Using Sftp In Windows
With little effort, you can use the Windows FTP client to manage all your FTP needs. You might find third-party tools' user-friendly interfaces easier to use than the Windows FTP client, but the Windows command-line tool is perfect for occasional FTP users who have the time and interest in learning how to use it. Jan 09, 2017 Since you wish to transfer a file from linux to Windows using SFTP, I'd say put the OpenSSH server on the Linux box. It will be many thousands of times easier. Then you'll still have to figure out a client for the Windows side of things, but at least the server will be done the easy way.
Microsoft announced it was bringing an integrated OpenSSH client to Windows in 2015. They’ve finally done it, and an SSH client is hidden in Windows 10’s Fall Creators Update. You can now connect to an Secure Shell server from Windows without installing PuTTY or any other third-party software.
Update:The built-in SSH client is now enabled by default in Windows 10’s April 2018 Update. Here’s how to get the update if you don’t already have it on your PC.
PuTTY may still have more features. According to the project’s bug tracker on GitHub, the integrated SSH client only supports ed25519 keys at the moment.
How to Install Windows 10’s SSH Client
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The SSH client is a part of Windows 10, but it’s an “optional feature” that isn’t installed by default.
To install it, head to Settings > Apps and click “Manage optional features” under Apps & features.
Click “Add a feature” at the top of the list of installed features. If you already have the SSH client installed, it will appear in the list here.
Scroll down, click the “OpenSSH Client (Beta)” option, and click “Install”.
Windows 10 also offers an OpenSSH server, which you can install if you want to run an SSH server on your PC. You should only install this if you actually want to run a server on your PC and not just connect to a server running on another system.
How to Use Windows 10’s SSH Client
You can now use the SSH client by running the ssh command. This works in either a PowerShell window or a Command Prompt window, so use whichever you prefer.
To quickly open a PowerShell window, right-click the Start button or press Windows+X and choose “Windows PowerShell” from the menu.
To view the syntax of the ssh command, just run it:
If you see an error message saying the command isn’t found, you will need to sign out and sign in again. Rebooting your PC will also work. This shouldn’t be necessary, but this is a beta feature.
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This command works the same as connecting to an SSH server via the ssh command on other operating systems like macOS or Linux. Its syntax, or command line options, are the same.
For example, to connect to an SSH server at ssh.example.com with the username “bob”, you’d run:
By default, the command attempts to connect to an SSH server running on port 22, which is the default. However, you may need to connect to a server running on a different port. You do this by specifying a port with the -p switch. For example, if the server accepts connections on port 7777, you’d run:
As with other SSH clients, you’ll be prompted to accept the host’s key the first time you connect. You’ll then get a command-line environment you can use to run commands on the remote system.
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SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream. It was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an extension of the Secure Shell protocol (SSH) version 2.0 to provide secure file transfer capabilities.
This connector is available in the following products and regions:
| Service | Class | Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Logic Apps | Standard | All Logic Apps regions |
| Flow | Standard | All Flow regions |
| PowerApps | Standard | All PowerApps regions |
This connector is on its deprecation path, please use the new SFTP-SSH connector. Please read more how to use the new connector here.
To use this connector, you will need access to an SSH private key and the SSH private key passphrase.
The following private key formats are supported:
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The content of the SSH private key should be copied/pasted entirely into the “SSH private key” field in the multiline format. Below are sample steps how to provide the SSH private key using Notepad.exe:
- Open the SSH private key file in Notepad.exe;
- Click Edit → Select All;
- Click Edit → Copy;
- In the 'SSH private key' field (while creating a connection) click right mouse button and click Paste. Do not edit the 'SSH private key' field manually.
Trigger limits
The triggers work by polling the SFTP file system, and looking for any file which has been modified since the last poll. Certain tools allow the file modification time to be preserved. In such cases, you need to disable the feature for your trigger to work. Here are some common settings:
| SFTP client | Action |
|---|---|
| WinSCP | Options → Preferences… → Transfer → Edit… → Preserve timestamp → Disable |
| FileZilla | Transfer → Preserve timestamps of transferred files → Disable |
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When the triggers encounter a new file, it will try to ensure that the new file is completely written. For instance, it is possible that the file is being written or modified, and updates are being made at the time the trigger polled the file server. To avoid returning a file with partial content, the trigger will take note of the timestamp such files which are modified recently, but will not immediately return those files. Those files will be returned only when the trigger polls again. Sometimes, this may lead a delay up to twice the trigger polling interval.
The trigger doesn't pick up files over 50MB if the content is asked for.
