# OCR a pdf document in channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [August 4, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ocr-a-pdf-document-in-channel/5486 "2018-08-04T16:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gift\_Of\_Sight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/gift_of_sight/32/2935_2.png) [@Gift\_Of\_Sight](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Gift_Of_Sight)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ocr-a-pdf-document-in-channel/5486/1 "2018-08-04T16:21:58Z")
Hello: Task: When a user uploads a .pdf document to a channel i want to OCR the document and then move the data off Mattermost possibly to a folder on the file system. Has this been accomplished? Alternately, I’d like to find and monitor a Channel location on the file system. When items are posted to the channel by any user (ie: a pdf document) i’d like to move that item to another location on the file system. In my experiment i noticed the file location changes after ever post. Is there another known technique to accomplish this task? ---
**Author:** ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ocr-a-pdf-document-in-channel/5486/2 "2018-08-07T18:05:37Z")
Hi @Gift_Of_Sight, apologies for late reply. I believe we don’t support something like this yet, would you like to [contribute this in the feature idea forum](https://mattermost.uservoice.com/forums/306457-general/) so it can be upvoted and considered for a [help wanted ticket](https://handbook.mattermost.com/contributors/contributors/help-wanted)? Please include a link back to this Forum Issue. If you’re interested in implementing, please say so and we’ll prioritize the review. You get **10** votes in the feature idea forum, and each one influences the future of the project.