Password protection

Encrypt ZIP archives with password protection to secure sensitive files during transfer and storage.

Compression levels

Choose from fast compression to maximum compression, or skip compression entirely for already-compressed media.

Flexible file layouts

Organize archive contents with simple flat structure, advanced nested folders, or preserve original paths.

Bundle processing results

Automatically bundle files from multiple processing steps into a single downloadable archive.

Scalable infrastructure

Our cloud infrastructure handles archives of any size, from small bundles to entire media libraries.

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Try Transloadit for free

Start archiving and extracting files in your processing workflows today with our free plan.

Managing compression libraries

Ready-to-use archive service

Complex archive format support

20+ formats supported

Bundling processed files

Automatic result bundling

Archive security concerns

Password encryption

Handling large archives

Scalable cloud processing

Extracting unknown formats

Auto-format detection

GDPR

HIPAA

AES256

SOC 2 Type II Audited

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