Advanced FTP

Advanced FTP tool allows you to connect to an FTP server and perform operations.

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Before you start using the tools, make sure you have the rights for the FTP to read, write or delete for folders according to the tool.

Check if a file exists in a directory

You can check if a file exists in an FTP folder with this tool.

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In order for this to work, you need to define the full path of the folder, and for the file name, add the extension of the file (ex- yourfilename.pdf)

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	Directory path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	File name	Name of the file with extension	Yes
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No
Logon type Normal	Username	Your FTP Username	No
	Password	Your FTP Password	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
message	Result message
error	error message
error_code	error code
file_exist	if the file exist
file_path	Path of the file
files_size	size of the file
files_size_human	size of the file

Create a folder

You can create a folder in the FTP with this tool.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	Directory path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	Folder name	Name of the folder	Yes
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No
Logon type Normal	Username	Your FTP Username	No
	Password	Your FTP Password	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
message	Result message
error	error message
error_code	error code
folder_created	created folder
folder_path	Path of the folder

Delete file

You can delete a file in a specific folder in the FTP with this tool.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	Directory path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	File name	Name of the file	Yes
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No
Logon type Normal	Username	Your FTP Username	No
	Password	Your FTP Password	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
message	Result message
error	error message
error_code	error code
file_deleted	Deleted folder
folder_path	Path of the folder

Delete folder

You can delete a folder in the FTP with this tool.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	Directory path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No
Logon type Normal	Username	Your FTP Username	No
	Password	Your FTP Password	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
message	Result message
error	error message
error_code	error code
folder_deleted	deleted folder
folder_path	Path of the folder

Move file or folder

You can move a file or folder in the FTP with this tool.

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You need to write file path with file name or directory name in both Old file or directory path and New file or directory path. Picture below:

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	Old file or directory path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	New file or directory path	Path of the new folder	Yes
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No
Logon type Normal	Username	Your FTP Username	No
	Password	Your FTP Password	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
message	Result message
error	error message
error_code	error code
file_folder_moved	Name of the file
old_path	Path of the new folder
new_path	Path of the old folder

Download file

You can download a file from an FTP folder using this.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	File path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	File name	Name of the file to download	Yes
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
\*	The file content
file_name	File name
file_base6	File base64 encoded
message	Result message

List Files from Directory

You can list all files from a Directory using this tool.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	File path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	Recursivily	Select the option recursively if you want to list the whole directory recursively.	No
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
files_list	List of files
files_list.0	File array with its data
files_list.0.path	File path
files_list.0.details	File details
files_list.0.details.permissions	File permissions
files_list.0.details.number
files_list.0.details.owner	Owner of the file
files_list.0.details.group	File groud
files_list.0.details.size	File size
files_list.0.details.month	Month it was updated
files_list.0.details.day	Day it was updated
files_list.0.details.time	Time it was updated
files_list.0.details.name	File name
files_list.0.details.type	File type
message	Result message

Upload File

You can upload a file to an FTP Folder using this tool.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	File path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	File name	Name of the file that it will have in your FTP server.	No
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
*

Upload HTML Content

You can upload an Html generated content using this tool.

Input parameters

Section	Parameters	Usage	Mandatory
GENERAL	Name of object	Name the object with a useful text for you to identify it	Yes
	HTML Content	FTP or SFTP	Yes
FTP CONFIGURATION	Protocol	FTP or SFTP	Yes
	Host	Hostname or IP of the server	Yes
	Port	Port through which the connection is set	No
	Transfer mode	Pasive / Active	Yes
	Transfer type	ASCII / Binary	Yes
	Logon Type	anonymous / normal / key_file	No
	File path	Path in the FTP server	Yes
	File name	Name of the file that it will have in your FTP server.	No
FTP Encryption	Encryption	Method to encrypt the connection	No

Response parameters

Parameter	Usage
*