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title: "Unzip File to File Reference"
slug: "unzip-file-to-file-reference"
tags: ["File References"]
updated: 2026-03-30T18:35:51Z
published: 2026-03-30T18:35:51Z
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# Unzip File to File Reference

| Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 9.22 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | N/A |
| **Location** | File Management> Compression |

The **Unzip File to File Reference** step takes in a specified ZIP file, extracts the files, and returns them as File References.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zip File | Users will select a zip file that the step will return as a File Reference. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UnzipFiletoFileReferences1_Output | The step returns the specified zip file as a File Reference. | List of FileReference |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2026-03-25_15h08_20(1).png)

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## Example Inputs and Outputs

```none
Inputs: {
zipFile: {
Id: 
FileName:
Size:
FileDateTIme:
Outputs: [
path: 
data: {
Output: [
0: {
Id:
FileName:
Size:
FileDateTime:
*The number of File References depends on the number of files that are extracted.
```

#### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2026-03-25_15h32_51.png)

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## Step Changes

| Description | Version | Date | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A new step, 'Unzip File to File References' has been added that takes in a ZIP file, extracts the files, and returns them as File References. | [9.22](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-922x-release-notes?highlight=DT-047130) | March 2026 | [DT-047130] |