Creating a connection
To connect your account, you will need the following information:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Host Server Address | string | Host Server Address |
| User Name | string | User Name |
| Password | securestring | Password |
| SSH private key | securestring | SSH private key (the content of the file should be provided entirely as is, in the multiline format) |
| SSH private key passphrase | securestring | SSH private key passphrase (if the private key is protected by a passphrase) |
| Port Number | int | SFTP Port Number (example: 22) |
| Disable SSH Host Key Validation | bool | Disable SSH Host Key Validation? (True/False) |
| SSH Host Key Finger-print | string | SSH Host Key Finger-print |
| Disable Resume Capability | bool | Disable Resume Capability? (True/False) |
Throttling Limits
| Name | Calls | Renewal Period |
|---|---|---|
| API calls per connection | 100 | 60 seconds |
Actions
| Copy file | This operation copies a file to an SFTP server. If a file is being deleted/renamed on server right after it was copied, connector may return HTTP 404 error by it's design. Please use a delay for 1 minute before deleting or renaming newly created file. |
| Create file | This operation uploads a file to an SFTP server. If a file is being deleted/renamed on server right after it was created, connector may return HTTP 404 error by it's design. Please use a delay for 1 minute before deleting or renaming newly created file. |
| Delete file | This operation deletes a file. |
| Extract archive to folder | This operation extracts an archive file into a folder (example: .zip). |
| Get file content | This operation gets file contents using the file id. |
| Get file content using path | This operation gets file contents using the file path. |
| Get file metadata | This operation gets file metadata using the file id. |
| Get file metadata using path | This operation gets file metadata using the file path. |
| List files in folder | This operation gets files contained in a folder. |
| List files in root folder | This operation gets the files in the root folder. |
| Update file | This operation updates the file content. If a file is being deleted/renamed on server right after it was updated, connector may return HTTP 404 error by it's design. Please use a delay for 1 minute before deleting or renaming recently updated file. |
Copy file
This operation copies a file to an SFTP server. If a file is being deleted/renamed on server right after it was copied, connector may return HTTP 404 error by it's design. Please use a delay for 1 minute before deleting or renaming newly created file.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| source | True | string | Path to the source file | |
Destination file path | destination | True | string | Path to the destination file, including file name |
| overwrite | boolean | Overwrites the destination file if set to 'true' |
Returns
Blob metadata
- Body
- BlobMetadata
Create file
This operation uploads a file to an SFTP server. If a file is being deleted/renamed on server right after it was created, connector may return HTTP 404 error by it's design. Please use a delay for 1 minute before deleting or renaming newly created file.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| folderPath | True | string | Unique path of the folder | |
File name | name | True | string | Name of the file |
| body | True | binary | Content of the file to create |
Returns
Blob metadata
- Body
- BlobMetadata
Delete file
This operation deletes a file.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | True | string | Specify the file |
Extract archive to folder
This operation extracts an archive file into a folder (example: .zip).
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| source | True | string | Path to the archive file | |
Destination folder path | destination | True | string | Path to the destination folder |
| overwrite | boolean | Overwrites the destination files if set to 'true' |
Returns
- response
- array of BlobMetadata
Get file content
This operation gets file contents using the file id.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | True | string | Specify the file | |
Infer Content Type | inferContentType | boolean | Infer content-type based on extension |
Returns
The content of the file.
Get file content using path
This operation gets file contents using the file path.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| path | True | string | Unique path of the file | |
Infer Content Type | inferContentType | boolean | Infer content-type based on extension |
Returns
The content of the file.
Get file metadata
This operation gets file metadata using the file id.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | True | string | Specify the file |
Returns
Blob metadata
- Body
- BlobMetadata
Get file metadata using path
This operation gets file metadata using the file path.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| path | True | string | Unique path of the file |
Returns
Blob metadata
- Body
- BlobMetadata
List files in folder
This operation gets files contained in a folder.
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Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | True | string | Specify the folder |
Returns
- response
- array of BlobMetadata
List files in root folder
This operation gets the files in the root folder.
Returns
Update file
This operation updates the file content. If a file is being deleted/renamed on server right after it was updated, connector may return HTTP 404 error by it's design. Please use a delay for 1 minute before deleting or renaming recently updated file.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | True | string | Specify the file | |
File content | body | True | binary | Content of the file to update |
Returns
Blob metadata
Triggers
| When a file is added or modified (properties only) | This operation triggers a flow when a file is added or modified in a folder. This trigger will only fetch the file metadata. To get the file content, you can use the 'Get file content' operation. The trigger relies on the last modified time of a file. If a file is being created by a third-party client, the preservation of the last modified time should be disabled in the client. |
| When a file is added or modified [DEPRECATED] | This operation triggers a flow when a file is added or modified in a folder. The trigger will fetch both the file metadata as well as the content of the file. The trigger relies on the last modified time of a file. If a file is being created by a third-party client, the preservation of the last modified time should be disabled in the client. Files larger than 50 megabytes are skipped by the trigger. |
When a file is added or modified (properties only)
This operation triggers a flow when a file is added or modified in a folder. This trigger will only fetch the file metadata. To get the file content, you can use the 'Get file content' operation. The trigger relies on the last modified time of a file. If a file is being created by a third-party client, the preservation of the last modified time should be disabled in the client.
Parameters
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| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| folderId | True | string | Select a folder | |
Number of files to return from the trigger | maxFileCount | integer | Max files count (1-100) |
Returns
Blob metadata
When a file is added or modified [DEPRECATED]
This operation triggers a flow when a file is added or modified in a folder. The trigger will fetch both the file metadata as well as the content of the file. The trigger relies on the last modified time of a file. If a file is being created by a third-party client, the preservation of the last modified time should be disabled in the client. Files larger than 50 megabytes are skipped by the trigger.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| folderId | True | string | Specify a folder | |
Include file content | includeFileContent | boolean | If set to true, file content will also be retrieved along with the trigger response | |
| inferContentType | boolean | Infer content-type based on extension |
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Returns
The content of the file.
- File Content
- binary
Definitions
BlobMetadata
Blob metadata
| Name | Path | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Id | string | The unique id of the file or folder. | |
Name | Name | string | The name of the file or folder. |
| DisplayName | string | The display name of the file or folder. | |
Path | Path | string | The path of the file or folder. |
| LastModified | date-time | The date and time the file or folder was last modified. | |
Size | Size | integer | The size of the file or folder. |
| MediaType | string | The media type of the file or folder. | |
IsFolder | IsFolder | boolean | A boolean value (true, false) to indicate whether or not the blob is a folder. |
| ETag | string | The etag of the file or folder. | |
FileLocator | FileLocator | string | The filelocator of the file or folder. |