Shapes

Convert and format values

Compress (zip)

Compresses a text field with gzip and encodes it for transport.

Nodes › DataOpen in Neblex
Good for
Compact payloads
Role
Works on the records in a flow
Find it in
Nodes › Data

When to use it

  • A partner or API expects compressed content.

Example

Compress a large CSV export before uploading it to a partner's storage.

  1. Create file
  2. Compress (zip)
  3. SFTP

How it works

Settings
Field; Into field [compressed].
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Add it to a flow

  1. Open the flow from Build › Workflows.
  2. Open Nodes and find Compress (zip) under Data, or search for it. Click it or drag it onto the canvas.
  3. Drag from the previous step's output handle to its input, then open its settings with ✎ Edit.
  4. Run the flow and click the step to see the records it received and produced.

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