Unzip Files
Infoveave Data Automation — File Preparation
ZIP archive in. Individual files out. Ready for the next pipeline step.
Data partners, government APIs, and legacy systems frequently deliver data as compressed ZIP archives — a daily export bundle, a batch of invoices, a dataset download. Without automation, someone has to extract the archive manually before the data can be processed. Unzip Files removes that manual step, extracting all contents directly inside the workflow so the next ingestion step can read the files immediately.
What Unzip Files does
Extract the contents of a ZIP archive provided by a previous activity inside your Infoveave workflow. Supports standard and password-protected archives, making extracted files immediately available to downstream ingestion steps.
When to use Unzip Files
- You receive data deliveries as ZIP files from partners, APIs, or automated email attachments
- A previous workflow step downloads or produces a ZIP archive that must be extracted before ingestion
- Your pipeline receives password-protected ZIP archives from external data providers
- You need to process multiple files that arrive bundled in a single archive
When to avoid it
- Your files arrive already uncompressed — skip this step and read them directly
- You receive archives in formats other than .zip (e.g., .tar, .gz, .7z) — Unzip Files only supports the ZIP format
Where it fits in your Infoveave automation
Unzip Files is one step inside a multi-step Infoveave workflow. Chain it with other activities — no code, no manual hand-offs.
Build this workflow visually in Infoveave Data Automation — drag, connect, and schedule with no infrastructure setup.
How teams use Unzip Files
Real scenarios where this transformation saves hours of manual work.
Bank Statement Archive Extraction
A bank delivers daily transaction data as a password-protected ZIP archive via SFTP. Unzip Files extracts the contents automatically with the stored password, making the transaction CSV immediately available for reconciliation processing.
Insurance Claims Bundle Processing
Insurance claims arrive as a daily ZIP bundle containing one claim file per patient. Unzip Files extracts all claim files in one step, feeding them into the batch validation and database upload pipeline.
Supplier Product Data Extraction
Supplier product catalogs are delivered weekly as ZIP archives. Unzip Files extracts the contained CSV, which is then ingested via Read CSV Files and processed to update the product master.
See Unzip Files in action
Input data (left) is transformed using the configuration below. The output table (right) is ready for dashboards or downstream steps.
mySecret123 (optional)Input Data
| Archive contents |
|---|
| data1.csv (24 KB) |
| metadata.json (2 KB) |
| images/photo.png (350 KB) |
Output Data
| File | Size | Available |
|---|---|---|
| data1.csv | 24 KB | Ready for downstream use |
| metadata.json | 2 KB | Ready for downstream use |
| images/photo.png | 350 KB | Ready for downstream use |
Configuration
Key fields to configure in the Infoveave workflow builder. Full reference available in the documentation.
Password
Optional. Supply the decryption password if the ZIP archive is password-protected. Leave blank for standard unencrypted archives. Store passwords in workflow variables or environment secrets rather than in plain text.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Unzip Files in Infoveave.
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