---
title: Summarize document
description: Summarize one or more files using AI and return summary points as structured data.
category: AI
tags: [ai, summary, documents, files]
---

# Summarize document

## **Description**

The **Summarize document** activity sends the configured prompt and any attached files to the Infoveave AI service, then returns summary points as data rows. It is designed for document summarization, but the prompt can guide the style, focus, and level of detail of the summary.

### **Supported Features**

- **Prompt-guided summaries**: Control the summary focus through a required prompt.
- **Optional file input**: Summarize attached documents or run with prompt-only context.
- **Multiple summary points**: The AI response is expected to contain a `responses` array.
- **Structured output parsing**: Each summary point becomes one data row.
- **Raw response retention**: The original AI response is returned in `AdditionalResponse`.

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## **Input**

| Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Files | Optional | Files sent to the AI service as inline attachments. Each file is read from disk, converted to base64, and sent with a detected MIME type. |

### **Input Scenarios**

#### **1. Single Document**

```json
{
  "Files": [
    { "FileName": "board-report.pdf", "FullPath": "C:/Work/board-report.pdf" }
  ]
}
```

#### **2. Multiple Documents**

```json
{
  "Files": [
    { "FileName": "report-q1.pdf", "FullPath": "C:/Work/report-q1.pdf" },
    { "FileName": "report-q2.pdf", "FullPath": "C:/Work/report-q2.pdf" }
  ]
}
```

---

## **Output**

The activity reads the AI response's `responses` property. If `responses` contains primitive strings, each string is returned in a row under the `responses` column.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Data | Array | Summary rows parsed from `responses`. |
| Errors | Array | Parsing errors or execution errors, if any. |
| AdditionalResponse | String | Raw AI response JSON returned by the service. |

### **Example Output**

```json
{
  "Data": [
    { "responses": "Revenue increased by 12% compared with the previous quarter." },
    { "responses": "Customer churn decreased after the support process change." },
    { "responses": "The main risk is delayed vendor delivery for two projects." }
  ],
  "Errors": [],
  "AdditionalResponse": "{\"responses\":[\"Revenue increased by 12% compared with the previous quarter.\"]}"
}
```

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## **Configuration Fields**

| Field Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prompt | Text | Yes | Instructions for the summary. Use it to specify whether the summary should be brief, detailed, executive-focused, risk-focused, or formatted around specific topics. |

### **Conditional Field Rendering Rules**

No conditional configuration fields are defined for this activity.

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## **Sample Configuration**

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Prompt | `Summarize the attached document in five concise points. Focus on decisions, risks, deadlines, and financial figures.` |

---

## **Sample Output**

```json
{
  "Data": [
    { "responses": "The document recommends approving the FY2026 operating plan." },
    { "responses": "The largest risk is a delayed vendor migration timeline." },
    { "responses": "The next review is scheduled for 2026-06-30." }
  ]
}
```