Reference or Upload files in Open AI Assistent

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Describe the problem/error/question

Hi I created an AI assistent in OpenAI which I want to use n8n to interact with it. But I need to feed it with some pdf files to proceed with my question. I couldn’t find a way to upload the file in the message using the openai Assistent. So my question is if is there a way to do that or just pasting the content of the file inside the message?

As I can see in the openai api it’s possible to reference files in the /message endpoint, how to achieve that in n8n.

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.83.1
  • Database (default: SQLite): Postgres
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): main
  • **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):**Docker
  • **Operating system:**Debian 12
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Hello @rodrigoscdc,

You can store your pdf’s in storage like google drive and have your agent search for it and reference relevent pdf’s. Here’s a workflow to do exactly that.

If this answer helped solve your issue, feel free to mark it as the solution so others can benefit from it too!

Best,

Robert