# Indexing pdf, word, text, image files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-pdf-word-text-image-files/80701>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 30, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-pdf-word-text-image-files/80701 "2017-03-30T14:55:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ESCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@ESCoder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ESCoder)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-pdf-word-text-image-files/80701/1 "2017-03-30T14:55:19Z")

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hi,  
can anyone please give an example of how to extract content from pdf, word, text etc. using elasticsearch and indexing it?  
i know that elasticsearch uses the TIKA plugin but i was not able to see how to use it in the indexing process.  
what formats does TIKA support for content extraction for indexing in ES?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-pdf-word-text-image-files/80701/2 "2017-03-30T15:08:00Z")

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Have a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/ingest-attachment.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/ingest-attachment.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-pdf-word-text-image-files/80701/3 "2017-04-27T15:08:04Z")

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