
File system Delete
CertifiedDelete a remote FTP file or directory
File system Delete
Delete a remote FTP file or directory
Removes the specified file or directory on the server. Directory deletion is recursive by default. Defaults: port 21, passive mode on, remote IP verification on, paths relative to user home.
type: io.kestra.plugin.fs.ftp.DeleteExamples
id: fs_ftp_delete
namespace: company.team
tasks:
- id: delete
type: io.kestra.plugin.fs.ftp.Delete
host: localhost
port: 21
username: foo
password: "{{ secret('FTP_PASSWORD') }}"
uri: "/upload/dir1/file.txt"
Properties
host *Requiredstring
Remote host
uri *Requiredstring
URI of the file or directory to delete
enableSshRsa1 booleanstring
falseEnable the RSA/SHA1 algorithm (disabled by default)
errorOnMissing booleanstring
falseRaise error if missing
options Non-dynamic
{
"connectionTimeout": "PT30S",
"dataTimeout": "PT30S",
"socketTimeout": "PT30S",
"controlKeepAliveTimeout": "PT30S",
"controlKeepAliveReplyTimeout": "PT30S"
}FTP client options
io.kestra.plugin.fs.ftp.FtpInterface-Options
PT30SControl connection timeout
Maximum time to open the control channel. Default 30s.
PT30SKeep-alive reply timeout
How long to wait for keep-alive responses before failing. Default 30s.
PT30SControl keep-alive interval
Sends keep-alive commands during long transfers. Default 30s.
PT30SData channel timeout
Maximum time to open the data socket. Default 30s.
PT30SSocket read timeout
Timeout for socket reads and writes once connected. Default 30s.
passiveMode booleanstring
trueUse passive data connections
Passive mode avoids most firewall and NAT issues and is enabled by default (true). Set to false to force active mode.
password string
Password
pluginDefaultsRef Non-dynamicstring
Reference (ref) of the pluginDefaults to apply to this task.
port string
21Remote port
proxyHost string
FTP proxy hostname
proxyPort string
FTP proxy port
proxyType string
DIRECTHTTPSOCKSFTP proxy type
recursive booleanstring
falseInclude subdirectories
If true, deletes directory contents recursively.
regExp string
A regular expression to filter files for deletion
When set, uri must point to a directory. The pattern is matched against the path component of the remote URI (for example, /remote/dir/file.csv). Only regular files are deleted; directories are skipped.
remoteIpVerification booleanstring
trueVerify data channel IP
Ensures the responding server IP matches the control connection to prevent spoofed data channels.
rootDir booleanstring
trueTreat path as user home root
If true (default), remote paths are resolved relative to the authenticated user's home directory.
username string
Username
Outputs
deleted boolean
falseWhether the file or directory was deleted
uri string
uriThe deleted URI
uris array
URIs of all deleted files when regExp is used