# File Read Node missing?

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/file-read-node-missing/4468>\
**Category:** Bug Report\
**Tags:** workflow\
**Created:** [April 17, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-read-node-missing/4468 "2022-04-17T07:25:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Paolo\_Proxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-read-node-missing/4468/1 "2022-04-17T07:25:45Z")

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Hi folks,  
File Read Node is missing from the Node list:

> **[File: Read Node](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/data/file-read/)**
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> Learn more about the Losant File: Read Node.

I don’t see it any where on the left menu:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/f/ffec1e4743ab7fb439b41fd47dd2c9cc4806b692.png)

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Cannaday](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/brandon_cannaday/32/14_2.png) [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-read-node-missing/4468/2 "2022-04-17T13:26:07Z")

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The File: Read Node is only available in Edge Workflows, since it’s used to read files from the gateway’s local file system. If you’d like to access a file from Application Files, I’d recommend the HTTP Node to download it to the payload using it’s URL.

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**Author:** ![Paolo\_Proxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/file-read-node-missing/4468/3 "2022-04-18T11:16:22Z")

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I see makes sense now. Yes I ended up using the HTTP GET via the node and read the file content.  
Thanks.