# Compress Image Uploads

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/compress-image-uploads/76623>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [September 25, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compress-image-uploads/76623 "2024-09-25T15:38:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Bailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_bailey/32/15001_2.png) [@Mark\_Bailey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compress-image-uploads/76623/1 "2024-09-25T15:38:16Z")

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Hey all,

I’m looking to have users upload images but the filesizes from the camera are not compressed and eat away at the storage amount. I’ve got a cloudinary account and I’ve been manually importing and resizing and relinking and it’s not a scalable solution.

Can anyone offer a step-by-step guide on how I might be able to resolve this?

Many thanks,  
Mark

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compress-image-uploads/76623/2 "2024-09-25T18:12:40Z")

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> **[Image Editor | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/automation/integrations/image-editor#using-the-optimize-image-action)**
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> Optimize the images in your apps.

> [@Optimize Image action](https://community.glideapps.com/t/optimize-image-action/75825):
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> Here’s a small new feature that I think many of you will find useful on Friday afternoon. We’ve created a new Optimize Image action that can do exactly what you expect. If you give it a big fat image, it can make it into an optimized smaller version. This can help you cut down on your storage in Glide, especially if your users are uploading very large images taken with mobile phone cameras. Please try it and share your feedback!

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Bailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_bailey/32/15001_2.png) [@Mark\_Bailey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compress-image-uploads/76623/3 "2024-09-26T07:35:21Z")

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Thanks for the link Jeff - This will remove so many headaches!