FTP

10 min

	With the FTP app in Make, you can manage files in selected folders.

Requirements

To use the FTP app in Make, you must have an FTP server or FTP hosting.

Connect FTP and Make

To create the connection:

Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

Enter information for the following fields:

Field	Description
Host	Enter the FTP server hostname. E.g. myftp123.server.com
Port	Enter the FTP server port number. E.g. 21
User name	Enter your FTP account user name.
Password	Enter your FTP account password.
Use a secure connection (TLS)	Select if you want to use a secure connection: No - The connection will not be secure. Explicit encryption or implicity encryption - FTPS connection. The connection will be secured using SSL.
Reject unauthorized certificates	If this option is enabled, the FTP server certificate is verified. If the verification fails, the connection will not be created. To pass the verification, the certificate must meet one of the following criteria: be signed by a Root Certificate Authority be signed by an Intermediate Certificate Authority (see e.g. How certificate chains work for further explanation). In this case all the Intermediate Certificates should be installed on the FTP server. be a Self-Signed Certificate supplied in the Self-signed certificate field If this option is disabled, the FTP server certificate is not verified. We strongly advise against disabling the option as it renders the connection insecure and poses a serious security risk.
Self-signed certificate	Click the Extract button to open the upload dialog. Upload the certificate to use the TLS with your self-signed certificate. Make does not retain or store any data (files, passwords) you provide. File and password are only used to extract the certificate.

Click Save.

If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.

You've successfully created the connection and can now use the FTP app in your scenarios. If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here.

FTP modules

Triggers

Triggers when a new file is added to a folder being watched.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Maximum number of returned files	Set the maximum number of results that Make will work with during one cycle. If the value is set too high, the connection may be interrupted on the side of the given third-party service (timeout). Make has no influence on this. We recommend that you set a lower value and either define a higher value for the maximum number of cycles or run the scenario more frequently.
Manage data within the shared connection	Select Yes or No.

Actions

Changes permission settings of a file or folder.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Change permission settings of	Select whether you want to change permissions of the file or the folder.
File path	Enter the folder or file path.
Permissions	Set the desired file/folder permissions. Use the chmod parameters. E.g. 777 or -rwxrwxrwx 61d5b20b41688.png You can find more details on the chmod Man Page. 61d5b20c4892b.png

Creates a new folder.

Make sure you have sufficient permissions to create a folder and/or the directory protection is disabled.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Folder path	Select the FTP folder you want to create a folder at.
New folder name	Enter the name for the new folder.

Permanently removes a file from a selected folder.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Folder	Select the FTP folder you want to delete a file from.
File name	Enter the filename (including file name extension). E.g. image.png

Deletes a folder.

Make sure you have sufficient permissions to delete a folder and/or the directory protection is disabled.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Folder	Select the FTP folder you want to delete.

Retrieves a file from the FTP server which can be further processed, e.g. attached to the email message.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
File path	Enter the path of the file you want to retrieve.

Gets a list of files/folders in a folder.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Folder	Select the FTP folder you want to search in.
Show	Select whether you want to retrieve information about files or folders, or both.
Search	Enter the search term to filter returned files/folders by. If no search term is entered all files and folders from the specified folder will be returned.
Maximum number of returned files	Set the maximum number of retrieved files by this module.

Moves a file or folder to a different location.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Old file path	Enter the path you want to move the file from. For example /folder1/test.txt
New file path	Enter the path you want to move the file to. For example /folder2/test.txt. (The target file name can differ from the source file name.)

Uploads a file to a selected folder.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to the FTP account.
Folder	Select the FTP folder you want to upload the file to.
Source file	Select (or map) the file you want to upload to the FTP server.
Append to an already existing file	If this option is enabled and the file already exists on the FTP server, its content will be appended. If not, the content of the file will be overwritten.
Create folders if don't exist	If this option is enabled and the folder you have entered to the Folder field does not exist on the FTP server, the module will create the folder.

Troubleshooting the FTP app

If you are experiencing issues with the FTP app either during the connection creation or during a module's operation, try to use one of the popular FTP clients (e.g. WinSCP) and try to perform the same action (e.g. create a connection, list files in a folder, etc.) with the FTP client. If you are experiencing the same issues also with the FTP client, the reason might be a misconfiguration of the FTP server.

Please note that there are two FTP modes: active and passive. As the Make FTP app requests the passive mode, the FTP server must support the passive mode in order an FTP session can be successfully established during the following four steps:

The Make server sends the PASV command to the FTP server on port 21 (or 990 if Use a secure connection (TLS): "Implicit encryption" option has been chosen in the connection setup). This port must be open on the FTP server's firewall.

The FTP server should send 227: Entering Passive Mode (h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2) in response. The response specifies: The IP address the Make server should connect to. When the FTP server is behind an NAT, the FTP server needs to provide its external IP address. It is common that the FTP server is not configured properly and provides its internal IP address instead, which cannot be connected to the Make server. A random, high-numbered (ephemeral) port (p1, p2) that the Make servcer can connect to. This port must be open on the FTP server's firewall.

The Make server initiates a connection to the IP address and port specified in the response.

The FTP server responds with an ACK. The FTP session has now been established.

Templates

You can look for FTP templates in Make's template gallery, where you'll find thousands of pre-created scenarios.

FTP resources

FTP connection modes

Active and passive FTP

FTP

Requirements

Connect FTP and Make

FTP modules

Triggers

Watch files

Actions

Change permissions

Create a folder

Delete a file

Delete a folder

Get a file

List of files/folders in a folder

Move a file or folder

Upload a file

Troubleshooting the FTP app

Templates

FTP resources

FTP

Requirements

Connect FTP and Make﻿

FTP modules

Triggers

Watch files

Actions

Change permissions

Create a folder

Delete a file

Delete a folder

Get a file

List of files/folders in a folder

Move a file or folder

Upload a file

Troubleshooting the FTP app

Templates

FTP resources

Connect FTP and Make