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Get plain text from Word files shared in WhatsApp

Send a Word file or its URL in chat and make its contents easier to search, quote, or summarize.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

Why this helps

Long documents in chat can require downloading and opening a separate app just to get the text.

  • Create plain text from a .doc or .docx file
  • Make document contents easier to reuse in a follow-up
  • Start from a file or URL supplied through 2chat

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect 2chat and Conversion tools once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose a name, prompt, report channel, and trigger.
  • 3Tell Notis to convert the Word file or URL shared through 2chat into plain text.
  • 4Select a notis_webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real .doc or .docx file.

Questions about this workflow

Which document formats work?

The action supports .doc and .docx documents, provided as a binary file or URL.

Can Notis summarize the extracted text too?

You can request a summary in your instruction, but the source document must be available to the workflow.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Conversion tools. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

2chat triggers

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Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

2chat and Conversion tools, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

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