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FTP

FTP actions allow users to upload and download files and manipulate directories on FTP servers.

Actions

Connect

Establish a specific connection to a remote FTP server.

  • Server name: FTP server host or IP address.
  • Server port: FTP server port.
  • FTP over TLS: Connect to a FTP server using TLS. The host for that connection needs to be set to FTPS.
  • Authentication type
    • Anonymous: No account required.
    • Normal: Username and password required.
  • Transfer mode: Specify the mode of the transfer.
    • Passive: In the passive mode, the client uses the control connection to send a PASV signal to the server. FTP server sends back IP address and server port number.
    • Positive: In the positive mode, the client connects on a random port for incoming data connections from the server. Client again sends next port to FTP server which is acknowledged on command channel.

Disconnect

Close an open FTP connection.

Change Folder

Change the current working directory for an FTP connection.

  • Navigate to
    • Parent folder: Set the parent folder as the current working directory.
    • Specific folder: Set the specific path as the working directory.

Upload

Upload one file to an FTP server.

  • Local file: The file to upload. This value can be a file path or a variable.

Download

Downloads one or more files from an FTP server.

  • Remote files: The file(s) in the FTP server to be downloaded. Multiple files should be separated by commas.
  • Local folder: The folder to which the downloaded files will be saved.