FTP

The FTP node transfers files to and from remote servers using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). It supports uploading, downloading, deleting, renaming, and listing files on FTP servers. For encrypted file transfer, see the FTPS and SFTP nodes.

Before You Use This Node

What you may need	Where to set it up	Why it matters
FTP server connection	Connections	Save server details once, then reuse them for upload, download, list, rename, and delete actions.
Files to upload	Files	Files can come from cloud storage or local storage and be reused in file transfer steps.
Folder paths or file name patterns	Global Variables	Keep common paths consistent across workflows.

Actions

Action	Description
ftp:uploadFile	Upload a file to the FTP server
ftp:downloadFile	Download a file from the FTP server
ftp:deleteFile	Delete a file on the FTP server
ftp:renameFile	Rename or move a file on the FTP server
ftp:listFiles	List files in a directory on the FTP server

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ftp:uploadFile

Uploads a file to the specified path on the remote server.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
remotePath	string	Yes	Full path on the remote server including file name
content	string	Yes	Base64-encoded file content
transferMode	string	No	binary or ascii. Defaults to binary
createDirectories	boolean	No	Create parent directories if they don't exist. Defaults to false

ftp:downloadFile

Downloads a file from the remote server. Returns the content as base64.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
remotePath	string	Yes	Full path to the file on the remote server
transferMode	string	No	binary or ascii. Defaults to binary

ftp:deleteFile

Deletes a file on the remote server.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
remotePath	string	Yes	Full path to the file to delete

ftp:renameFile

Renames or moves a file on the remote server.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
fromPath	string	Yes	Current file path
toPath	string	Yes	New file path

ftp:listFiles

Lists files and directories at a given path.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
remotePath	string	Yes	Directory path to list
filePattern	string	No	Glob pattern to filter files (e.g., *.csv)

Connection

Requires an FTP connection configured in the Global Configurator:

Field	Description
host	FTP server hostname or IP
port	FTP port. Defaults to 21
username	FTP username
password	FTP password
passiveMode	Use passive mode. Defaults to true

Configure under Connections > FTP in the Global Configurator.

Output

uploadFile

downloadFile

listFiles