▣ FILE CONVERSION · FILE MANIPULATION

Generate Archives API

Hosted on ApyHub

What it does

ZIP Archive Builder packages uploaded files or remote file URLs into a ZIP and gives you either a direct download or a signed link.

Send one or more binary files to /file/download or /file/link, and send one or more remote URLs to /url/download or /url/link. Each request accepts an optional output query value to name the archive; if you omit it, the default is output.zip. The download endpoints stream the ZIP as binary data, while the link endpoints return a JSON object with a data field containing a signed URI.

Use ZIP Archive Builder when you need to bundle user uploads into a single attachment, collect assets from different storage locations, or generate an archive for later retrieval without streaming it back immediately. It fits file bundling workflows where you want a predictable archive name and a simple response shape.

The service keeps the contract narrow: file-based requests take files, URL-based requests take urls, and the outputs are either a binary ZIP or a link to the generated file.

▣ ENDPOINT 01 / 04

POST

Create ZIP from uploaded files and stream download

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/file/download

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Create a ZIP archive from one or more files and download it as a binary response.

curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/file/download?output=output.zip" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "files": [
      "/path/to/file1.txt",
      "/path/to/file2.png"
    ]
  }'

What you'll get back

Returns a binary file (string with format: binary) containing the ZIP archive.

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Max 100MB total per request (all files combined). Larger? Use this API's URL-based endpoint instead, if it has one.

About this endpoint

What it does

Creates a ZIP archive from the uploaded files and streams the resulting download back to the caller.

Query Parameter(s)

Attribute	Type	Mandatory	Description
output	String	No	Name of the generated ZIP file. Default: `output.zip`.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
files	Binary Array	Yes	One or more files to include in the archive.

Response

Returns a binary file download containing the generated ZIP archive.

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
data	Binary	Yes	The ZIP file content returned as a binary response.

Max 100MB total per request (all files combined). Larger? Use this API's URL-based endpoint instead, if it has one.

▣ ENDPOINT 02 / 04

POST

Create ZIP from uploaded files and return signed link

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/file/link

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Create a ZIP from one or more file links, and optionally name the output file with a query parameter.

curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/file/link?output=output.zip" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -F "files=@/path/to/file1.txt" \
  -F "files=@/path/to/file2.png"

What you'll get back

Returns a JSON object with a data string field containing a URI to the generated ZIP file.

{
  "data": "https://storage.example.com/zip/output.zip?sig=abc"
}

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API key

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Max 100MB total per request (all files combined). Larger? Use this API's URL-based endpoint instead, if it has one.

About this endpoint

What it does

Creates a ZIP archive from the uploaded files and returns a signed link to the generated ZIP file.

Query Parameter(s)

Attribute	Type	Mandatory	Description
output	String	No	Name of the ZIP file to generate. Default: `output.zip`.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
files	Binary Array	Yes	One or more uploaded files to include in the ZIP archive. Each item is a binary file.

Response

Returns a JSON object with a data string field containing a signed URI for the generated ZIP file.

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
data	String	Yes	Signed URI pointing to the created ZIP file.

Max 100MB total per request (all files combined). Larger? Use this API's URL-based endpoint instead, if it has one.

▣ ENDPOINT 03 / 04

POST

Create ZIP from remote file URLs and stream download

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/url/download

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Download files from the URLs you provide and return them as a ZIP archive.

curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/url/download?output=output.zip" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "urls": [
      "https://assets.apyhub.com/samples/sample.pdf",
      "https://assets.apyhub.com/samples/sample.png"
    ]
  }'

What you'll get back

Returns a binary file response (string with format: binary), not a JSON object.

(binary ZIP file)

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API key

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About this endpoint

What it does

Creates a ZIP archive from one or more remote file URLs and streams the archive back in the response.

Query Parameter(s)

Attribute	Type	Mandatory	Description
output	String	No	Name of the generated ZIP file. Default: `output.zip`.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
urls	String Array	Yes	One or more remote file URLs to include in the ZIP. Each item must be a URI. Minimum items: 1.

Response

Returns a binary response stream containing the generated ZIP archive. The output schema is a string with binary format, so the response is the file content itself rather than a JSON object.

▣ ENDPOINT 04 / 04

POST

Create ZIP from remote file URLs and return signed link

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/url/link

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Create a ZIP from a list of file URLs by sending the URLs in a JSON body.

curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/create-zip/url/link" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"urls":["https://assets.apyhub.com/samples/sample.pdf","https://assets.apyhub.com/samples/sample.png"]}'

What you'll get back

Returns a JSON object with a data string field containing the URL of the generated ZIP file.

{
  "data": "https://storage.example.com/zip/output.zip?sig=abc"
}

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API key

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About this endpoint

What it does

Creates a ZIP archive from one or more remote file URLs and returns a signed URL where the generated ZIP can be downloaded.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
urls	String Array	Yes	One or more remote file URLs to include in the ZIP. Must be valid URIs. Minimum 1 item.

Response

Returns a JSON object with a data string field containing the signed URL of the created ZIP file.

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
data	String	Yes	Signed URL for downloading the generated ZIP archive. This is a URI.

▣ COMMON ERRORS

Errors any endpoint can return

400bad_request

Required parameter missing or malformed body.

401unauthorized

API key missing, revoked, or not authorized for this service.

429rate_limited

Your plan's per-second rate exceeded. Retry with exponential backoff.

503upstream_busy

Backend temporarily unavailable. Try again in a few seconds.

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