Read Text File

Controlled node

Overview

The Read Text File node reads a plain text file from the project library and returns its contents as text. It is useful for loading prompts, notes, exported summaries, logs, or other .txt assets back into a workflow.

Inputs

Input	Type	Description	Default
Run	Event	Triggers the file read.	-
File	FileSource	The text file to read from the library. The picker is filtered to text/plain files.	-

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
Done	Event	Fires when the node has finished running.
Output	Data	The raw text contents of the selected file. If the file cannot be read, this output contains an error object.

Runtime Behavior and Defaults

• Controlled Node: The node runs only when the Run event fires.
• Project Requirement: A runtime project ID is required so the node can read from the project library.
• File Selection: If File receives an array, the node reads the first file in the array.
• File Validation: The runtime requires a valid file reference with an id.
• Text Parsing: The runtime reads the file through the text parser and returns rawText.
• Error Handling: If the project ID, file reference, text parsing, or file read fails, Output contains an error object instead of text.

Example Usage

Load Saved Text

1. Select a .txt file in the node panel, or connect a file reference from Find Library Files or Get Library Files to File.
2. Trigger Run from a Start node or another event.
3. Connect Output to Show, AI Write, or a text-processing node.

The node returns the selected file contents as plain text.

tip

Use Write Text File when you need to save workflow text output before reading it back later.