> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create summary

> Summarize text content using AI, with options for length and focus area.

Summarize text content using AI. Use this action to condense long documents, meeting transcripts, email threads, or any text into a concise summary.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the action">
    In the Workflow builder, click **+** between blocks and select **Create Summary** from the action library.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/zezwztoB9l0rPYfl/images/reference/create-summary-img-0.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zezwztoB9l0rPYfl&q=85&s=05a66a7ddc3bdd448ecd179b6bf87887" alt="Action library with Create Summary highlighted" width="696" height="265" data-path="images/reference/create-summary-img-0.png" />
    </Frame>

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/zezwztoB9l0rPYfl/images/reference/create-summary-img-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zezwztoB9l0rPYfl&q=85&s=49818214002aa046e8509b18450c53be" alt="Create Summary action added to the Workflow" width="636" height="285" data-path="images/reference/create-summary-img-1.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Provide the text to summarize">
    In the **Contents to Summarize** field, enter or reference the content you want summarized. Use **#** to [reference variables](/guides/prompt-engineering#workflow-prompts) from previous steps or the trigger.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cassidy/zezwztoB9l0rPYfl/images/reference/create-summary-img-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zezwztoB9l0rPYfl&q=85&s=cb7153134320648e271cbed079bc5dd5" alt="Contents to Summarize field with variable reference" width="631" height="136" data-path="images/reference/create-summary-img-3.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

* [Generate Text](/reference/actions/generate-text)
* [Extract Information](/reference/actions/extract-information)