Email files collected from FTP servers automatically
DocEvent polls your FTP or FTPS server on a schedule and emails each new file as an attachment via Amazon SES. Configurable sender, recipient and subject — turn any FTP folder into an automatic email feed.
From
FTP Pull
To
SES Email
Receive endpoints
Amazon S3
HTTP Upload
Email
FTP Pull
SFTP Pull
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
DocEvent
routes · retries · logs
Send endpoints
FTP / FTPS
SFTP
Webhook
Email
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
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How FTP Pull to SES Email routing works
FTP Pull
DocEvent connects to your FTP or FTPS server on a schedule and collects new files.
DocEvent Channel
Email via SES
Files are delivered as email attachments via Amazon Simple Email Service.
1
File arrives via FTP Pull
Scheduled outbound polling of any FTP or FTPS server — nothing to install on it. Filename pattern filtering, completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to a processed folder. TLS certificate verification for FTPS.
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 SES Email
Amazon SES with configurable sender, recipient, subject, and body. Attachment included.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a FTP Pull → SES Email channel.
- Email reports to the team as soon as they appear on an FTP server
- Forward supplier files from an FTP drop zone to a shared mailbox
- Turn an FTP folder into an email distribution point
- Notify recipients with the actual file attached, not just an alert
The two ends don't have to be the same company — invite a customer or trading partner into the channel and they run the FTP Pull or SES Email side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
Source:
FTP Pull
Scheduled outbound polling of any FTP or FTPS server — nothing to install on it. Filename pattern filtering, completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to a processed folder. TLS certificate verification for FTPS.
DocEvent connects to your FTP or FTPS server on a schedule and collects new files.Destination:
Email via SES
Amazon SES with configurable sender, recipient, subject, and body. Attachment included.
Files are delivered as email attachments via Amazon Simple Email Service.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
Related channel integrations
Other destinations from FTP Pull