# Extract data from xls attachment mail

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/extract-data-from-xls-attachment-mail/98637>\
**Category:** Help me Build my Workflow\
**Tags:** node, workflow-building\
**Created:** [April 8, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/extract-data-from-xls-attachment-mail/98637 "2025-04-08T18:41:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/extract-data-from-xls-attachment-mail/98637/1 "2025-04-08T18:41:07Z")

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Hello in my workflow

I want to extract data from dowloaded xls file from attachement

Last Gmail node has the right file

But i am not able to extract data from it, if i add “append of update row in a sheet” node it works on a description of a file not content of fle

That is how my google sheet looks like

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/b/a/ba1f245fb876866ab22c567cffcd50128462a37a.png)

I have tried to as AI assistant but he tells me to use

" \* Add a “Spreadsheet File” node to your workflow."

But i can not find such a thing

Please help 🙂

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**Author:** ![marius.baluta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@marius.baluta](https://community.n8n.io/u/marius.baluta)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/extract-data-from-xls-attachment-mail/98637/2 "2025-05-05T09:53:19Z")

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I have encountered a similar problem  
I tried to put as a next node an Extract data from file

 ![WhatsApp Image 2025-05-05 at 12.48.26_870d0750](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/9/d/9dfced4fe76dd2ec9d70888f4451be2592d066aa.jpeg)

but i cannot assign the binary field to the node, i cannot find it in the schema, see below image

 ![WhatsApp Image 2025-05-05 at 12.49.19_8411cba1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/8/b/8b2b0fd54e533c7c96f8b700693164179194592e.jpeg)  
please help us  
thank you