About Tonta

Where the name came from

“Tonta” means “silly” in Spanish. My daughter suggested it as a joke — then doubled down when I reminded her it wasn't exactly flattering. The joke stuck, and now a production-grade upload platform carries a name that translates to “dummy.” It keeps us humble.

What we actually do

Behind the goofy name is a pragmatic service for handling uploads: a hardened POST endpoint, durable object storage, automatic resizing and watermarking, and delete APIs you can call from any stack. No SDKs, no marketing fluff — just endpoints that work.

• Simple multipart/form-data uploads
• Domain-restricted API keys, so you decide who can send files
• XMP metadata embedding for photographers who care about copyright
• Delete API + dashboards to keep storage under control
• Serverless video processing for long-running jobs

Why it exists

We were tired of bolting buckets, signed URLs, and brittle front-end widgets onto every project. Whether you just want to hand out a link and see every file land in one folder, or you're a developer embedding the endpoint inside your own app, Tonta gives you a dead-simple way to accept uploads, enforce your rules, and serve files without launching a DevOps expedition.

How we work

• Honest scope — if we don't ship a feature, we don't promise it.
• Transparent docs — everything at /docs mirrors the live implementation.
• Support by humans — email hello@tonta.io and we'll actually respond.
• Incremental upgrades — small improvements constantly, not giant risky rewrites.