[PR #21689] [CLOSED] feat: Support for compressed archive file uploads #26207

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opened 2026-04-20 06:23:23 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 0 comments
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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/21689
Author: @thomasrydawson-stack
Created: 2/21/2026
Status: Closed

Base: devHead: main


📝 Commits (10+)

📊 Changes

6 files changed (+103 additions, -3 deletions)

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📝 Dockerfile (+1 -0)
📝 backend/open_webui/config.py (+7 -1)
📝 backend/open_webui/main.py (+3 -0)
📝 backend/open_webui/routers/files.py (+71 -1)
📝 backend/requirements.txt (+1 -0)
📝 src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte (+20 -1)

📄 Description

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Description

Implements requests support for uploading compressed archives (zip, rar, 7z, etc.) This allows uploading of large datasets and collaboration, which is often done using archives.

Added

Added support for zip, rar, 7z and tar archives for uploading and analysis.
Adds dependencies for Patool. Patool is needed to extract files from archive file types in python.

Additional Information

This is built off feature request from issue #16151.

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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3bf8f540-3963-4889-96fc-81a99c0162e9

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## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/21689 **Author:** [@thomasrydawson-stack](https://github.com/thomasrydawson-stack) **Created:** 2/21/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `main` --- ### 📝 Commits (10+) - [`fe6783c`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/fe6783c16699911c7be17392596d579333fb110c) Merge pull request #19030 from open-webui/dev - [`fc05e0a`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/fc05e0a6c5d39da60b603b4d520f800d6e36f748) Merge pull request #19405 from open-webui/dev - [`e3faec6`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/e3faec62c58e3a83d89aa3df539feacefa125e0c) Merge pull request #19416 from open-webui/dev - [`9899293`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/9899293f050ad50ae12024cbebee7e018acd851e) Merge pull request #19448 from open-webui/dev - [`140605e`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/140605e660b8186a7d5c79fb3be6ffb147a2f498) Merge pull request #19462 from open-webui/dev - [`6f1486f`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6f1486ffd0cb288d0e21f41845361924e0d742b3) Merge pull request #19466 from open-webui/dev - [`d95f533`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/d95f533214e3fe5beb5e41ec1f349940bc4c7043) Merge pull request #19729 from open-webui/dev - [`a727153`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/a7271532f8a38da46785afcaa7e65f9a45e7d753) 0.6.43 (#20093) - [`6adde20`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6adde203cd292a9e3af9c64a2ae36b603fed096a) Merge pull request #20394 from open-webui/dev - [`f9b0534`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/f9b0534e0c442631d1cb7205169588b9b6204179) Merge pull request #20522 from open-webui/dev ### 📊 Changes **6 files changed** (+103 additions, -3 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `Dockerfile` (+1 -0) 📝 `backend/open_webui/config.py` (+7 -1) 📝 `backend/open_webui/main.py` (+3 -0) 📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/files.py` (+71 -1) 📝 `backend/requirements.txt` (+1 -0) 📝 `src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte` (+20 -1) </details> ### 📄 Description # Changelog Entry ### Description Implements requests support for uploading compressed archives (zip, rar, 7z, etc.) This allows uploading of large datasets and collaboration, which is often done using archives. ### Added Added support for zip, rar, 7z and tar archives for uploading and analysis. Adds dependencies for Patool. Patool is needed to extract files from archive file types in python. ### Additional Information This is built off feature request from issue #16151. ### Screenshots or Videos https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3bf8f540-3963-4889-96fc-81a99c0162e9 ### Contributor License Agreement <!-- 🚨 DO NOT DELETE THE TEXT BELOW 🚨 Keep the "Contributor License Agreement" confirmation text intact. Deleting it will trigger the CLA-Bot to INVALIDATE your PR. --> By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT), and I am providing my contributions under its terms. > [!NOTE] > Deleting the CLA section will lead to immediate closure of your PR and it will not be merged in. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#26207