Extract from File
Read and extract content from almost any file.
File Storage
Extract from File is a Fetch Hive tool for retrieving and extracting content from files available through a URL. It supports common file formats including CSV, XLSX, JSON, PDF, and other structured or document-based formats.
In Fetch Hive, Extract from File allows external files to become usable inputs for workflows without requiring someone to manually download, open, and copy their contents. This makes it useful for document processing, spreadsheet analysis, data extraction, research, and automated file-based workflows.
Use Cases
Spreadsheet analysis
Extract data from CSV or XLSX files and pass the contents into later workflow steps for analysis, classification, transformation, summarisation, or reporting.
PDF processing
Retrieve the contents of a PDF from a file URL and use that information inside an AI workflow. This can be useful for reports, research papers, documentation, proposals, and other long-form documents.
Structured data processing
Load JSON and other structured file formats into a workflow so their contents can be processed, transformed, compared, or passed into AI models and agents.
Why use Extract from File with Fetch Hive?
Extract from File turns externally hosted files into structured workflow inputs. Instead of manually downloading files and copying information into another system, Fetch Hive can retrieve the file, extract its contents, and immediately continue processing it.
Because the extraction happens inside a Fetch Hive workflow, the complete process remains traceable. You can inspect what happened before and after the file was processed, identify failures, and track the cost of any subsequent AI or workflow operations.
FAQ
What file formats can Extract from File process?
Extract from File supports common document and structured data formats including CSV, XLSX, JSON, PDF, and additional supported file types.
Does the file need to be uploaded directly to Fetch Hive?
No. The tool can extract content from a file available through a supported file URL.
Can extracted file contents be passed into an AI model?
Yes. Extracted content can be passed into AI models, agents, or other workflow steps for analysis, summarisation, extraction, transformation, and other tasks.
Can I process spreadsheets with Extract from File?
Yes. CSV and XLSX files can be extracted and used as inputs to later workflow steps.
How does Fetch Hive track file extraction workflows?
Fetch Hive logs the workflow steps around the extraction process, allowing you to understand what was processed, what happened afterwards, where failures occurred, and how much the complete workflow cost.
