Files.com

The Files.com modules allow you to watch, create, update, list, delete, and retrieve the users, groups, and permissions in your Files.com account.

Getting Started with Files.com

Prerequisites

A Files.com account

In order to use Files.com with Integromat, it is necessary to have a Files.com account. If you do not have one, you can create a Files.com account at brickftp.com.

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Integromat scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Files.com to Integromat

To connect your Files.com account to Integromat you need to obtain the API Key from your Files.com account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog in the Integromat module.

1. Log in to your Files.com account.

2. Click Your Profile Icon > My account.

3. Navigate to API keys section and click Add key. Enter a name for the API key, enter your account's password, and click Save.

4. Copy the API Key to your clipboard.

5. Go to Integromat and open the Files.com module's Create a connection dialog.

6. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

7. In the Your Files.com API Key field, enter the API key copied in step 4, and click Continue.

The connection has been established.

Users

Watch Users

Triggers when a new user is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Limit	Set the maximum number of users Integromat should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Get a User

Gets a user's details by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
User ID	Select or map the User ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Create a User

Creates a new user.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Username	Enter the user's username.
PAssword	Enter the user's account password.
Source File	Avatar Name Enter the name of the avatar file. Avatar Data Enter (map) the data of the avatar file.
Disabled	Select whether the user is disabled. Disabled users cannot log in, and do not count for billing purposes. Users can be automatically disabled after an inactivity period via a Site setting.
Bypass Inactive Disable	Select whether you want to always keep the user active. When selected yes, prevents the user from being disabled due to inactivity.
Authentication Method	Select or map the authentication method for the user. For example, `password`, `SSO`.
Password Validity Dates	Enter (map) the number of days the user can use the same password.
Require Password Change On Login	Select whether you want to force the user to change the password on their next login.
Email	Enter the user's email address.
Group IDs	Add the Group IDs to which you want to add the user.
Site Admin	Select whether you want to mark the user as site admin.
Self-Managed	Does this user manage its own credentials or is it a shared/bot user?
Notes	Enter (map) any additional information about the user you want to save internally.
FTP Permission	Select whether the user can access the files using FTP.
REST API Permission	Select whether the user has access to the REST API.
SFTP Permission	Select whether the user can access the files using SFTP.
Allowed IPs	Add the IP addresses which are allowed to this user. When left blank, allows the user to connect to all the IPs. The format should be 192.168.1.0/27.
FTP Root Folder	Select or map the FTP Root Folder to show as the root when this user logs in through the FTP interface. Ensure this folder exists, as it will not be automatically created. Does not apply to the web interface. This should not contain a leading slash but must contain a trailing slash. For example, `Users/jenny/`.
Grant Permissions On Root Folder	Select or map the user permissions you want to grant to the root folder: Read/Write/Delete Read Only Write Only Preview Only History

Update a User

Updates a user by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
User ID	Select or map the User ID whose details you want to update.
Username	Enter the user's username.
PAssword	Enter the user's account password.
Source File	Avatar Name Enter the name of the avatar file. Avatar Data Enter (map) the data of the avatar file.
Disabled	Select whether the user is disabled. Disabled users cannot log in, and do not count for billing purposes. Users can be automatically disabled after an inactivity period via a Site setting.
Bypass Inactive Disable	Select whether you want to always keep the user active. When selected yes, prevents the user from being disabled due to inactivity.
Authentication Method	Select or map the authentication method for the user. For example, `password`, `SSO`.
Password Validity Dates	Enter (map) the number of days the user can use the same password.
Require Password Change On Login	Select whether you want to force the user to change the password on their next login.
Email	Enter the user's email address.
Group IDs	Add the Group IDs to which you want to add the user.
Site Admin	Select whether you want to mark the user as site admin.
Self-Managed	Select whether this user manages their own credentials or is it a shared/bot user.
Notes	Enter (map) any additional information about the user you want to save internally.
FTP Permission	Select whether the user can access the files using FTP.
REST API Permission	Select whether the user has access to the REST API.
SFTP Permission	Select whether the user can access the files using SFTP.
Allowed IPs	Add the IP addresses which are allowed to this user. When left blank, allows the user to connect to all the IPs. The format should be 192.168.1.0/27.
FTP Root Folder	Select or map the FTP Root Folder to show as the root when this user logs in through the FTP interface. Ensure this folder exists, as it will not be automatically created. Does not apply to the web interface. This should not contain a leading slash but must contain a trailing slash. For example, `Users/jenny/`.
Grant Permissions On Root Folder	Select or map the user permissions you want to grant to the root folder: Read/Write/Delete Read Only Write Only Preview Only History

