Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue with the Document Loader node while ingesting PDF files in a Gemini RAG workflow on self-hosted n8n. Workflow: Webhook → Read/Write Files from Disk → Document Loader → Vector Store Insert The PDF file is successfully detected and passed as binary data into the D…

[Bild] Rahul_Parmar: n8n version: 2.23.0 Can you revert to 2.21.7, @Rahul_Parmar ? 2.23 is still beta

@Rahul_Parmar known regression since n8n 1.98 when pdfjs-dist was upgraded to a version that needs browser APIs like DOMMatrix — multiple github issues open on it (#16593, #16438, #16422). workaround that works on 2.23.0 without downgrading: bypass Document Loader for PDFs and use a Code node with t…

I was previously using 2.21.7, but I upgraded because of the pdf-parse v1.1 issue reported in “ Error in Node Default Data Loader ” , which appears to have been fixed in 2.23.0. However, after upgrading, I’m now hitting the DOMMatrix is not defined error specifically during PDF ingestion in the Docum…

bom dia @Rahul_Parmar por favor compartilhe seu json.

good morning, @tamy.santos here is the json file.

[Bild] Rahul_Parmar: Entrada recebida pelo nó Document Loader @Rahul_Parmar não encontrei falha no seu código, talvez seja compatibilidade de ambiente. mude o typeversion para 1.0, Isso força o loader a usar pdf-parse em vez de pdfjs-dist , eliminando a dependência de DOM ou adicione um nó …

I have the same problem as reported above (DOMMatrix is not defined). As you suggested I’ve reverted the Data Loader to typeversion 1.0, added a Recursive Character Text Splitter to the node, but I’m still getting the (DOMMatrix is not defined) error. (I have n8n self hosted and I’m using version 2…

oi @atdev150 , bem vindo à comunidade n8n. cada caso é um caso, necessário avaliar seu json. por favor abra uma pergunta para que a comundiade possa te apoiar diretamente ou verifique se a minha resposta anterior também te ajuda.

Sorry, first time posting :sweat_smile: . Will keep an eye to the responses from Rahul, since I think I have the same issue, if its not solved, I will open a new question. Thanks a lot Tamy!

Document Loader-Knoten schlägt mit "DOMMatrix is not defined" beim Parsen von PDF-Dateien fehl

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Rahul_Parmar 28. Mai 2026 um 09:01 5

Ich habe zuvor Version 2.21.7 verwendet, bin aber aktualisiert worden wegen des pdf-parse v1.1-Problems, das in „Error in Node Default Data Loader

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Document Loader-Knoten schlägt mit "DOMMatrix is not defined" beim Parsen von PDF-Dateien fehl

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