ZIP Create

Description

Compresses one or more files into a ZIP archive. Compatible with the output of any file-generating node (CSV Create, Save to Excel, Save to JSON, etc). Accepts paths as a string, array of strings, or array of objects with filePath and filename.

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
files	textarea	No	File path(s). String, array of strings, or array of {filePath, filename}. If empty, uses data.filePath from previous node
outputName	text	No	Base name of the ZIP (without extension). Supports {{}} variables. Default: archive
compressionLevel	select	No	Compression level: 0 (none), 1 (minimum), 6 (normal, default), 9 (maximum)

Supported Input Formats

// Simple string
"files": "/path/to/file.csv"

// Array of strings
"files": "['/path/to/file1.csv', '/path/to/file2.xlsx']"

// Array of objects
"files": "[{\"filePath\": \"/path/to/file.csv\", \"filename\": \"report.csv\"}]"

// Variable from previous node
"files": "{{filePath}}"

// Empty: takes data.filePath automatically
"files": ""

Output

{
  "filename": "archive-1712345678.zip",
  "filePath": "/www/wwwroot/floogos/engine_us1/temporal/cli_123/archive-1712345678.zip",
  "urlPath": "https://us1.floogos.com/download/cli_123/archive-1712345678.zip",
  "format": "zip",
  "size_bytes": 45230,
  "files_included": 3,
  "files_missing": 0,
  "files": ["report.csv", "customers.xlsx", "log.txt"]
}

Usage Examples

Compress previous node output

CSV Create → ZIP Create

{
  "outputName": "monthly-report"
}

Compress multiple files

{
  "files": "{{data.files}}",
  "outputName": "backup-{{$datetime}}",
  "compressionLevel": "9"
}

Notes

• If a file doesn’t exist it is skipped and reported in files_missing
• If no files exist, returns an error
• Always appends timestamp to the name to prevent collisions
• Files are served via /download/ with a direct URL

Related Nodes

• ZIP Extract - Extract a ZIP file
• CSV Create - Create CSV/TXT file
• SaveToExcel - Create Excel file