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title: "Instant SFTP REST API Creation | DreamFactory"
description: "SFTP remains a workhorse for file transfer, but it is awkward to reach from a modern application. This tutorial puts a REST API in front of SFTP file…"
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# Instant SFTP REST API Creation

Tutorial·29 May 2020·4 min 52 sec

SFTP remains a workhorse for file transfer, but it is awkward to reach from a modern application. This tutorial puts a REST API in front of SFTP file storage, so uploads, downloads, and listings become ordinary HTTP calls alongside your database APIs.

## What you’ll learn

* Connecting SFTP storage as a DreamFactory service
* Performing file operations over REST instead of an SFTP client
* Governing file access with the same roles as database APIs

## Related article

* [How To Create A SFTP REST API with DreamFactory](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/creating-an-sftp-rest-api-with-dreamfactory)

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