Read file contents

This Robot accepts any file, and will read the file using UTF-8 encoding. The result is outputted to file.meta.content to be accessed in later Steps.

The Robot currently only accepts files under 500KB.

Parameters

• use

  String / Array of Strings / Object required

  Specifies which Step(s) to use as input.

  • You can pick any names for Steps except ":original" (reserved for user uploads handled by Transloadit)

  • You can provide several Steps as input with arrays:

    "use": [
      ":original",
      "encoded",
      "resized"
    ]
    

  💡 That’s likely all you need to know about use, but you can view Advanced use cases.