# What file types will Nightfall scan for sensitive data? What are the limitations? Nightfall supports scanning most file types, except for audio and video files. Image files are scanned using optical character recognition (OCR). Embedded files images and non-visible URLs are included in file scans. Max file size is **1 GB.** Contact us at , if you need us to raise this limit. **Supported file types:** * Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) * Google Workspace documents (Doc, Sheet, Slide, etc.) * Image file types (PNG, JPG, TIFF, GIF, etc.) * PDF files * All text-based document files (HTML, TXT, etc.) * All text-based code and config file types * All text-based data file types (CSV, TSV, JSON, XML, parquet, etc.) * Compressed file types (zip, gzip, etc.) are decompressed, and the contained files are scanned. **Unsupported file types** (audio, video, and animation): * audio/midi * audio/mpeg * audio/wav * audio/x-midi * video/mp4 * video/mpeg * application/photoshop * video/Quicktime * Autodesk 3d animation files (ma, fbx) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.nightfall.ai/detection_platform/faq/file_types_scanned.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.