Deliver files from Azure Blob Storage to FTP servers
DocEvent polls a folder in your Azure Blob container on a schedule, collects new files and pushes each one to your FTP server. Works with standard (flat) storage accounts — no Event Grid, no scripts, with filename filtering and a full audit trail.
From
Azure Blob Pull
To
FTP
Receive endpoints
Amazon S3
HTTP Upload
Email
FTP Pull
SFTP Pull
S3 Compatiblepull
GCS Blobpull
Azure Blobpull
Azure Data Lakepull
Azure Filespull
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
DocEvent
routes · retries · logs
Send endpoints
FTP / FTPS
SFTP
Webhook
Email
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
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How Azure Blob Pull to FTP routing works
Source
Azure Blob
DocEvent checks a folder in your Azure Blob container on a schedule and collects new files. Works with standard (flat) storage accounts.
DocEvent Channel
routes · retries · logs
Destination
FTP Server
Files are pushed to any FTP server you configure.
1
File arrives via Azure Blob Pull
Scheduled polling of a standard Azure Blob Storage container using the storage account name and access key — the flat namespace, which is what a storage account has unless the hierarchical namespace was enabled at creation. Collects from a folder (prefix) with filename pattern filtering, then each collected file is deleted or copied to an archive prefix and removed. For hierarchical-namespace accounts use the Azure Data Lake source instead.
2
Channel routes it
DocEvent's channel server matches the incoming file to your configured route, queues it for delivery, and ensures no file is ever lost — even during downstream outages.
3
Delivered to FTP
Active and passive FTP supported. Username/password authentication. Configurable port and path.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a Azure Blob Pull → FTP channel.
- Push blob container output to trading partner FTP drop zones
- Bridge standard Azure storage to legacy FTP-only systems
- Collect partner uploads from a container prefix and republish over FTP
- Retire azcopy-and-cron scripts with a managed collection schedule
The two ends don't have to be the same company — invite a customer or trading partner into the channel and they run the Azure Blob Pull or FTP side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
Source:
Azure Blob
Scheduled polling of a standard Azure Blob Storage container using the storage account name and access key — the flat namespace, which is what a storage account has unless the hierarchical namespace was enabled at creation. Collects from a folder (prefix) with filename pattern filtering, then each collected file is deleted or copied to an archive prefix and removed. For hierarchical-namespace accounts use the Azure Data Lake source instead.
DocEvent checks a folder in your Azure Blob container on a schedule and collects new files. Works with standard (flat) storage accounts.Destination:
FTP Server
Active and passive FTP supported. Username/password authentication. Configurable port and path.
Files are pushed to any FTP server you configure.Automatic retries with exponential back-off
Full end-to-end audit log for every file
Zero-code setup via the DocEvent UI
Reliable delivery even during downstream outages