Use Cases
See how developers use Uploadista to solve real-world file upload challenges
E-Commerce Image Optimization
Automatically generate thumbnails and optimized images for product catalogs
🎯 Problem
An e-commerce platform needs to handle thousands of product images daily. Each image needs multiple sizes (thumbnail, small, medium, large) and optimization for web delivery. Manual processing is too slow and error-prone.
💡 Solution
Use Uploadista's flow engine to automatically generate all required sizes and optimize images on upload. The flow processes images in parallel and stores them in S3 with proper naming conventions.
📊 Results
- 90% reduction in image processing time
- 60% smaller file sizes with quality optimization
- Automatic WebP conversion for modern browsers
- Zero manual intervention required
import { createFlow, createInputNode } from '@uploadista/core';
import { createResizeNode, createOptimizeNode } from '@uploadista/flow-images-nodes';
import { createMultiplexNode } from '@uploadista/flow-utility-nodes';
// E-commerce image pipeline: generate multiple sizes
const productImageFlow = createFlow({
flowId: 'product-images',
name: 'Product Image Pipeline',
nodes: {
input: createInputNode('input'),
multiplex: createMultiplexNode('multiplex', { outputCount: 4, strategy: 'copy' }),
thumbnail: createResizeNode('thumbnail', { width: 150, height: 150, fit: 'cover' }),
small: createResizeNode('small', { width: 400, height: 400, fit: 'contain' }),
medium: createResizeNode('medium', { width: 800, height: 800, fit: 'contain' }),
large: createResizeNode('large', { width: 1600, height: 1600, fit: 'contain' }),
optimizeThumb: createOptimizeNode('opt-thumb', { quality: 80, format: 'webp' }),
optimizeSmall: createOptimizeNode('opt-small', { quality: 85, format: 'webp' }),
optimizeMedium: createOptimizeNode('opt-med', { quality: 85, format: 'webp' }),
optimizeLarge: createOptimizeNode('opt-large', { quality: 90, format: 'webp' }),
},
edges: [
{ source: 'input', target: 'multiplex' },
{ source: 'multiplex', target: 'thumbnail' },
{ source: 'multiplex', target: 'small' },
{ source: 'multiplex', target: 'medium' },
{ source: 'multiplex', target: 'large' },
{ source: 'thumbnail', target: 'optimizeThumb' },
{ source: 'small', target: 'optimizeSmall' },
{ source: 'medium', target: 'optimizeMedium' },
{ source: 'large', target: 'optimizeLarge' },
],
});User-Generated Content Platform
Handle uploads from millions of users with validation and moderation
🎯 Problem
A social media platform receives millions of uploads daily from users worldwide. Files need validation, virus scanning, EXIF stripping for privacy, and storage across multiple regions for fast access.
💡 Solution
Uploadista flows validate files, strip metadata, scan for malware, and intelligently route to the closest storage region based on user location. All with built-in rate limiting and abuse prevention.
📊 Results
- 99.99% uptime handling 10M+ uploads/day
- Sub-second validation and processing
- Automatic geo-distribution for low latency
- Privacy-compliant metadata removal
import { createFlow, createInputNode } from '@uploadista/core';
import { createOptimizeNode, createResizeNode } from '@uploadista/flow-images-nodes';
import { createScanVirusNode } from '@uploadista/flow-security-nodes';
import { createConditionalNode } from '@uploadista/flow-utility-nodes';
// UGC pipeline: validate, scan, and process user uploads
const ugcFlow = createFlow({
flowId: 'ugc-pipeline',
name: 'User Content Pipeline',
nodes: {
input: createInputNode('input'),
// Scan for malware - fails flow if virus detected
scan: createScanVirusNode('scan', { action: 'fail', timeout: 60000 }),
// Route based on file size (>2MB needs resize)
conditional: createConditionalNode('conditional', {
field: 'size',
operator: 'greaterThan',
value: 2000000,
}),
// Large files get resized
resize: createResizeNode('resize', { width: 1920, height: 1080, fit: 'contain' }),
// All files get optimized
optimizeLarge: createOptimizeNode('opt-large', { quality: 80, format: 'webp' }),
optimizeSmall: createOptimizeNode('opt-small', { quality: 85, format: 'webp' }),
},
edges: [
{ source: 'input', target: 'scan' },
{ source: 'scan', target: 'conditional' },
{ source: 'conditional', target: 'resize' },
{ source: 'conditional', target: 'optimizeSmall' },
{ source: 'resize', target: 'optimizeLarge' },
],
});Document Management System
Process and organize uploaded documents with OCR and intelligent filing
🎯 Problem
A legal firm needs to digitize thousands of documents. Files need OCR for text extraction, conversion to searchable PDFs, automatic categorization, and secure storage with audit trails.
💡 Solution
Uploadista processes documents through OCR, extracts text for search indexing, generates thumbnails for previews, and stores them with comprehensive metadata and access controls.
📊 Results
- 80% faster document processing
- Full-text search on all documents
- Automatic categorization with 95% accuracy
- Complete audit trail for compliance
import { createFlow, createInputNode } from '@uploadista/core';
import {
createOcrNode,
createExtractTextNode,
createDescribeDocumentNode,
} from '@uploadista/flow-documents-nodes';
import { createMultiplexNode } from '@uploadista/flow-utility-nodes';
// Document processing: OCR, text extraction, AI categorization
const documentFlow = createFlow({
flowId: 'document-pipeline',
name: 'Document Processing Pipeline',
nodes: {
input: createInputNode('input'),
// Split document for parallel processing
multiplex: createMultiplexNode('multiplex', { outputCount: 2, strategy: 'copy' }),
// OCR for scanned documents
ocr: createOcrNode('ocr', { taskType: 'extract', resolution: 'high' }),
// Extract text from digital documents
extractText: createExtractTextNode('extract', { format: 'markdown' }),
// AI-powered document description and categorization
describe: createDescribeDocumentNode('describe', {
prompt: 'Categorize this document as: contract, invoice, or correspondence',
}),
},
edges: [
{ source: 'input', target: 'multiplex' },
{ source: 'multiplex', target: 'ocr' },
{ source: 'multiplex', target: 'extractText' },
{ source: 'ocr', target: 'describe' },
],
});Uploadista Cloud is Here
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