Create archive

Use the Create archive workflow action to archive a folder.

Field	Description
Input	The file path to the folder to be archived. Click the Choose Folder icon to choose the input file. Alternatively, enter the file path – for example, input/to/folder.
Filter	Enter a filter to choose which file types to archive. Filters must be in this format: [.filename extension],[.filename extension]. The default filter is *, which includes all file types. If you do not change the default filter, all file types are included in the archive.
Format	Choose the archive format. Three formats are available: Zip (.zip) (default) 7-Zip (.7z) Gzip (.tar.gz)
Output	The file path to the archive. Enter a name, or click the Choose File icon to choose an output from the pop-up menu. The default name is output.
Include sub-folders	Select to include all sub-folders of the Input folder in the archive; deselect (default) to exclude sub-folders from the archive.

You can also use a workflow variable, or placeholder, to specify the Input, Filter, and Output fields. To insert a workflow variable, click the lightning bolt icon and choose a variable from the pop-up menu.