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# Supported file extensions

# File extensions supported in External Content Connectors {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Search administrators can restrict the items an external content connector crawls by specifying file extensions in inclusion or exclusion filters.
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| File type | Supported file extensions |
|-|-|
| Comma-Separated Values | .csv |
| Extensible Markup Language | .xml |
| Hypertext Markup Language | * .htm * .html {#file-extensions-ext-cont-connector__ul_ayb_qmv_sdc} |
| Microsoft Excel | * .xls * .xlsm * .xlsx * .xltx {#file-extensions-ext-cont-connector__ul_s3j_rmv_sdc} |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | * .potx * .ppt * .pptm * .pptx {#file-extensions-ext-cont-connector__ul_mzc_1nv_sdc} |
| Microsoft Word | * .doc * .docm * .docx * .dotx {#file-extensions-ext-cont-connector__ul_stl_wmv_sdc} |
| Plain Text | .txt |
| Portable Document Format | .pdf |
| Rich Text Format | .rtf |
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For details on defining file-extension inclusion and exclusion filters in external content connectors, see [Configuring crawl settings for external content connectors](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/zSSTAtMfz11epkbTbLBJGw "Search administrators can configure crawl settings for each external content connector, such as which source system locations it crawls and which types of files it sends to AI Search for indexing.").