# Rar to ZIP

- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/rar-to-zip/
- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/rar-to-zip.md
- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/archive-tools/rar-to-zip/index.json
- Visibility: public

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `rar-to-zip` |
| Category | archive-tools |
| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |
| Browser execution | Use the visible action or interactive controls. |
| Browser processing | Server required |
| HTTP API | /api/v1/tools/rar-to-zip/run |
| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |

### Implementation notes

Processed by the local, self-hosted engine. No third-party conversion service is used. Exports a ZIP of extracted regular files. Paths, symbolic links, entry count, and expanded size are checked.

### Inputs and settings

No free-text input is required. Use the file inputs and/or settings below.

Accepted browser files: `.rar`. Choose one file.

Browser file-input limit: 20971520 bytes in total. HTTP limits can differ.

| Setting | Meaning | Control type | Default | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `password` | Archive password (if needed) | password | "" |  |

### HTTP contract

API calls process supplied data on the server. The website origin is `https://happytails.ai`. Server API hosting is not connected on the public website yet. Use your local server origin to test these requests.

```http
POST https://happytails.ai/api/v1/tools/rar-to-zip/run
Content-Type: application/json
```

[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/rar-to-zip.md) · [Shared API guide](https://happytails.ai/en/api.md)

#### Limits

| Limit | Value |
| --- | --- |
| request_bytes | 31457280 |
| input_characters | 1000000 |
| files_bytes | 20971520 |
| max_files | 1 |
| timeout_seconds | 90 |

#### Complete input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000000,
      "default": "",
      "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "password": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Archive password (if needed)",
          "default": ""
        }
      }
    },
    "files": {
      "type": "array",
      "maxItems": 1,
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "base64"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 200,
            "description": "Filename only, no path."
          },
          "mime": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 150
          },
          "bytes": {
            "type": "integer",
            "minimum": 0,
            "description": "Optional decoded byte count; must match content if supplied."
          },
          "base64": {
            "type": "string",
            "contentEncoding": "base64",
            "description": "File bytes as padded base64. Use the tool-specific limits.files_bytes value for the total decoded input size."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Complete output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tool",
    "result"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tool": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "result": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "text",
        "files"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "text": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "data": {
          "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "mime",
              "bytes",
              "base64"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Error and retry handling

Failures return a non-200 status and `error.code` plus `error.message`. Correct invalid input before retrying; retry server-busy responses with bounded backoff. Returned files contain Base64 data, not persistent download URLs. Decode and inspect the output before treating conversion as successful. See the shared API guide for the complete status and timeout rules.

### Browser-agent workflow

1. Open the human page in a browser that supports WebMCP.
2. Discover the interface exposed by that page; use its actual schema.
3. Select files on the page first when the tool requires files.
4. Call `run_current_tool` with valid input and settings.
5. Inspect the returned result or error and the displayed output. Retrieve files from the displayed download links.

Calls do not automatically copy or download results. Browser permissions still apply. Interface availability alone is not proof of successful execution.

### Planning specification

Extract/repackage rather than renaming extension; preserve filenames.

This describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.

### Complete machine-readable capability record

```json
{
  "id": "rar-to-zip",
  "category": "archive-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Extract/repackage rather than renaming extension; preserve filenames.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "key": "password",
        "label": "Archive password (if needed)",
        "value": "",
        "type": "password"
      }
    ],
    "files": true,
    "accept": ".rar",
    "multiple": false,
    "input": false,
    "processing": "Server required",
    "native": true,
    "maxFileBytes": 20971520,
    "note": "Processed by the local, self-hosted engine. No third-party conversion service is used. Exports a ZIP of extracted regular files. Paths, symbolic links, entry count, and expanded size are checked.",
    "experience": {
      "automatic": false,
      "single": false,
      "label": "Your text",
      "placeholder": "Type or paste your input…",
      "help": "Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.",
      "action": "Convert file"
    },
    "mode": "explicit",
    "interactive": false
  },
  "execution": "POST /api/v1/tools/rar-to-zip/run",
  "api": {
    "id": "rar-to-zip",
    "name": "Rar to ZIP",
    "category": "archive-tools",
    "description": "Convert RAR files to ZIP with the available format settings.",
    "notes": "Processed by the local, self-hosted engine. No third-party conversion service is used. Exports a ZIP of extracted regular files. Paths, symbolic links, entry count, and expanded size are checked.",
    "human_path": "/en/archive-tools/rar-to-zip/",
    "method": "POST",
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/rar-to-zip/run",
    "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/rar-to-zip",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 1000000,
          "default": "",
          "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
        },
        "options": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {
            "password": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Archive password (if needed)",
              "default": ""
            }
          }
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "maxItems": 1,
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "base64"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "Filename only, no path."
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string",
                "maxLength": 150
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer",
                "minimum": 0,
                "description": "Optional decoded byte count; must match content if supplied."
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64",
                "description": "File bytes as padded base64. Use the tool-specific limits.files_bytes value for the total decoded input size."
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "output_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "tool",
        "result"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "tool": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "result": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "text",
            "files"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "text": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "data": {
              "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "mime": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "files": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name",
                  "mime",
                  "bytes",
                  "base64"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "mime": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "bytes": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "base64": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "contentEncoding": "base64"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "processing": "Server; self-hosted native engine, no external conversion service",
    "limits": {
      "request_bytes": 31457280,
      "input_characters": 1000000,
      "files_bytes": 20971520,
      "max_files": 1,
      "timeout_seconds": 90
    }
  },
  "agent_processing": "Server; self-hosted native engine, no external conversion service",
  "browser_agent": {
    "supported": true,
    "name": "run_current_tool",
    "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
    "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
  }
}
```

## Page guide

Convert RAR files to ZIP with the available format settings.

## Useful next steps

- [Extract rar](https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/extract-rar/): Unpack supported RAR files and download their contents as a ZIP. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/extract-rar.md))

- [Extract 7z](https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/extract-7z/): Unpack a 7z archive and download its contents as a ZIP. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/extract-7z.md))

- [Extract tar gz](https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/extract-tar-gz/): Unwrap gzip and tar. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/archive-tools/extract-tar-gz.md))

## How to use Rar to ZIP

1. Choose a file in RAR.
2. Review the settings, then choose Convert file.
3. Review the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.

## What to expect

Convert RAR files to ZIP with the available format settings. Processed by the local, self-hosted engine. No third-party conversion service is used. Exports a ZIP of extracted regular files. Paths, symbolic links, entry count, and expanded size are checked.