Zip Operations¶

The Zip Operations worker compresses files into a .zip archive or extracts files from an existing .zip archive, with options to save results to the platform or pass them downstream.

Parameters¶

Input¶

Field	Description
Operation	Whether to Zip (compress) or Unzip (extract) files. Accepts Fixed Select
File	The file to operate on. For Unzip: the `.zip` archive to extract. Accepts Fixed File, Get Latest, or Upstream Data

Output¶

Field	Description
Name	Name of the output file. Accepts Template Text or Upstream Data. Defaults to auto-generated
Workspace	Workspace where the output file will be saved. Accepts Fixed Workspace. Defaults to the current workspace
Date	Date of the output file. Accepts Fixed Date or Upstream Data
Link UID	Link UID of the output file. Accepts Template Text or Upstream Data
Content-Type	MIME type of the output file. Defaults to auto-generated
Tags	Tags for the output file. Accepts Fixed Tags or Upstream Data
Storage Mode	Transient — file exists only within the current workflow run; Create — saves the file to the platform
Projection	Controls which attributes of the file entity are returned downstream
Enable Consistency Check By Link UID	When enabled, checks for an existing file with the same Link UID before creating a new one

Advanced¶

Field	Description
Unzip Mode	How extracted files are handled. Multiple Files returns each file separately; Single File returns them combined. Default is Multiple Files
Return Mode	Whether extracted files are returned in a separate parallel downstream flow or a single sequential flow
Password	Password for protected archives. Default is No Password

Result¶

Once the worker finishes successfully, it returns a result object containing the output file(s). You can check the Output Types article to learn more about result object types.

File (file)
ID (string)
Name (string)
Tags (list of strings)
Content-Type (string)
Data (file_data)