FTP Component

Manage files and directories on an FTP server

Component key: ftp

Description

The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) component lets you upload, download, move and delete files on an FTP server.

A common integration pattern involves listing files in a file store, and performing a series of actions on the array of files that are returned. See our looping over files quickstart for information about how to create a loop over an array of files.

Connections

Username, password and endpoint

This component supports basic authentication, meaning that you can enter a username and password for authentication, or if your FTP server allows anonymous access you can leave those values blank.

You can enter either an IP address (e.g. 1.2.3.4) or FQDN (e.g. ftp.example.com) for the FTP's host name. Most FTP servers run on port 21 and most FTPS (secure) servers run on port 990, though ports are configurable and server administrators can choose to operate on different ports.

Some FTP servers are secure (indicating that they use FTPS rather than FTP). If you are using plain, unsecured FTP select false for secure (though, we recommend encrypting your connection if possible). If your FTP server is set up to use SSL/TLS, you can select true (meaning use "explicit" FTPS) or implicit to use "implicit" FTPS. For information on "implicit" and "explicit" FTPS, see this documentation.

If your component fails to connect, verify the hostname, port and security information with your server's administrator.

On-prem enabled: this connection can be configured to connect to an on-prem resource on a private network. Learn more.

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Host string / Required host		The address of the FTP server. This should be an IP address or hostname.	ftp.example.com
Ignore SSL Errors boolean / Required ignoreSslErrors	false	Ignore SSL errors, like self-signed certificates
Password password password			p@s$W0Rd
Port string / Required port	21	The port of the FTP server.	21
Secure string / Required secure	false	Specifies whether to use FTPS over TLS. Can be true, false, or implicit, which is for legacy implicit FTPS.	false
Username string username			john.doe

Actions

Delete File

Delete a file from a FTP server | key: deleteFile

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Connection connection / Required connection
Path string / Required path		Path of file to delete	/path/to/file.txt
Verbose Logging boolean verbose	false	Enables verbose logging for debugging purposes.	false

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List Directory

List the contents of a directory | key: listDirectory

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Connection connection / Required connection
Path string / Required path		Path of directory on FTP server to list	/path/to/directory
Verbose Logging boolean verbose	false	Enables verbose logging for debugging purposes.	false

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "My Folder",
      "type": 2,
      "size": 0,
      "rawModifiedAt": "Feb  8 22:16",
      "permissions": {
        "user": 7,
        "group": 5,
        "world": 5
      },
      "hardLinkCount": 2,
      "group": "group",
      "user": "owner",
      "isDirectory": true,
      "isFile": false,
      "isSymbolicLink": false
    },
    {
      "name": "FTP Access.docx",
      "type": 1,
      "size": 13869,
      "rawModifiedAt": "Jan 23 16:38",
      "permissions": {
        "user": 6,
        "group": 4,
        "world": 4
      },
      "hardLinkCount": 1,
      "group": "group",
      "user": "owner",
      "isDirectory": false,
      "isFile": true,
      "isSymbolicLink": false
    }
  ]
}

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Move File

Move a file on an FTP server | key: moveFile

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Connection connection / Required connection
Destination Path string / Required destinationPath		Path of file to move	/my/destination/path.txt
Source Path string / Required sourcePath		Path of file to move	/my/starting/path.txt
Verbose Logging boolean verbose	false	Enables verbose logging for debugging purposes.	false

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Read File

Read a file from FTP | key: readFile

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Connection connection / Required connection
Path string / Required inputPath		Path of file on FTP server to read data from	/path/to/file.txt
Verbose Logging boolean verbose	false	Enables verbose logging for debugging purposes.	false

{
  "data": {
    "type": "Buffer",
    "data": [
      101,
      120,
      97,
      109,
      112,
      108,
      101
    ]
  },
  "contentType": "application/octet"
}

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Write File

Write a file to FTP | key: writeFile

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Connection connection / Required connection
Data text / Required data		Text to write into the file
Path string / Required outputPath		Path on FTP server to write file	/we/love/commas.csv
Verbose Logging boolean verbose	false	Enables verbose logging for debugging purposes.	false

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