diff --git a/core/api.py b/core/api.py
index 1f6dacce..e4401f34 100644
--- a/core/api.py
+++ b/core/api.py
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ async def ingest_file(
     metadata: str = Form("{}"),
     rules: str = Form("[]"),
     auth: AuthContext = Depends(verify_token),
+    external_id: Optional[str] = Form(None),
     use_colpali: Optional[bool] = None,
     folder_name: Optional[str] = Form(None),
     end_user_id: Optional[str] = Form(None),
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ def str2bool(v):
         # Create a document with processing status
         doc = Document(
             content_type=file.content_type,
+            external_id=external_id if external_id else None,
             filename=file.filename,
             metadata=metadata_dict,
             owner={"type": auth.entity_type.value, "id": auth.entity_id},
diff --git a/core/models/request.py b/core/models/request.py
index f67d5348..7446a401 100644
--- a/core/models/request.py
+++ b/core/models/request.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class IngestTextRequest(BaseModel):
     use_colpali: Optional[bool] = None
     folder_name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Optional folder scope for the operation")
     end_user_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Optional end-user scope for the operation")
+    external_id: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class CreateGraphRequest(BaseModel):
diff --git a/core/services/document_service.py b/core/services/document_service.py
index f652b657..fb5d338e 100644
--- a/core/services/document_service.py
+++ b/core/services/document_service.py
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ async def query(
     async def ingest_text(
         self,
         content: str,
+        external_id=external_id if external_id else None,
         filename: Optional[str] = None,
         metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         auth: AuthContext = None,
@@ -574,8 +575,10 @@ async def ingest_text(
         settings = get_settings()
 
         doc = Document(
+            external_id=external_id,
             content_type="text/plain",
             filename=filename,
+            content=content,
             metadata=metadata or {},
             owner={"type": auth.entity_type, "id": auth.entity_id},
             access_control={