I’m building a workflow that fetches PDFs from an endpoint and needs a compressed version for downstream steps.

This feature supports workflows that retrieve PDF files from an endpoint and produce a compressed version for subsequent steps. It helps reduce file size so downstream actions can run faster and handle PDFs more reliably under size or bandwidth constraints.

This feature is designed for automation workflows that start by fetching PDF documents from an external endpoint. After the PDF is retrieved, the workflow can generate a compressed version of the same document to be used in later steps. The primary purpose is to reduce the PDF’s file size while keeping it usable for downstream processing. This is helpful when later steps have file size limits, strict upload constraints, or performance requirements. It also improves transfer efficiency when PDFs must be sent to other services or stored in systems with storage or egress considerations. In typical usage, you first call the endpoint to obtain the original PDF, then pass that file into the compression step, and finally route the compressed output to whatever comes next (such as upload, email, archival, or further document handling). The feature supports workflows where predictable file sizes are important for reliability and throughput. It can be applied to batch-style pipelines that process many PDFs as well as event-driven workflows that act on a single document at a time. The result is a streamlined pipeline that preserves the original document flow while making downstream steps more efficient and less prone to failures due to large files.