The SFTP ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from SFTP, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access SFTP data like you would a database - read, write, and update SFTP Files, Directories, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
See what you can do with SFTP ODBC Driver
Server
Connect to SFTP from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query SFTP from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate SFTP to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect SFTP from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to SFTP using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
SFTP ODBC Connectivity Features
- Use SQL Stored Procedures to upload and download over SFTP
- Connect to live SFTP data, for real-time data access with the SFTP ADO.NET Provider
- Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
- Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
- Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the SFTP Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver provides SQL interface to SFTP servers. Secure file transfer.
Schema, Data Model
Models SFTP directories and files as tables. Secure file access.
Key Objects
Files, Directories, and Metadata. Secure file system access.
Operations
Read, write, delete operations. Secure transfers. Public key support.
Authentication
Password or public key authentication. Known hosts verification.
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Robust ODBC access to SFTP
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to SFTP—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build SFTP integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your SFTP schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.
Your AI Knows SQL
How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to SFTP.
More Accurate, More Token-Efficient
With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.
FAQs
Frequently asked SFTP ODBC driver questions
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