NiFi Ingest 26.3
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# HashDocument

The HashDocument processor calculates one or more hashes and adds the values to the document. Hash values can be used to identify duplicate or related documents. For example, you could calculate a hash from the sender, recipients, and subject of each e-mail, in order to create groups of related messages.

The processor calculates a separate hash for:

- The document content. The value is added to the field `hashes/MD5/content` or `hashes/SHA1/content`.
- The document metadata (or selected fields from the document metadata). The value is added to the field `hashes/MD5/metadata` or `hashes/SHA1/metadata`.
- Each file that is associated with the document. The value is added to the field `part/hashes/MD5` or `part/hashes/SHA1`.

## Properties

Name | Default Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
IDOL License Service |  | An IdolLicenseServiceImpl that provides a way to communicate with a Knowledge Discovery License Server.
XPath | //* | An XPath expression that identifies the fields to include when calculating the hash for the document metadata. If you enter a blank value, the processor does not calculate a hash for the document metadata.
Hash document content | true | A Boolean value that specifies whether to calculate a hash from the document content.
Hash document files | true | A Boolean value that specifies whether to calculate a hash for each associated file.
Hash Type | MD5 | The hash algorithm to use (`MD5`, `SHA1`, or `SHA256`).

## Relationships

Name | Description
--- | ---
success | Successfully processed FlowFiles are routed to this relationship.
failure | FlowFiles that had an invalid or unknown format.

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Version 26.3 | Last updated July 2026

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Product: Knowledge Discovery NiFi Ingest 26.3

Topic Title: HashDocument