diff --git a/comfy-nodes/external_text_any.py b/comfy-nodes/external_text_any.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e84be41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comfy-nodes/external_text_any.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+class AnyType(str):
+    def __ne__(self, __value: object) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+
+WILDCARD = AnyType("*")
+
+class ComfyUIDeployExternalTextAny:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s):
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "input_id": (
+                    "STRING",
+                    {"multiline": False, "default": "input_text"},
+                ),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "default_value": (
+                    "STRING",
+                    {"multiline": True, "default": ""},
+                ),
+                "display_name": (
+                    "STRING",
+                    {"multiline": False, "default": ""},
+                ),
+                "description": (
+                    "STRING",
+                    {"multiline": True, "default": ""},
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+
+    RETURN_TYPES = (WILDCARD,)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("text",)
+
+    FUNCTION = "run"
+
+    CATEGORY = "text"
+
+    def run(self, input_id, default_value=None, display_name=None, description=None):
+        return [default_value]
+
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {"ComfyUIDeployExternalTextAny": ComfyUIDeployExternalTextAny}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {"ComfyUIDeployExternalTextAny": "External Text Any (ComfyUI Deploy)"}
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diff --git a/custom_routes.py b/custom_routes.py
index 3794cf1..68cbe7e 100644
--- a/custom_routes.py
+++ b/custom_routes.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def apply_inputs_to_workflow(workflow_api: Any, inputs: Any, sid: str = None):
                 value['inputs']["input_id"] = new_value
 
                 # Fix for external text default value
-                if (value["class_type"] == "ComfyUIDeployExternalText"):
+                if (value["class_type"] == "ComfyUIDeployExternalText" or value["class_type"] == "ComfyUIDeployExternalTextAny"):
                     value['inputs']["default_value"] = new_value
 
                 if (value["class_type"] == "ComfyUIDeployExternalCheckpoint"):