# PhotoRobot Cloud > PhotoRobot's cloud platform for storing, processing, hosting and distributing product images. Also known as: PhotoRobot Cloud platform. Category: Software. PhotoRobot Cloud is the cloud platform behind PhotoRobot Controls. It stores projects and images, runs post-processing in the background, hosts finished content for the PhotoRobot Viewer and exposes the Cloud API and webhooks for integrations. ## How PhotoRobot uses it PhotoRobot states that data is stored on Google Cloud with multi-regional, geo-redundant storage and access only via TLS encryption. Images captured with the cloud version are available for hosting immediately after capture, without file transfer. Cloud processing lets a batch of images be post-processed in about a minute while the studio photographs the next product. ## See on photorobot.com - [Digital asset management features](https://www.photorobot.com/software/management) ## Related terms - [PhotoRobot Controls](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/photorobot-controls): PhotoRobot's software suite for capture, editing, digital asset management, studio workflow and publishing. - [Cloud processing](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/cloud-processing): Running image editing on cloud servers so the studio can keep shooting while images are processed. - [Image hosting](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/image-hosting): Storing images on a server and delivering them to websites on request. - [PhotoRobot Cloud API](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/cloud-api): PhotoRobot's REST API for integrating the studio with catalogue, DAM, PIM and e-commerce systems. - [Webhook](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/webhook): An HTTP request one system sends to another automatically when an event happens. - [Geo-redundant storage](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/geo-redundant-storage): Storing copies of data in several distant locations so it survives the loss of a data centre. ## Where this term appears on photorobot.com Mentioned on 47 pages. Most relevant: - [Introducing: Customer Webhooks for PhotoRobot Cloud](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/customer-webhooks): PhotoRobot introduces Customer Webhooks for PhotoRobot Cloud to connect your DAM, PIM, ERP, or custom automation with signed outbound webhooks. - [Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/getting-started): In the local desktop version of CAPP, there are 3 general settings to toggle on or off: Upload images automatically to PhotoRobot Cloud Process images in PhotoRobot Cloud Enable Controls Touch Mobile… - [PhotoRobot Networking Prerequisites & Configuration](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/photorobot-networking-prerequisites): Requirements in the following sections must be met concerning the Control Unit, required protocols and ports for LAN operation, and PhotoRobot Cloud. - [Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in PhotoRobot Controls](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/optical-character-recognition): Note: Only semi-automation of OCR data extraction is possible via PhotoRobot Controls, as there is no OCR endpoint available in the PhotoRobot Cloud API. - [PhotoRobot System Integration & Rich API Connectivity](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/system-integration): Note: To control not only the robot but also cameras, lights, and other equipment from one interface, use of PhotoRobot Cloud API is recommended. - [Introducing the PhotoRobot Touch iOS Mobile Application](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/iphone-product-photography): API & Publish: Auto publish immediately after image capture to PhotoRobot Cloud, or via API to existing eCommerce export feeds. - [eCommerce Photography - How to Optimize Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/ecommerce-photography): After successfully editing images, you can find files either in the local drive or via PhotoRobot Cloud storage. - [On-Mannequin Fashion Product Photography Using PhotoRobot](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/on-mannequin-photography): …Workflows Using a Modular Ghost Mannequin How to Remove Mannequin Pole from Images PhotoRobot Cloud Retouching Access Controls PhotoRobot Spin Viewer with Hot Spots Types of Photography Mannequins… - [PhotoRobot Workflow Demonstration - Video Recap](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/workflow-demonstration-recap): …Changing the item status this way then enables 3rd parties to download images from PhotoRobot Cloud, work their magic, and upload the retouched photos back for quality control. - [Image Hosting With Spin Viewer](https://www.photorobot.com/software/image-hosting): If you are using the PhotoRobot Cloud platform also for capturing images, no file transfer is needed.