How to download PDF files in make without working with binary data

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Hi,
I am trying to download a PDF file from AIRTABLE to MAKE to then upload to GPT. However, the HTTP module downloads the file as binary. I can’t see how I can send the PDF file to GPT for analysis.

I think that I am missing something fundamental in how to manage files in Make but I can’t seem to find document to explain this or how to solve.

Any guidance would be amazing. Thank you!

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You can use the “Message an Assistant” module. If you want to use “Create a Chat Completion”, then you need to use another module to convert the PDF to text first.

Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.

— @samliew

P.S.: Investing some effort into the Make Academy will save you lots of time and frustration using Make.

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HI @samliew , that is great - all fixed. It has been discussed in more detail in other posts, but the basic scenario for anybody wanting to download Airtable file and send to GPT for analysis is:

  1. Download the file from Airtable using HTTP
  2. Upload the file to GPT using OpenAI UPload A File
  3. Create Vector Store in OpenAI
  4. Move file to created Vector Store using OpenAI Add Files To A Vector Store
  5. Have Agent process file using Message an Assistant

Hope this helps people hitting the same issue in the future.