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# SFTP Upload

> Uploads a file from the run to a path on a remote SFTP server.

The Upload node pushes a file from your workflow out to a path on a remote SFTP
server. You give it the file from the run and the destination path, and it writes
the file there.

## When to use it

* You produced a file in the run and need to deliver it to a partner's server.
* You downloaded or built a file and want to place it in a specific directory.
* You want to hand a file off to a system that picks files up over SFTP.

## Inputs

| Field            | What it's for                                                    | Example                                                         |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Server           | The SFTP server to connect to.                                   | `sftp.example.com`                                              |
| Port             | The server's port, usually 22.                                   | `22`                                                            |
| Username         | The username to sign in with.                                    | `automation-user`                                               |
| Password or key  | The password or private key to sign in with, stored as a secret. | A [Secret](/platform/workflows/core-concepts/secrets) reference |
| Destination path | The full path on the server to write the file to.                | `/inbound/uploads/incoming.csv`                                 |
| File             | The file from the run to upload.                                 | A file from a start step or a download                          |

The password or key must reference a workflow [Secret](/platform/workflows/core-concepts/secrets).
Any field can be a fixed value or an [expression](/platform/workflows/core-concepts/expressions/using-expressions-in-nodes)
that reads from an earlier step.

## Outputs

| Field             | What you get back                                  |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Path written      | The path where the file was written on the server. |
| Bytes transferred | How many bytes were uploaded.                      |

## Example

A workflow builds a nightly claims export for Chen Insurance Group and needs to
deliver it to the carrier's SFTP server. It uses Upload to write the file to
`/inbound/uploads/claims.csv`, then follows with a
[Check](/platform/workflows/node-reference/logic-and-flow/check) step so the run can raise
an alert if the delivery did not succeed.

![The SFTP Upload node configuration panel, showing the server, destination path, and file.](/_fern-img/64ce1ee1fcffb50ae4eb5bc7296135fa9720872435068700ef15938a378f57e0.webp)

> **Note**
>
> The destination directory has to exist already and be writable by your username -
> Upload writes the file, it does not create missing parent folders. If the path is
> not writable the node hands back a failure you can branch on.

## Related nodes

#### [Download](/platform/workflows/node-reference/integrations/sftp/sftp-download)

Pull a file off the server before working with it.

#### [List Directory](/platform/workflows/node-reference/integrations/sftp/sftp-list-directory)

See what is already in a directory before uploading.

#### [Create CSV](/platform/workflows/node-reference/files-and-documents/create-csv)

Build a CSV file in the run before uploading it.

#### [Check](/platform/workflows/node-reference/logic-and-flow/check)

Branch on whether the upload succeeded.

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