cloudinary
Advanced tools
The Cloudinary npm package provides a comprehensive suite of tools for managing and manipulating media assets in the cloud. It allows developers to upload, transform, optimize, and deliver images and videos efficiently.
Upload
This feature allows you to upload images and videos to Cloudinary. The code sample demonstrates how to configure the Cloudinary client and upload an image.
const cloudinary = require('cloudinary').v2;
cloudinary.config({
cloud_name: 'your_cloud_name',
api_key: 'your_api_key',
api_secret: 'your_api_secret'
});
cloudinary.uploader.upload('path/to/your/image.jpg', function(error, result) {
console.log(result, error);
});Transformation
This feature allows you to transform images and videos, such as resizing, cropping, and applying effects. The code sample demonstrates how to generate a URL for a transformed image.
const cloudinary = require('cloudinary').v2;
cloudinary.config({
cloud_name: 'your_cloud_name',
api_key: 'your_api_key',
api_secret: 'your_api_secret'
});
const url = cloudinary.url('sample.jpg', { width: 300, height: 300, crop: 'fill' });
console.log(url);Optimization
This feature allows you to optimize images and videos for faster loading times and better performance. The code sample demonstrates how to generate a URL for an optimized image.
const cloudinary = require('cloudinary').v2;
cloudinary.config({
cloud_name: 'your_cloud_name',
api_key: 'your_api_key',
api_secret: 'your_api_secret'
});
const url = cloudinary.url('sample.jpg', { quality: 'auto', fetch_format: 'auto' });
console.log(url);Delivery
This feature allows you to deliver images and videos via a CDN. The code sample demonstrates how to generate a URL for delivering an image.
const cloudinary = require('cloudinary').v2;
cloudinary.config({
cloud_name: 'your_cloud_name',
api_key: 'your_api_key',
api_secret: 'your_api_secret'
});
const url = cloudinary.url('sample.jpg');
console.log(url);Imgix is a service that provides real-time image processing and optimization. It offers similar functionalities to Cloudinary, such as image transformations, optimizations, and delivery via a CDN. However, Imgix focuses more on real-time image processing and URL-based transformations.
Filestack is a service that provides file uploading, transformation, and delivery. It offers functionalities similar to Cloudinary, including file uploads, transformations, and optimizations. Filestack also provides additional features like file picking and storage integration.
ImageKit is a service that provides real-time image optimization, transformation, and delivery. It offers similar functionalities to Cloudinary, such as image transformations, optimizations, and delivery via a CDN. ImageKit also focuses on real-time image processing and URL-based transformations.
The Cloudinary Node SDK allows you to quickly and easily integrate your application with Cloudinary. Effortlessly optimize, transform, upload and manage your cloud's assets.
This Readme provides basic installation and usage information. For the complete documentation, see the Node SDK Guide.
| SDK Version | Node version |
|---|---|
| 1.x.x | Node@6 & up |
| 2.x.x | Node@9 & up |
npm install cloudinary
// Require the Cloudinary library
const cloudinary = require('cloudinary').v2
cloudinary.url("sample.jpg", {width: 100, height: 150, crop: "fill", fetch_format: "auto"})
cloudinary.v2.uploader.upload("/home/my_image.jpg", {upload_preset: "my_preset"}, (error, result)=>{
console.log(result, error);
});
cloudinary.v2.uploader.upload_large(LARGE_RAW_FILE, {
chunk_size: 7000000
}, (error, result) => {console.log(error)});
If you run into an issue or have a question, you can either:
Cloudinary is a powerful media API for websites and mobile apps alike, Cloudinary enables developers to efficiently manage, transform, optimize, and deliver images and videos through multiple CDNs. Ultimately, viewers enjoy responsive and personalized visual-media experiences—irrespective of the viewing device.
Released under the MIT license.
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