CTRL+V in chat message

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Describe the problem/error/question

In built in “When chat message received” node, why ctrl+V or paste option works for text but not for image in chat?

What is the error message (if any)?

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Hi @nvk2020 this is because in n8n we see images as BINARY DATA not like a text, and for your use case if you want to perform analysis of some image please consider using:

Gemini Docs: