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title: "Detect Text From File"
slug: "detect-text-from-file"
tags: ["Amazon Web Services"]
updated: 2026-04-17T19:11:33Z
published: 2026-04-17T19:11:33Z
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# Detect Text From File

| Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 9.24 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | -- |
| **Location** | Integrations > Amazon AWS > Textract |

The **Detect From File** step performs text line detection on a File data object. **Amazon Textract** is an AWS service that automatically reads and extracts text, data, and tables from documents and images.

### Prerequisites

- This step requires the [Amazon AWS Module](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/aws) to be [installed](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/installing-modules-decisions) and an active [AWS account](https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signin?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fconsole.aws.amazon.com%2Fconsole%2Fhome%3FhashArgs%3D%2523%26isauthcode%3Dtrue%26nc2%3Dh_ct%26src%3Dheader-signin%26state%3DhashArgsFromTB_eu-north-1_c1412528899e4833&client_id=arn%3Aaws%3Asignin%3A%3A%3Aconsole%2Fcanvas&forceMobileApp=0&code_challenge=HQku5BPrRUboP5p1wGr4Ai_nBIQNSqsR2eHJNCBfxhQ&code_challenge_method=SHA-256), before it will be available in the toolbox. The [Amazon WebServices Settings](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/setting-up-amazon-webservices-integration) must also be configured.
- A [dependency](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/project-dependencies) must be created after installing the module for the Step to be used properly.

### Considerations

- Synchronous steps (**Analyze Document From File**, **Analyze Document From S3**, **Detect Document From File**, and **Detect Text From S3** are only intended for single-page documents. They can be used with the following file types: **JPEG**, **PNG**, **PDF**, **TIFF**.
- Users may need to add a Textract Policy to their AWS user account to authorize access to the API.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| File | Allows Users to specify a file. (JPEG, PNG, PDF, or TIFF.) | FileData |
| Region | Allows Users to specify a region. | AmazonAWSRegion |

#### Override Settings

Authentication

- If an **Access Key ID** and **Secret Access Key** are provided, those credentials are used.
- If overrides are not provided, system/IAM credentials from existing AWS settings will be utilized.
- If overrides are used, both override fields must be provided.
- Users must ensure Textract permissions are present in the IAM policy for the selected credentials.

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Access Key ID | Allows Users to specify an Access Key ID for an AWS account. | String |
| Secret Access Key | Allows Users to specify a Secret Access Key for an AWS account. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DetectTextFromFile1_Ouput | Retrieves the Textract Document result. | TextractDocumentResult |

## ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2026-04-16_10h45_52.png)

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## Step Changes

| Description | Version | Date | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The AWS module has been updated with 9 additional steps that allow Users to access the Textract API. | 9.24 | April 2026 | [DT-047247] |