Delete a User

Deletes a user by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
User ID	Select or map the User ID you want to delete.

Search Users

Searches for specific users or lists them all.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Search	Enter (map) the name, email, or username of the user you want to search for.
Limit	Set the maximum number of users Integromat should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Groups

Watch Groups

Triggers when a new group is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Limit	Set the maximum number of groups Integromat should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Get a Group

Gets a single group by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Group ID	Select or map the Group ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Create a Group

Creates a new group.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Name	Enter (map) the name of the group.
Notes	Enter (map) the additional information about the group which you want to save.
User IDs	Add the User IDs which you want to add to the group.
Have a Teams Power plan or higher?	Select whether the group has a power plan or a higher plan to it.

Update a Group

Updates a group by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Group ID	Select or map the Group ID whose details you want to update.
Name	Enter (map) the name of the group.
Notes	Enter (map) the additional information about the group which you want to save.
User IDs	Add the User IDs which you want to add to the group.
Have a Teams Power plan or higher?	Select whether the group has a power plan or a higher plan to it.

Delete a Group

Deletes a group by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Group ID	Select or map the Group ID you want to delete.

Search Groups

Searches for specific groups or lists them all.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Group IDs	Add the Group IDs you want to list.
Limit	Set the maximum number of groups Integromat should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Permissions

Create Permission

Creates new permission.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Type	Select or map the permissions you want to create: Group Permission User Permission
Group ID	Select or map the Group ID to which you want to grant the permission.
User ID	Select or map the User ID to whom you want to grant the permission.
Permission	Select or map the permission level for the user: Full Read Only Write Only Preview Only History Admin
Folder Path	Enter the folder path to which you want to give permission to the user.
Recursive	Select whether you want to apply the same permissions to the subfolders.

Delete a Permission

Deletes permission by ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Permission ID	Select or map the Permission ID you want to delete.

Search Permission

Searches for specific permissions or lists them all.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Filter By	Select or map the option to filter the records.
Path	Select or map the path whose permissions you want to search.
Group ID	Select or map the Group ID whose permissions you want to search.
User ID	Select or map the User ID whose permissions you want to search.
Include Groups	Select whether you want to include user's permissions that are inherited from its groups.
Limit	Set the maximum number of permissions Integromat should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Files

Watch File Uploads

Triggers when a new file is uploaded to a specific folder.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
Folder ID	Select or map the Folder ID whose uploads you want to watch.
Limit	Set the maximum number of file uploads Integromat should return during one scenario execution.

Upload a File

Uploads a file.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
File Name	Enter (map) the file name with extension. For example, sample.png.
File Data	Enter (map) the data of the file.
Folder ID	Select or map the Folder ID to which you want to upload

Other

Make an API Call

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Files.com account.
URL	Enter a path relative to `https://app.files.com/api/rest`. For example: `/v1/files` For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Files.com API Documentation.
Method	Select the HTTP method you want to use: GET to retrieve information for an entry. POST to create a new entry. PUT to update/replace an existing entry. PATCH to make a partial entry update. DELETE to delete an entry.
Headers	Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.
Query String	Enter the request query string.
Body	Enter the body content for your API call.