Getting a file in
Every read node takes a file one of two ways. You can upload one directly on the node, or wire in a file from an earlier step, usually a File field on your User Input node so whoever runs the flow can pick their own.Reading files
- Read CSV and Read Excel pull a spreadsheet apart into columns. Type the column names you want and each one becomes its own output, so name them exactly as they appear in the file. Read Excel also asks which sheet to use.
- Read PDF extracts the text from a PDF. It is quick and free, and works whenever the PDF has a real text layer.
- AI PDF Reader reads the PDF visually instead, which is what you want for scans, tables, and charts. It is slower and uses credits, so reach for it when Read PDF gives you nothing useful.
- Read Word and Read PowerPoint pull the content out of documents and presentations.
- Excel to Markdown turns a whole workbook into text in one go, handy when the next step is an AI node rather than column-by-column wiring.