.. _auto_file_to_text:

*FILE TO TEXT WORKER*
=====================

Reads an uploaded file attachment and extracts its full content as plain text. Use this worker whenever downstream steps require raw text from a stored file (e.g., before feeding content to an LLM or text-parsing node).

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``attachment``, ``convert``, ``extraction``, ``file``, ``files``, ``text``.

Inputs
------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Attachment ID
     - file_id
     - file
     - —
     - ✓
     - Platform attachment ID of the file to convert; must reference a valid uploaded file accessible within the current project context.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Attachment Content
     - attachment_content
     - text
     - Full plain-text content extracted from the file; encoding is UTF-8 and whitespace/line breaks are preserved as found in the source document.

Disciplines
-----------

- ai_ml.llm
- data.io.file

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   Auto-generated from <code>platform</code> schema. Worker id: <code>file_to_text</code>. Schema hash: <code>1eabd7523151</code>. Hand-curated docs in <code>workerexamples/</code> override this page when present.
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