Apr 17, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How to Load and Split Documents for RAG: First Step to Building a Knowledge Base

This tutorial explains why document loading and splitting are critical for RAG pipelines, introduces LangChain's Document format, demonstrates loaders for various file types, details the RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter and alternative splitters, and provides practical tips on parameter tuning, metadata preservation, Chinese text handling, and common pitfalls.

AIChunkingDocument Loader

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How to Load and Split Documents for RAG: First Step to Building a Knowledge Base

BirdNest Tech Talk

Oct 11, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

How to Load Documents into LangChain: From Files to APIs

Learn how to use LangChain's Document Loaders to import data from files, web pages, databases, and APIs, understand the Document object structure, compare load() versus lazy_load(), and follow a step‑by‑step Python example that demonstrates loading, inspecting, and optionally processing documents with an LLM.

Document LoaderLLMLangChain

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How to Load Documents into LangChain: From Files to APIs