Collect files from Azure Blob / Datalake and deliver over SFTP
DocEvent polls your Azure Datalake Storage Gen2 filesystem on a schedule and delivers every new file to an SFTP server over SSH. Secure Azure-to-SFTP delivery with host-key verification and a full audit trail.
From
Azure Blob / Datalake Pull
To
SFTP
Receive endpoints
Amazon S3
HTTP Upload
Email
FTP Pull
SFTP Pull
S3 Compatiblepull
GCS Blobpull
Azure Blob / Datalakepull
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 / Datalake Pull to SFTP routing works
Source
Azure Blob / Datalake
DocEvent checks a folder in your Azure Blob storage or Datalake (ADLS Gen2) on a schedule and collects new files.
DocEvent Channel
routes · retries · logs
Destination
SFTP Server
Files are pushed securely to an SFTP server over SSH.
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File arrives via Azure Blob / Datalake Pull
Scheduled polling of an Azure Datalake Storage Gen2 filesystem — the hierarchical namespace on Azure Blob Storage — using the storage account name and access key. Collects from a directory with filename pattern filtering and completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to an archive folder.
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.
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Delivered to SFTP
SSH key or password authentication. Standard port 22. Configurable remote path.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a Azure Blob / Datalake Pull → SFTP channel.
- Deliver ADLS files to banks or insurers that only accept SFTP
- Automate regulated submissions straight from Azure storage
- Bridge Azure data pipelines to partners on SFTP infrastructure
- Replace scripted azcopy downloads and manual SFTP uploads
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 / Datalake Pull or SFTP side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
Source:
Azure Blob / Datalake
Scheduled polling of an Azure Datalake Storage Gen2 filesystem — the hierarchical namespace on Azure Blob Storage — using the storage account name and access key. Collects from a directory with filename pattern filtering and completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to an archive folder.
DocEvent checks a folder in your Azure Blob storage or Datalake (ADLS Gen2) on a schedule and collects new files.Destination:
SFTP Server
SSH key or password authentication. Standard port 22. Configurable remote path.
Files are pushed securely to an SFTP server over SSH.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