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title: Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Structured Connector
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# ![Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/data-cloud-int/icons/SFTP.svg '{"class": "image-icon-lg", "title": "Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Structured Connector"}') Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Structured Connector

Import data from disparate, siloed sources using the Secure File Transfer (SFTP) Connector. Bring CSV and Parquet data files from your SFTP server into Data 360 using SSH to ensure that the data is encrypted in transit. Many external applications, like Adobe Campaign, Attentive, Emarsys, Epsilon, Oracle Responsys, and Vibes, can export data as CSV or Parquet. Ingest the CSV and Parquet files into Data 360 to enhance the customer profile.

## Data Type(s)

- Structured

## Data Direction

The direction of available connection methods.

### Bidirectional

The direction of data flow in and out of Data 360.

Supported connection method(s):

- Batch

## What’s New

This connector is now GA.

## Connector Setup

Instructions for adding and configuring your connector.

1. [Set Up a Secure File Transfer (SFTP) Connection](/docs/data/data-cloud-int/guide/c360-a-set-up-sftp-connection.html)
2. [Create a Secure File Transfer (SFTP) Data Stream](/docs/data/data-cloud-int/guide/c360-a-create-sftp-data-stream.html)