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Monk Upload Document

Upload a document to Monk for processing

Upload Document (No Wait)

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Summary

Upload a document file to Monk for processing without waiting for the extraction result, returning immediately after the upload completes.

Inputs

  • Server Environment — Select whether to use the Monk API base URL from node credentials or specify a custom server URL.
  • Custom Server URL — Specify a custom Monk server URL; used only when Server Environment is set to Custom.
  • Input Data Field Name (required) — The name of the field containing the file data to upload (e.g., 'file', 'data', 'document'). Supports input file types from nodes like Form Trigger.
  • File Name — Optional filename for the uploaded document. If omitted, the filename is derived from the file data or defaults to 'document.pdf'.
  • Extractor ID — Optional identifier of the extractor to use for processing this document. Defaults to the default extractor if unspecified.
  • Extraction Configuration — Advanced extraction options such as enabling OCR, layout detection, quality check, rotation, reasoning, model choice, and other processing features.

Output shape

a list of items each containing JSON data with document metadata, including documentId, documentSourceId, tempKey, fileName, fileType, fileSize, uploadId, and upload timestamp

The operation uploads the document and returns immediately after upload completes without waiting for processing results. The response includes metadata on the upload but no extracted data. Errors related to unsupported file types or missing file data cause the item to error unless 'continueOnFail' is enabled.

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