Pull files from SFTP servers onto your own machine
DocEvent polls your SFTP server on a schedule and the DocEvent Agent saves each collected file into a local folder on your own machine. Enroll the agent once, pick the folder from the web console, and every transfer is audited.
From
SFTP Pull
To
DocEvent Agent (on-prem)
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 SFTP Pull to DocEvent Agent (on-prem) routing works
SFTP Pull
DocEvent connects to your SFTP server on a schedule and collects new files.
DocEvent Channel
DocEvent Agent
Files are delivered into a local folder on your own machine by the DocEvent Agent.
1
File arrives via SFTP Pull
Scheduled outbound polling of any SFTP server over SSH — nothing to install on it. Host-key verification, filename pattern filtering, completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to a processed 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.
3
Delivered to DocEvent Agent (on-prem)
The agent connects outbound over TLS — no inbound ports to open — and writes each delivered file into the folder you pick from the web console. Every file is acknowledged, so restarts and dropped connections never lose or duplicate one.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a SFTP Pull → DocEvent Agent (on-prem) channel.
- Collect partner SFTP deliveries into a local folder — no download scripts
- Land regulated SFTP drops directly on the machine that processes them
- Manage the collection schedule and delivery folder centrally from the console
- Keep an office server in sync with an SFTP drop zone without a VPN
The two ends don't have to be the same company — invite a customer or trading partner into the channel and they run the SFTP Pull or DocEvent Agent (on-prem) side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
Source:
SFTP Pull
Scheduled outbound polling of any SFTP server over SSH — nothing to install on it. Host-key verification, filename pattern filtering, completed-file detection, then each collected file is deleted or moved to a processed folder.
DocEvent connects to your SFTP server on a schedule and collects new files.Destination:
DocEvent Agent
The agent connects outbound over TLS — no inbound ports to open — and writes each delivered file into the folder you pick from the web console. Every file is acknowledged, so restarts and dropped connections never lose or duplicate one.
Files are delivered into a local folder on your own machine by the DocEvent Agent.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 SFTP Pull