Image Format Converter

Convert images between multiple formats with this powerful Apify Actor. Supports HEIC, WebP, JPG, PNG, and SVG with batch processing, metadata removal, resizing, and ZIP archive download.

🎯 Supported Conversions

From	To
HEIC	JPG, PNG
WebP	JPG, PNG
JPG	PNG
PNG	JPG
SVG	JPG, PNG

✨ Features

• 🔄 Batch Processing: Convert multiple images in a single run
• 🌐 URL Input: Fetch images directly from URLs
• 🔒 Privacy Protection: Remove EXIF, XMP, IPTC metadata (enabled by default)
• 📐 Resize Support: Resize images while maintaining aspect ratio
• 📦 ZIP Download: Get all converted images as a single ZIP archive
• ⚡ High Performance: Uses libvips/sharp for blazing-fast processing
• ☁️ Cloud-Based: No software installation required

📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
imageUrls	Array	[]	URLs of images to convert (HEIC, WebP, JPG, PNG, SVG)
outputFormat	String	"jpg"	Target format: jpg or png
quality	Integer	90	Output quality 1-100 (JPEG only)
outputDelivery	String	"both"	urls, zip, or both
removeMetadata	Boolean	true	Strip EXIF and other metadata for privacy
resizeWidth	Integer	-	Resize to this width (1-10000, proportional)
resizeHeight	Integer	-	Resize to this height (1-10000, proportional)

📤 Example Input

Basic Conversion

{
    "imageUrls": [
        "https://example.com/photo.heic",
        "https://example.com/image.webp"
    ],
    "outputFormat": "jpg",
    "quality": 90
}

With Resize and Privacy

{
    "imageUrls": [
        "https://example.com/large-photo.jpg"
    ],
    "outputFormat": "png",
    "removeMetadata": true,
    "resizeWidth": 800
}

Download as ZIP Only

{
    "imageUrls": [
        "https://example.com/img1.svg",
        "https://example.com/img2.svg"
    ],
    "outputFormat": "png",
    "outputDelivery": "zip"
}

📊 Output

Converted Images

• Individual URLs: Direct links to each converted image in key-value store
• ZIP Archive: All images bundled as archive-converted-images.zip

Dataset Entry Example

{
    "originalUrl": "https://example.com/photo.heic",
    "originalFormat": "heic",
    "outputFormat": "jpg",
    "outputUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/image-photo-1.jpg",
    "fileSize": 125432,
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1080,
    "status": "success"
}

💡 Use Cases

• Privacy: Strip GPS coordinates and camera info from photos before sharing
• Web Optimization: Convert HEIC from iPhones to web-friendly JPG/PNG
• Batch Resize: Resize hundreds of images for thumbnails or social media
• Format Standardization: Convert mixed formats to a single standard
• SVG Rasterization: Convert vector graphics to high-quality raster images

🔌 API Integration

JavaScript/Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/image-format-converter').call({
    imageUrls: ['https://example.com/photo.heic'],
    outputFormat: 'jpg',
    quality: 95,
    removeMetadata: true,
    resizeWidth: 1200
});

// Get results
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/image-format-converter").call(run_input={
    "imageUrls": ["https://example.com/photo.heic"],
    "outputFormat": "jpg",
    "quality": 95,
    "removeMetadata": True,
    "resizeWidth": 1200
})

# Get results
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items)

🔧 Technical Details

Component	Technology
Runtime	Node.js 24 (Alpine)
Language	TypeScript
Image Processing	sharp (libvips)
HEIC Support	heic-convert
ZIP Compression	archiver

📄 License

ISC