File extensions supported in External Content Connectors

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated January 30, 2025
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    • Search administrators can restrict the items an external content connector crawls by specifying file extensions in inclusion or exclusion filters.

    File type Supported file extensions
    Comma-Separated Values .csv
    Extensible Markup Language .xml
    Hypertext Markup Language
    • .htm
    • .html
    Microsoft Excel
    • .xls
    • .xlsm
    • .xlsx
    • .xltx
    Microsoft PowerPoint
    • .potx
    • .ppt
    • .pptm
    • .pptx
    Microsoft Word
    • .doc
    • .docm
    • .docx
    • .dotx
    Plain Text .txt
    Portable Document Format .pdf
    Rich Text Format .rtf

    For details on defining file-extension inclusion and exclusion filters in external content connectors, see Configuring crawl settings for external content connectors.