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title: "Supported file types"
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description: "File formats supported by the Nutrient Data Extraction API, including PDFs, images, and Office documents."
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# Supported file types

The Data Extraction API accepts PDFs, images, and Office documents. The API automatically detects the file type from the content; you don’t need to specify it explicitly.

## PDFs

| Extension | MIME type         |
| --------- | ----------------- |
| PDF       | `application/pdf` |

## Images

| Extension  | MIME type          |
| ---------- | ------------------ |
| PNG        | `image/png`        |
| JPG / JPEG | `image/jpeg`       |
| TIFF       | `image/tiff`       |
| BMP        | `image/bmp`        |
| GIF        | `image/gif`        |
| WEBP       | `image/webp`       |
| SVG        | `image/svg+xml`    |
| HEIC       | `image/heic`       |
| TGA        | `image/x-tga`      |
| EPS        | `image/postscript` |

## Office documents

The API supports Word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations across both modern Open XML formats and legacy binary formats.

### Documents

| Extension | MIME type                                                                 |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| DOC       | `application/msword`                                                      |
| DOCX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document` |
| DOCM      | `application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12`                        |
| DOTX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template` |
| DOTM      | `application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12`                        |
| RTF       | `application/rtf`                                                         |
| ODT       | `application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text`                                 |

### Spreadsheets

| Extension | MIME type                                                              |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| XLS       | `application/vnd.ms-excel`                                             |
| XLSX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet`    |
| XLSM      | `application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12`                       |
| XLSB      | `application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12`                |
| XLTX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template` |
| XLTM      | `application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroEnabled.12`                    |
| XLAM      | `application/vnd.ms-excel.addin.macroEnabled.12`                       |

### Slides

| Extension | MIME type                                                                   |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PPT / PPS | `application/vnd.ms-powerpoint`                                             |
| PPTX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation` |
| PPTM      | `application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12`                |
| PPSX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow`    |
| PPSM      | `application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12`                   |
| POTX      | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template`     |
| POTM      | `application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12`                    |
| PPAM      | `application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroEnabled.12`                       |

## File size limits

The maximum file size is 150 MB. Requests exceeding this limit receive a 413 response.

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## Related pages

- [API overview](/guides/dws-data-extraction/api-overview.md)
- [Error handling](/guides/dws-data-extraction/errors.md)
- [Get started](/guides/dws-data-extraction/getting-started.md)
- [DWS Data Extraction API](/guides/dws-data-extraction.md)
- [Support](/guides/dws-data-extraction/support.md)
- [Security](/guides/dws-data-extraction/security.md)
- [Privacy](/guides/dws-data-extraction/privacy.md)
- [Supported languages](/guides/dws-data-extraction/supported-languages.md)