Long Text Input

The Long Text Input control allows a user to provide a large block of text when running a workflow.

A Long Text Input is an input control that provides a larger text area, allowing a user to enter multiple lines or paragraphs of text when they run a workflow.

When to Use

This control is ideal for longer pieces of content, such as:

• An email body

• An article or blog post

• A transcript

• Detailed feedback or instructions

How to Add

1. From your workflow's Build page, click on + Add Input.

2. Select Long Text Input from the list of available controls.

Configuration

• Title: The main label for the input field.

• Description: Optional helper text to provide more context.

• Variable Name: The name used to access this input's value within the workflow.

• Optional/Required: A toggle to specify if the user must provide this input.

Setting a Default Value

You can pre-fill the Long Text Input with a default value:

1. Enter the desired default text into the text area.

2. Click the settings icon (⚙️) at the bottom right of the control.

3. Select Set Current Value as Default.

Accessing the Value

You access the value using its variable name in double curly braces {{}}. For example, if the variable name is customer_feedback:

• In most nodes: Use {{customer_feedback}}.

• In a Code Node (Python): Access as a variable, e.g., feedback = "{{customer_feedback}}"

• In a JavaScript step: Access via params.customer_feedback.

Example

If you create a Long Text Input with the variable name article_text, you could use it in a downstream OpenAI node to summarize the content:

Please provide a three-sentence summary of the following article:

{{article_text}}