Fetches a file via HTTP
get, fetch, poll, http, https, ingest, source, input
In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language, 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.
| Name | Default Value | Allowable Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL | The URL to pull from | ||
| Filename | The filename to assign to the file when pulled | ||
| SSL Context Service | Controller Service API: SSLContextService Implementation: StandardSSLContextService | The Controller Service to use in order to obtain an SSL Context | |
| Username | Username required to access the URL | ||
| Password | Password required to access the URL Sensitive Property: true | ||
| Connection Timeout | 30 sec | How long to wait when attempting to connect to the remote server before giving up | |
| Data Timeout | 30 sec | How long to wait between receiving segments of data from the remote server before giving up and discarding the partial file | |
| User Agent | What to report as the User Agent when we connect to the remote server | ||
| Accept Content-Type | If specified, requests will only accept the provided Content-Type | ||
| Follow Redirects | false |
| If we receive a 3xx HTTP Status Code from the server, indicates whether or not we should follow the redirect that the server specifies |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| success | All files are transferred to the success relationship |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| filename | the filename is set to the name of the file on the remote server |