Email files collected from SFTP servers automatically
DocEvent polls your SFTP server on a schedule and emails each new file as an attachment via Amazon SES. Configurable sender, recipient and subject — turn any SFTP folder into an automatic email feed.
From
SFTP 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 SFTP Pull to SES Email routing works
SFTP Pull
DocEvent connects to your SFTP 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 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 SES Email
Amazon SES with configurable sender, recipient, subject, and body. Attachment included.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a SFTP Pull → SES Email channel.
- Email statements to the finance team as soon as they land on the SFTP server
- Forward partner SFTP deliveries to a shared mailbox with the file attached
- Turn a secure SFTP folder into an email distribution point
- Alert recipients with the actual document, not just a notification
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 SES Email 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:
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 SFTP Pull