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SFTP Component

SFTP

Read, write, move and delete files on an SFTP server

Component key: sftp

Description​

The SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) component lets you upload, download, move and delete files on an SFTP 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​

Basic Username/Password​

The basic auth connection is used to connect to SFTP servers that support username / password login. Consult your SFTP server administrator to determine which login method the server supports.

Private Key​

The private key connection allows you to access an SFTP server via SSH public/private key authentication. You will need to generate a public/private key pair, and ensure that your public key is stored on the SFTP server that you are connecting to. Then, you can authenticate with the SFTP server using a username and corresponding private key.

Actions​

Create Directory​

Create a new directory. If the recursive flag is set to true, the method will create any directories in the path which do not already exist. | key: createDirectory

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": "/path/to/new/directory/"
}

Delete File​

Delete a file from a SFTP server | key: deleteFile

List Directory​

List files in a directory on an SFTP server | key: listDirectory

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": [
    "file.txt",
    "example.txt"
  ]
}

Move File​

Move a file on an SFTP server | key: moveFile

Read File​

Read a file from SFTP | key: readFile

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": "Sample file contents",
  "contentType": "text/plain"
}

Stat File​

Pull statistics about a file | key: statFile

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": {
    "mode": 33279,
    "uid": 1000,
    "gid": 985,
    "size": 5,
    "accessTime": 1566868566000,
    "modifyTime": 1566868566000,
    "isDirectory": false,
    "isFile": true,
    "isBlockDevice": false,
    "isCharacterDevice": false,
    "isSymbolicLink": false,
    "isFIFO": false,
    "isSocket": false
  }
}

Write File​

Write a file to SFTP | key: writeFile

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": "Uploaded data stream to /upload/path/to/file.txt"
}