SFTP Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live SFTP data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live SFTP data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live SFTP data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect SFTP to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with SFTP in LINQPad
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize SFTP in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from SFTP
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze SFTP Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of SFTP in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on SFTP
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with SFTP in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReport	JDBC	Feed SFTP into FineReport
JasperServer	JDBC	Create SFTP Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with SFTP in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the SFTP JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for SFTP in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for SFTP in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for SFTP in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	SFTP Reporting in OBIEE with the SFTP JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate SFTP in the Pentaho Report Designer
R	JDBC	Analyze SFTP in R (JDBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for SFTP
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live SFTP in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on SFTP from Spotfire Server
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze SFTP in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with SFTP in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with SFTP
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with SFTP in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from SFTP in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with SFTP in Dundas BI
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query SFTP in QlikView over ODBC
R	ODBC	Analyze SFTP in R (ODBC)
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for SFTP in SAS JMP
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for SFTP in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to SFTP
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time SFTP
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize SFTP in Python

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to SFTP
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge SFTP Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with SFTP using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with SFTP Data in Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge SFTP Connectivity with Apache NiFi
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with SFTP in ETL Validator
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build SFTP-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in HULFT Integrate
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate SFTP in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for SFTP
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in Jaspersoft Studio
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL SFTP in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate SFTP in Pentaho Data Integration
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate SFTP with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Talend	JDBC	Connect to SFTP and Transfer Data in Talend
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with SFTP in FoxPro
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to SFTP in UiPath Studio
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load SFTP in Python
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate SFTP to SQL Server

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for SFTP (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for SFTP in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to SFTP as an External Source in Dremio
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for SFTP
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update SFTP with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to SFTP as a Linked Server
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to SFTP as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access SFTP as a Remote Oracle Database
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to SFTP as an External Data Source using PolyBase

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to SFTP
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access SFTP with Entity Framework 6
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind SFTP to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to SFTP
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to SFTP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to SFTP from PowerBuilder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with SFTP in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live SFTP Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query SFTP in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to SFTP from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with SFTP Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to SFTP from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for SFTP using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate SFTP with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in JRuby
Mendix	JDBC	Build SFTP-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build SFTP-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live SFTP Data in Spring Boot Apps
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for SFTP in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to SFTP from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop SFTP-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query SFTP in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to SFTP Data in C++Builder
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to SFTP Data in Delphi
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to SFTP from FileMaker Pro
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with SFTP on Linux
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate SFTP Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJS	ODBC	Query SFTP through ODBC in Node.js
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to SFTP in PHP
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for SFTP in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to SFTP in Python on Linux/UNIX
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for SFTP
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to SFTP in Ruby
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on SFTP
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access SFTP in Python

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import SFTP Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live SFTP Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Query SFTP Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage SFTP in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in DBVisualizer
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in DBeaver
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add SFTP to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate SFTP Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to SFTP in Squirrel SQL Client
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to SFTP in DBArtisan
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query SFTP in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access SFTP in Anypoint Using SQL
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live SFTP Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to SFTP through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import SFTP Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing SFTP Records from SQL Server

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