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
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How to Add
From your workflow's Build page, click on + Add Input.
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:
Enter the desired default text into the text area.
Click the settings icon (⚙️) at the bottom right of the control.
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:
