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File Attachments

Send documents, PDFs, and files to LLMs for analysis and processing.

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Overview

Eden AI V3 LLM endpoints support file attachments, enabling you to:
  • Analyze PDF documents
  • Process text files
  • Extract data from structured documents
  • Summarize reports and papers
  • Answer questions about document content
File support varies by provider, with some supporting advanced document understanding and others focused on text extraction.

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Supported File Formats

FormatExtensionOpenAIAnthropicGoogleUse Cases
PDF.pdf✓✓✓Reports, invoices, contracts
Text.txt✓✓✓Logs, code, plain text
Word.docx✓✓✓Documents, reports
Rich Text.rtf-✓-Formatted documents

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File Input Methods

V3 provides three ways to send files to LLMs: Upload files once, reference multiple times:

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2. File URL

Use publicly accessible file URLs:

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3. Base64 File Data

Encode files directly in the request:

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Common Use Cases

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Document Summarization

Extract key points from long documents:

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Question Answering on Documents

Ask specific questions about document content:

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Data Extraction

Extract structured data from documents:

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Contract Analysis

Review legal documents and contracts:

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Code Review

Analyze code files and provide feedback:

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Provider Capabilities

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OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4-turbo)

Strengths:
  • Fast document processing
  • Good for structured extraction
  • Reliable with common formats
  • Strong multi-page PDF handling
Limitations:
  • Max file size: 512 MB
  • Best for text-heavy documents
Example: 
"model": "openai/gpt-4o"

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Anthropic (Claude 3 Family)

Strengths:
  • Excellent reasoning about documents
  • Superior for complex analysis
  • Great for legal/technical documents
  • Detailed, thoughtful responses
Limitations:
  • Max file size: 10 MB (per file)
  • Slightly slower than OpenAI
Example: 
"model": "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022"

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Google (Gemini 1.5)

Strengths:
  • Massive context window (2GB+ files)
  • Best for very large documents
  • Fast processing (Flash variant)
  • Multi-document analysis
Limitations:
  • May be less detailed on complex reasoning
Example: 
"model": "google/gemini-1.5-pro"

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File Management Best Practices

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Upload Once, Use Multiple Times

Files uploaded to /v3/upload persist for 7 days:

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File Size Optimization

For large files, consider preprocessing:

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Handling Expiration

Track and refresh expired files:

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Advanced Patterns

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Multi-Document Analysis

Analyze multiple documents together:

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Conversational Document Analysis

Build multi-turn conversations about documents:

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Error Handling

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Common File Errors

File too large: 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "file_too_large",
    "message": "File size exceeds maximum allowed (512 MB for this provider)"
  }
}
Unsupported format: 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "unsupported_file_type",
    "message": "File type .xlsx is not supported for this provider"
  }
}
File not found: 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "file_not_found",
    "message": "File with ID 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 not found or expired"
  }
}

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Robust Error Handling

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Next Steps