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title: GlideScriptableInputStream - Scoped, Global
description: A GlideScriptableInputStream object cannot be instantiated directly, but is used as an opaque object which is used to connect an input stream from GlideSysAttachment.getContentStream\(\) with other streaming APIs.
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# GlideScriptableInputStream - Scoped, Global

A GlideScriptableInputStream object cannot be instantiated directly, but is used as an opaque object which is used to connect an input stream from GlideSysAttachment.getContentStream\(\) with other streaming APIs.

The public APIs that can consume this input stream include:

-   [GlideDigest](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/server-api-reference/c_GlideDigestScopedAPI.md)
-   [GlideExcelParser](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/server-api-reference/GlideExcelParserScopedAPI.md)
-   [GlideTextReader](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/server-api-reference/c_GlideTextReaderScopedAPI.md)
-   [XMLDocument2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/server-api-reference/c_XMLDocument2ScopedAPI.md)

**Parent Topic:**[Server API reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/server-api-reference/api-server.md)