SharePoint connected system read data from files kept at SharePoint

RE: SharePoint connected system read data from files kept at SharePoint

eleanorac272905 — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:15:10 GMT

Hi Bihitak,

To read file contents from SharePoint via a connected system, use the “Get file content” (or similar “GetFile”/“Download file” depending on your connector) operation. This retrieves the actual binary/text content of the file.

Use Get file properties if you only need metadata (name, size, modified date, etc.).
Use Get file content when you want to read and process the file data itself (Excel, DOCX, etc.).

After fetching the content, you can pass it to downstream logic (e.g., parse Excel, convert DOCX to text, etc.).

Hope that helps!

RE: SharePoint connected system read data from files kept at SharePoint

bihitakdass — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:09:19 GMT

Thanks can you please help me in configuring "Execute Read Request"

RE: SharePoint connected system read data from files kept at SharePoint

bihitakdass — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:08:05 GMT

thanks , can you help me if you are aware how to configure "Execute Read Request"

I am unable to configure the relative path it give me file not found error.

RE: SharePoint connected system read data from files kept at SharePoint

venkatrea696188 — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:52:18 GMT

Download the file into Appian (Get-Contents end point). For reading Excel we have excel tool plug in contents and for docx check online for any available plug-ins.