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description
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Reduce image file size by quality level or to a target file size.

Compress

Reduce image file size by specifying a quality level or a target file size in kilobytes. The tool uses iterative binary search to hit size targets accurately.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/compress

Accepts multipart form data with an image file and a JSON settings field.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Default Description
mode string No "quality" Compression mode: quality or targetSize
quality number No 80 Quality level (1-100). Used when mode is quality.
targetSizeKb number No - Target file size in kilobytes. Used when mode is targetSize.

Example Request

Compress to quality 60:

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/compress \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "file=@photo.jpg" \
  -F 'settings={"mode": "quality", "quality": 60}'

Compress to target size of 200 KB:

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/compress \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "file=@photo.jpg" \
  -F 'settings={"mode": "targetSize", "targetSizeKb": 200}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/photo.jpg",
  "originalSize": 2450000,
  "processedSize": 204800
}

Notes

  • In quality mode, lower values produce smaller files with more compression artifacts. A value of 80 is a good default for web use.
  • In targetSize mode, the engine performs iterative compression to get as close to the target as possible without exceeding it.
  • Output format matches the input format. The compression applies to the format's native encoding (e.g. JPEG quality for JPEG files, WebP quality for WebP files).
  • If the default quality (80) is acceptable, you can omit the quality parameter entirely.