Instant APIs for FTP/SFTP in Minutes with DreamFactory
Welcome to our article on DreamFactory's FTP/SFTP connector! In this post, we will explore how DreamFactory's FTP/SFTP connector simplifies API generation with its speed, security, and scalability.
Working with FTP/SFTP can sometimes be complex due to the intricacies of setting up secure connections, managing file permissions, and dealing with different FTP/SFTP servers. That's where DreamFactory's FTP/SFTP connector comes to the rescue.
Generating the FTP/SFTP API
To start generating your Azure DocumentDB REST API, you’ll login to the DreamFactory administration interface, navigate to the side bar and select the API Connections tab. From there, select API types, then from that dropdown select File. Then locate the blue ‘+’ button to the right of the menu to start creating your API.
Step 1: Select your database
Then, from the Service Type dropdown, select the FTP or SFTP connector. Here you will be prompted to provide a name, label, and description. The latter two are used just for reference purposes within the administration interface, however the name value is particularly important because as you’ll soon see it will comprise part of the API URL.
Step 2: Provide a name, label, and description for your database
In the Config tab you’ll be prompted to provide the file-service connection details. This should really be nothing new; you’ll supply a host name or account name, username, password, and a private key if required.
Step 3: Enter database connection credentials
With the credentials in place, just press the Save button at the bottom of the screen, and believe it or not the REST API has been generated!
So what happens in the background is DreamFactory not only generates the API but also generates the corresponding documentation and security controls. From here, navigate to the API Docs to access all your REST API endpoints, interact with tables and views, explore the schema, and utilize HTTP functionalities (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE) and more.
Step 4: Interact with your auto-generated API Documentation to find the curl command & request URL
Security & Integration with other Services
As with all DreamFactory REST APIs you will have to secure your FTP/SFTP API with minimum role based access controls before it can be made public. You can also add headers, add service definitions and script some powerful automated workflows with the DreamFactory scripting engine.
In a few short minutes you can have your FTP/SFTP API ready to integrate alongside any number of other Enterprise applications, data sources or network APIs. DreamFactory also allows you to create, mount and manage any number of third party REST APIs with ease under a unified admin dashboard.
Unified Access Control
By wrapping SFTP operations within a REST API, you can introduce an additional layer of access control and auditing. You can log every API request, limit access to specific users or IP addresses, or integrate with existing identity management systems.
Extended Functionality
With a REST API, you can provide extended functionality beyond basic SFTP operations. For example, you can offer file previews, metadata extraction, or custom processing of files after they're uploaded.
About DreamFactory
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Read more about SFTP REST API here: https://blog.dreamfactory.com/creating-an-sftp-rest-api-with-dreamfactory/
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