Filestack Technical Glossary
Comprehensive reference for Filestack platform architecture and services
Processing Engine
Core Component
The computational heart of the Filestack platform, powering all file transformation and analysis tasks through a URL-based declarative syntax.
Engine Architecture
Not a traditional API with discrete endpoints but a system that operates on files through a declarative, URL-based syntax.
Processing Sources
- Handle: Unique identifier for Filestack files
- Storage Alias: External cloud storage pointer
- Public URL: Any publicly accessible file
Processing Models
- Synchronous: Fast operations (image transformations)
- Asynchronous: Complex operations (video transcoding)
📚 Filestack Documentation
Learn more about Processing Engine in the official Filestack documentation: