# What is extractable from an image using the attachment plugin?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-extractable-from-an-image-using-the-attachment-plugin/12940
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 25, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-extractable-from-an-image-using-the-attachment-plugin/12940 "2013-07-25T15:45:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Kash](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kash)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-extractable-from-an-image-using-the-attachment-plugin/12940/1 "2013-07-25T15:45:30Z")
Hi,
I am trying to work out the limits of what is possible with the attachment
plugin for elasticsearch. Working with document based attachments is
absolutely fine and I have no problem with that. However, I would like to
know what exactly can I extract from image attachments? Other than image
metadata (e.g. EXIF) can I expect the plugin to perform a sort of OCR
function, and recognise when an image contains text and then make that text
searchable?
I've tried it locally, and it didn't work, but I wanted to ask other users
in case they've successfully been able to get this to work, and I'm doing
something wrong.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-extractable-from-an-image-using-the-attachment-plugin/12940/2 "2017-07-06T02:24:31Z")