Archive and Extract Files
Create compressed archives or extract contents from any format in your file processing pipelines.
invoice-2026-01.zip340 KBcontract-signed.zip1.1 MBphoto-evidence.zip2.3 MBreport-final.zip210 KBscreenshot.zip680 KBSupport for ZIP, TAR, 7-Zip, RAR, and many more archive formats for both compression and extraction.
Secure your ZIP archives with password encryption to protect sensitive files from unauthorized access.
Combine archiving with encoding, resizing, and exporting for complete file processing workflows.
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.
Extract any archive format
Decompress ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, TAR, and 20+ other archive formats.
Bundle processing results
Combine results from every processing Step into a single archive — automatically.
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.
Stop managing archive infrastructure
Create ZIP or TAR archives and extract from ZIP, 7-Zip, RAR, ISO, CAB, LHA, and many more formats.
Encrypt ZIP archives with password protection to secure sensitive files during transfer and storage.
Choose from fast compression to maximum compression, or skip compression entirely for already-compressed media.
Organize archive contents with simple flat structure, advanced nested folders, or preserve original paths.
Automatically bundle files from multiple processing steps into a single downloadable archive.
Our cloud infrastructure handles archives of any size, from small bundles to entire media libraries.
Take File Compression into production
The guides, Robot reference, and working demos teams reach for when File Compression has to run reliably at scale.
“Our journey with Transloadit has been remarkable. Their support and flexibility have been pivotal in enhancing our service.”
Martijn Vermaat, Engineering Manager at WeTransfer
Guides
- Media automation: from upload to reliable outputAutomate repeatable media intake, transformation, validation, and export while preserving observability and control.
- A complete guide to digital-asset workflowsDesign a digital-asset workflow from intake and processing through review, publication, retention, and deletion.
- File Upload API guide: architecture, security, and provider selectionChoose and implement a File Upload API by comparing architecture, resumability, direct-to-cloud transfer, security, storage boundaries, and providers.
What File Compression costs to run
Every plan runs every Robot, so nothing about this service is held back for a bigger one. You are paying for the volume you put through it.
Community
FreePerfect for trying out Transloadit
5 GB every month200 priority slots/region2 collaborators0.5 GB file size limitAudio & video are trimmedOutput images are watermarkedService stops at 5 GBMonthly spending limits and alertsVideo turbo mode from ProLite
$29/ monthFor lower-volume workloads
15 GB every month400 priority slots/region2 collaborators1 GB file size limitFull-length audio & videoUnwatermarked image outputsOverage processing at $2/GBMonthly spending limits and alertsVideo turbo mode from ProPro
$54/ month$54 per month. Billed annually · save 22%
For growing workloads and more capacity
40 GB every month1,000 priority slots/region3 collaborators5 GB file size limitFull-length audio & videoUnwatermarked image outputsOverage processing at $1.80/GBMonthly spending limits and alertsVideo turbo modeEnterprise
CustomFor teams with advanced needs
Tailored monthly GB allowanceCustom priority slots per regionUnlimited collaboratorsTailored file size limitsTiered pricing availableCustom features & invoicingCustom Slack channelMonthly spending limits and alertsEnterprise support SLAsFaster file processingWhitelabeling supportVideo turbo mode