Built-in tool

Extract Text From File

Read text out of a PDF or plain-text/JSON file given a URL or upload.

Freeno per-call chargeNo API key needed

Endpoint

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredNote
sourcestring · requiredstringrequired

Where the file comes from.

One of: link (URL or variable), upload (Upload file)

file_linkstring · required if source is linkstringrequired if source is link

A direct URL, a table column value, or any variable that resolves to a file reference. PDF and plain text are supported.

Example: https://example.com/doc.pdf or {{trigger.email_received.attachments[0].file}}

file_uploadstring · required if source is uploadstringrequired if source is upload

Upload a file (max 50MB). Stored in the Supabase attachment bucket.

mime_typestring · optionalstringoptional

Override the file type detection. Leave on Auto to use the file declared MIME.

One of: auto (Auto-detect), application/pdf (PDF), text/plain (Plain text)

Response schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "text",
    "mime",
    "name",
    "size",
    "source"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "mime": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "size": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "text": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "enum": [
        "link",
        "upload"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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