Description:

Fetches files from an FTP Server and creates FlowFiles from them

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Tags:

FTP, get, retrieve, files, fetch, remote, ingest, source, input

Properties:

In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Anyother properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language (or simply EL), and whether a property is considered "sensitive", meaning that its value will be encrypted. Before entering a value in a sensitive property, ensure that the nifi.properties file has an entry for the property nifi.sensitive.props.key.

NameDefault ValueValid ValuesExpression Language
HostnameYes
Description:The fully qualified hostname or IP address of the remote system
Port21No
Description:The port that the remote system is listening on for file transfers
UsernameNo
Description:Username
Password Sensitive PropertyNo
Description:Password for the user account
Connection ModePassive
  • Active
  • Passive
No
Description:The FTP Connection Mode
Transfer ModeBinary
  • Binary
  • ASCII
No
Description:The FTP Transfer Mode
Remote PathYes
Description:The path on the remote system from which to pull or push files
File Filter RegexNo
Description:Provides a Java Regular Expression for filtering Filenames; if a filter is supplied, only files whose names match that Regular Expression will be fetched
Path Filter RegexNo
Description:When Search Recursively is true, then only subdirectories whose path matches the given Regular Expression will be scanned
Polling Interval60 secNo
Description:Determines how long to wait between fetching the listing for new files
Search Recursivelyfalse
  • true
  • false
No
Description:If true, will pull files from arbitrarily nested subdirectories; otherwise, will not traverse subdirectories
Ignore Dotted Filestrue
  • true
  • false
No
Description:If true, files whose names begin with a dot (".") will be ignored
Delete Originaltrue
  • true
  • false
No
Description:Determines whether or not the file is deleted from the remote system after it has been successfully transferred
Connection Timeout30 secNo
Description:Amount of time to wait before timing out while creating a connection
Data Timeout30 secNo
Description:Amount of time to wait before timing out while transferring data
Max Selects100No
Description:The maximum number of files to pull in a single connection
Remote Poll Batch Size5000No
Description:The value specifies how many file paths to find in a given directory on the remote system when doing a file listing. This value in general should not need to be modified but when polling against a remote system with a tremendous number of files this value can be critical. Setting this value too high can result very poor performance and setting it too low can cause the flow to be slower than normal.
Use Natural Orderingfalse
  • true
  • false
No
Description:If true, will pull files in the order in which they are naturally listed; otherwise, the order in which the files will be pulled is not defined
Sensitive Property indicates that a property is a sensitive property

Relationships:

NameDescription
successAll FlowFiles that are received are routed to success