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+---
+title: '📄 Text file'
+---
+
+To add a .txt file, specify the data_type as `text_file`. The URL provided in the first parameter of the `add` function, should be a local path. Eg:
+
+```python
+from embedchain import App
+
+app = App()
+app.add('path/to/file.txt', data_type="text_file")
+
+app.query("Summarize the information of the text file")
+```
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