Compress files

Compress files is one of the actions under Files by Workato application. It allows you to compress multiple files into one zip or gzip file. The source files can come from any app (for example, Amazon S3, Dropbox, Salesforce, etc.)

Input fields

The input configuration contains the compression preferences and the files to compress.

Field	Description
Compression format	Choose to either compress with zip or gzip.
Archive format	Choose whether to archive the files with tar format. Only available if gzip is chosen as compression format.
Password	Secure the compressed file with a password. Only available if zip is chosen as compression format.
File list	Add files to be compressed into this list.

Output fields

Field	Description
Compressed file contents	Compressed file contents in the specified compression format.

Example: Compress all files in a folder

Here is a sample recipe (opens new window) that downloads files from S3 and Dropbox, compresses them into a single zip format before sending it out as an email attachment.