diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/chroma.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/chroma.py
index 9675e141e7..1fdb064c51 100755
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/chroma.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/chroma.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import (
     SearchResult,
     GetResult,
 )
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 
 from open_webui.config import (
     CHROMA_DATA_PATH,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class ChromaClient(VectorDBBase):
         ids = [item["id"] for item in items]
         documents = [item["text"] for item in items]
         embeddings = [item["vector"] for item in items]
-        metadatas = [stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]) for item in items]
+        metadatas = [process_metadata(item["metadata"]) for item in items]
 
         for batch in create_batches(
             api=self.client,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class ChromaClient(VectorDBBase):
         ids = [item["id"] for item in items]
         documents = [item["text"] for item in items]
         embeddings = [item["vector"] for item in items]
-        metadatas = [stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]) for item in items]
+        metadatas = [process_metadata(item["metadata"]) for item in items]
 
         collection.upsert(
             ids=ids, documents=documents, embeddings=embeddings, metadatas=metadatas
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/elasticsearch.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/elasticsearch.py
index 727d831cff..6de0d859f8 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/elasticsearch.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/elasticsearch.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import ssl
 from elasticsearch.helpers import bulk, scan
 
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import (
     VectorDBBase,
     VectorItem,
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class ElasticsearchClient(VectorDBBase):
                         "collection": collection_name,
                         "vector": item["vector"],
                         "text": item["text"],
-                        "metadata": stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                        "metadata": process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                     },
                 }
                 for item in batch
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class ElasticsearchClient(VectorDBBase):
                         "collection": collection_name,
                         "vector": item["vector"],
                         "text": item["text"],
-                        "metadata": stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                        "metadata": process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                     },
                     "doc_as_upsert": True,
                 }
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py
index f7bd30cbd7..98f8e335f2 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 from typing import Optional
 
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import (
     VectorDBBase,
     VectorItem,
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class MilvusClient(VectorDBBase):
                     "id": item["id"],
                     "vector": item["vector"],
                     "data": {"text": item["text"]},
-                    "metadata": stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                    "metadata": process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                 }
                 for item in items
             ],
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class MilvusClient(VectorDBBase):
                     "id": item["id"],
                     "vector": item["vector"],
                     "data": {"text": item["text"]},
-                    "metadata": stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                    "metadata": process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                 }
                 for item in items
             ],
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/opensearch.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/opensearch.py
index 510070f97a..2e946710e2 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/opensearch.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/opensearch.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from opensearchpy import OpenSearch
 from opensearchpy.helpers import bulk
 from typing import Optional
 
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import (
     VectorDBBase,
     VectorItem,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class OpenSearchClient(VectorDBBase):
                     "_source": {
                         "vector": item["vector"],
                         "text": item["text"],
-                        "metadata": stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                        "metadata": process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                     },
                 }
                 for item in batch
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class OpenSearchClient(VectorDBBase):
                     "doc": {
                         "vector": item["vector"],
                         "text": item["text"],
-                        "metadata": stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                        "metadata": process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                     },
                     "doc_as_upsert": True,
                 }
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pgvector.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pgvector.py
index 06c1698cdd..312b48944c 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pgvector.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pgvector.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.mutable import MutableDict
 from sqlalchemy.exc import NoSuchTableError
 
 
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import (
     VectorDBBase,
     VectorItem,
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class PgvectorClient(VectorDBBase):
                         vector=vector,
                         collection_name=collection_name,
                         text=item["text"],
-                        vmetadata=stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                        vmetadata=process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                     )
                     new_items.append(new_chunk)
                 self.session.bulk_save_objects(new_items)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class PgvectorClient(VectorDBBase):
                     if existing:
                         existing.vector = vector
                         existing.text = item["text"]
-                        existing.vmetadata = stringify_metadata(item["metadata"])
+                        existing.vmetadata = process_metadata(item["metadata"])
                         existing.collection_name = (
                             collection_name  # Update collection_name if necessary
                         )
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class PgvectorClient(VectorDBBase):
                             vector=vector,
                             collection_name=collection_name,
                             text=item["text"],
-                            vmetadata=stringify_metadata(item["metadata"]),
+                            vmetadata=process_metadata(item["metadata"]),
                         )
                         self.session.add(new_chunk)
                 self.session.commit()
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pinecone.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pinecone.py
index 466b5a6e24..5bef0d9ea7 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pinecone.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/pinecone.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from open_webui.config import (
     PINECONE_CLOUD,
 )
 from open_webui.env import SRC_LOG_LEVELS
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 
 
 NO_LIMIT = 10000  # Reasonable limit to avoid overwhelming the system
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class PineconeClient(VectorDBBase):
             point = {
                 "id": item["id"],
                 "values": item["vector"],
-                "metadata": stringify_metadata(metadata),
+                "metadata": process_metadata(metadata),
             }
             points.append(point)
         return points
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/s3vector.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/s3vector.py
index 2ac6911769..519ee5abad 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/s3vector.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/s3vector.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import stringify_metadata
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import process_metadata
 from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import (
     VectorDBBase,
     VectorItem,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class S3VectorClient(VectorDBBase):
                 metadata["text"] = item["text"]
 
                 # Convert metadata to string format for consistency
-                metadata = stringify_metadata(metadata)
+                metadata = process_metadata(metadata)
 
                 # Filter metadata to comply with S3 Vector API limit of 10 keys
                 metadata = self._filter_metadata(metadata, item["id"])
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class S3VectorClient(VectorDBBase):
                 metadata["text"] = item["text"]
 
                 # Convert metadata to string format for consistency
-                metadata = stringify_metadata(metadata)
+                metadata = process_metadata(metadata)
 
                 # Filter metadata to comply with S3 Vector API limit of 10 keys
                 metadata = self._filter_metadata(metadata, item["id"])
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/utils.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/utils.py
index 1d9698c6b1..a597390b92 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/utils.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
+KEYS_TO_EXCLUDE = ["content", "pages", "tables", "paragraphs", "sections", "figures"]
 
-def stringify_metadata(
+
+def filter_metadata(metadata: dict[str, any]) -> dict[str, any]:
+    metadata = {
+        key: value for key, value in metadata.items() if key not in KEYS_TO_EXCLUDE
+    }
+    return metadata
+
+
+def process_metadata(
     metadata: dict[str, any],
 ) -> dict[str, any]:
     for key, value in metadata.items():
+        # Remove large fields
+        if key in KEYS_TO_EXCLUDE:
+            del metadata[key]
+
+        # Convert non-serializable fields to strings
         if (
             isinstance(value, datetime)
             or isinstance(value, list)
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
index 3681008c87..d322addfa6 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ from open_webui.retrieval.utils import (
     query_doc,
     query_doc_with_hybrid_search,
 )
+from open_webui.retrieval.vector.utils import filter_metadata
 from open_webui.utils.misc import (
     calculate_sha256_string,
 )
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ def process_file(
                         Document(
                             page_content=doc.page_content,
                             metadata={
-                                **doc.metadata,
+                                **filter_metadata(doc.metadata),
                                 "name": file.filename,
                                 "created_by": file.user_id,
                                 "file_id": file.id,