Drew AI can analyze files you upload directly in the chat. This is useful when you have data in spreadsheets, reports in PDFs, or other documents that you want Drew AI to interpret alongside your connected store data.
Supported file types
You can upload the following file types to Drew AI:
CSV files (.csv): Spreadsheet data, exported reports, custom data sets
Excel files (.xlsx): Excel spreadsheets (automatically converted to CSV for analysis)
PDF files (.pdf): Reports, invoices, competitor analyses, or any document
Plain text (.txt): Notes, logs, or any text content
TSV files (.tsv): Tab-separated data files
JSON files (.json): Structured data or API exports
Images (.jpg, .png, .gif, .webp): Screenshots, ad creatives, or any visual content
How to upload files
There are three ways to attach files to your Drew AI conversation:
Click the upload button: Click the attachment icon in the chat input area and select files from your computer.
Drag and drop: Drag files directly into the Drew AI chat window.
Paste: Copy a file or screenshot and paste it directly into the chat input (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V).
You can upload multiple files at once. Duplicate files are automatically detected and prevented.
What Drew AI does with your files
When you upload a file, Drew AI reads and understands its contents:
Data files (CSV, Excel, JSON, TSV): Drew AI loads the data into its analysis environment and can query, filter, aggregate, and visualize it. It presents CSV data as formatted tables.
PDFs and documents: Drew AI reads the content and can answer questions about it, summarize it, or cross-reference it with your store data.
Images: Drew AI can view and describe images — useful for reviewing ad creatives or analyzing screenshots.
Example use cases
Analyze a custom report: Upload a CSV from another tool and ask Drew AI to analyze trends, find outliers, or compare it with your Shopify data.
Review competitor data: Upload a PDF of a competitor analysis and ask Drew AI to compare it with your metrics.
Audit ad creatives: Upload screenshots of ad creatives and ask Drew AI which ones align with your performance data.
Import external data: Upload a CSV of influencer campaign costs and ask Drew AI to calculate blended ROAS including those costs.
File size and limitations
Large files will be summarized or truncated rather than displayed in full.
Very large CSV files may be sampled to the first several thousand rows for analysis.
All uploaded files are securely stored and associated with your conversation thread.
Need help? Reach out to support@datadrew.io or use the in-app chat.
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