File

Upload or fetch files by URL and extract their text content for use in a workflow

The File block reads one or more files — either uploaded directly or fetched from a URL — and parses each into text content the rest of the workflow can use.

Configuration

Select Input Method — File URL or Uploaded Files.
File URL — the URL to fetch (for example https://example.com/document.pdf). Shown when the input method is File URL.
Process Files — one or more uploaded files. Shown when the input method is Uploaded Files. Accepts .pdf, .csv, .doc, .docx, .txt, .md, .xlsx, .xls, .html, .htm, .pptx, .ppt, .json, .xml, .rtf, up to 100 MB per file.

Inputs and outputs

Field	Type	Description
`inputMethod` (input)	string	Input method selection.
`filePath` (input)	string	File URL, when using the URL input method.
`file` (input)	json	Uploaded file data, when using the upload input method.
`files` (output)	json	Array of parsed file objects, each with content, metadata, and file properties.
`combinedContent` (output)	string	All file contents merged into a single text string.

Example

Use File URL to fetch a PDF report from a partner's storage bucket, then reference <file_block.combinedContent> in a downstream Agent block to summarize it.

The File block reads one or more files — either uploaded directly or fetched from a URL — and parses each into text content the rest of the workflow can use.

Configuration

Select Input Method — File URL or Uploaded Files.
File URL — the URL to fetch (for example https://example.com/document.pdf). Shown when the input method is File URL.
Process Files — one or more uploaded files. Shown when the input method is Uploaded Files. Accepts .pdf, .csv, .doc, .docx, .txt, .md, .xlsx, .xls, .html, .htm, .pptx, .ppt, .json, .xml, .rtf, up to 100 MB per file.

Inputs and outputs

Field	Type	Description
`inputMethod` (input)	string	Input method selection.
`filePath` (input)	string	File URL, when using the URL input method.
`file` (input)	json	Uploaded file data, when using the upload input method.
`files` (output)	json	Array of parsed file objects, each with content, metadata, and file properties.
`combinedContent` (output)	string	All file contents merged into a single text string.

Example

Use File URL to fetch a PDF report from a partner's storage bucket, then reference <file_block.combinedContent> in a downstream Agent block to summarize it.

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