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url: /process-functions/datasource-unzip.md
description: Unzips a zip file from the MODLR filesystem.
---

# datasource.unzip

Unzips a zip file from the MODLR filesystem.

```js
datasource.unzip(filename)
```

or

```js
datasource.unzip(filename, destination_path)
```

#### Parameters

* `filename` (string): The name of the zip file you want to unzip.
* `destination_path` (string): The directory where the unzipped files should be saved. If not provided, files will be unzipped to the same directory as the zip file. `(optional)`

#### Returns

* `boolean`: A boolean value indicating whether the unzip operation succeeded (`true`) or failed (`false`).

#### Examples

```js
var result = datasource.unzip("myfile.zip");
if (result) {
    console.log("File unzipped successfully.");
} else {
    console.log("File unzipping failed.");
}
```

```js
var result = datasource.unzip("myfile.zip", "destination_directory/");
if (result) {
    console.log("File unzipped successfully to the specified directory.");
} else {
    console.log("File unzipping failed.");
}
```