# Text Area

The `Text Area` field allows you to collect a multi-line text answer. Maximum and minimum expected lengths can be set for the answer.

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### For Developers <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

The Feathery SDK and API reference file upload fields with `type` equal to `text_area`. The submitted value is a `string`.


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# 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://docs.feathery.io/platform/build-forms/elements/fields/text-area.md?ask=<question>
```

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.