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:documentationPath: /pipeline/transforms/
:language: en_US
:description: The Avro File Input transform simply reads Avro records from one or more files. Each record is encapsulated in an Avro field, each value has its own Schema and record.

= image:transforms/icons/avro_input.svg[Avro File Input Icon, role="image-doc-icon"] Avro File Input

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== Description

The Avro File Input transform simply reads Avro records from one or more files.

Each record is encapsulated in an Avro field, each value has its own Schema and record.
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== Supported Engines
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!Hop Engine! image:check_mark.svg[Supported, 24]
!Spark! image:check_mark.svg[Supported, 24]
!Flink! image:check_mark.svg[Supported, 24]
!Dataflow! image:check_mark.svg[Supported, 24]
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== Options

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|Option|Description

|Transform name
|Name of the transform.
Note: This name has to be unique in a single pipeline.

|Filename field
|Select the field which contains the filename(s) of the Avro files to read

|Avro output field name
|The name of the field which will contain the Avro records

|Maximum number of rows to read
|Specify a positive number to limit the amount of rows read from all files.

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