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# SFTP Connector 2.5

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Anypoint Connector for SFTP (SFTP Connector) provides access to files and folders on an SFTP server.
SFTP connector operations manage file transfers over the SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
protocol. The connector’s main features include:

- The ability to read files or list directory contents on demand

- Support for common SFTP operations such as creating directories, copying, moving, renaming, and
  deleting files

- Support for locking files

- File matching functionality

- A design that is consistent with that of File Connector and FTP Connector

  The same set of operations is available on these connectors, and they behave similarly.

## Representation of File Attributes

Mule 4 provides a message structure of a payload and attributes in which the data moves around,
making that payload a file content. The attributes provide an object that contains metadata on the
payload and information such as the file’s name, path, size, and timestamps. For FTP Connector and
SFTP Connector, these attributes are known as _file attributes_.

The Mule message contains the concepts of encoding and MIME type. These describe the format in which
a payload is represented. The file attributes describe a file’s encoding and MIME type.

## Before You Begin

To use this connector, you must be familiar with:

- Anypoint Connectors

- Mule runtime engine (Mule)

- Elements and global elements in a Mule flow

- Creating a Mule app using Anypoint Studio or Anypoint Code Builder

Before creating an app, you must have access to Anypoint Platform and Anypoint Studio.

## Next Step

After you complete the prerequisites, you are ready to create your own app and configure the
connector using [Anypoint Studio](https://docs.mulesoft.com/sftp-connector/2.5/sftp-studio).

## See Also

- [Introduction to Anypoint Connectors](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/introduction-to-anypoint-connectors)

- [Use Exchange to Discover Connectors, Templates, and Examples](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-use-exchange)

- [Salesforce Help](https://help.salesforce.com)