> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.evallo.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Text input

The Text input node allows you to ask your user for a text answer.

## Short text input

By default the text input is expecting a short answer:

<Frame />

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Flow">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/evallo-3fa74c32/qCj2Ep5yvUgf_xEN/images/blocks/inputs/short-text-flow.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qCj2Ep5yvUgf_xEN&q=85&s=78562381f56248b0d97d80d7229832e6" alt="Text input" className="rounded-lg" style={{ width:"100%" }} width="1290" height="768" data-path="images/blocks/inputs/short-text-flow.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Long text input

You can also ask your user for a longer text answer by enabling it in the input options:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Flow">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/evallo-3fa74c32/qCj2Ep5yvUgf_xEN/images/blocks/inputs/long-text-flow.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qCj2Ep5yvUgf_xEN&q=85&s=30025e33518e77cb71675ba00267dadb" alt="Long text input flow" className="rounded-lg" width="1302" height="888" data-path="images/blocks/inputs/long-text-flow.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="evallo">
    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/evallo-3fa74c32/images/blocks/inputs/long-text-evallo.png" alt="Long text input evallo" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Allow attachments

This option, when enabled, allows users to attach files to their message. This is useful when you want to ask for a document or a picture attached to the user messages.

The generated URL will be stored in the defined variable.

## Allow audio clips

This option, if enabled, displays a microphone button when the text input is empty. This allows users to record a voice message and send it to the evallo.

<Note>
  If supported, the recorded file will be a WebM file. If not, it will be an MP4 file (i.e. Safari).
</Note>


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