n8n-io/n8n · error · Error

docx "${attachment.fileName}" contains no extractable text.

Error message

docx "${attachment.fileName}" contains no extractable text.

What it means

Error "docx "${attachment.fileName}" contains no extractable text." thrown in n8n-io/n8n.

Source

Thrown at packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/parsers/docx-parser.ts:40

	assertOoxmlWithinBounds(decoded, attachment.fileName);

	const mammoth = await import('mammoth');
	const extractRawText = mammoth.extractRawText ?? mammoth.default?.extractRawText;
	if (typeof extractRawText !== 'function') {
		throw new Error('mammoth.extractRawText is not available');
	}

	let raw: { value: string };
	try {
		raw = await extractRawText({ buffer: decoded });
	} catch (error) {
		const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'unknown error';
		throw new Error(`Failed to parse docx "${attachment.fileName}": ${message}`);
	}

	const text = raw.value?.trim() ?? '';
	if (!text) {
		throw new Error(`docx "${attachment.fileName}" contains no extractable text.`);
	}

	if (text.length > MAX_RESULT_CHARS) {
		return { text: text.slice(0, MAX_RESULT_CHARS), truncated: true };
	}
	return { text, truncated: false };
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/parsers/docx-parser.ts:40 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of n8n-io/n8n@5ac6606e81 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e581e3c0fb6bc002. Report an issue: GitHub.