Introduction - Compresto Documentation

The Compresto API provides programmatic image compression for your applications. Compress images on-the-fly with simple REST endpoints.

Base URL

https://api.compresto.app

All API requests require an API key. Include your key in the X-API-Key header:

curl -H "X-API-Key: ck_your_api_key" https://api.compresto.app/v1/compress

Get your API key from the Compresto Dashboard.

Compress an image with quality and format options

Check your API usage statistics

The API enforces per-user rate limits based on your subscription plan:

Plan	Rate Limit	Monthly Quota
Free	60 req/min	500 requests
Pro	60 req/min	5,000 requests

Code	Description
`200`	Success
`400`	Bad request - invalid parameters
`401`	Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
`429`	Rate limit exceeded (per-minute) or monthly quota exceeded
`500`	Server error

Need help? Contact us at support@compresto.app or visit compresto.app.