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AWS AWS Transfer Family CLI Commands

71 CLI commands available for AWS Transfer Family.

CommandSample
create-access

Used by administrators to choose which groups in the directory should have access to upload and download files over the enabled protocols using Transfer Family. For example, a Microsoft Active Directory might contain 50,000 users, but only a small fraction might need the ability to transfer files to

create-agreement

Creates an agreement. An agreement is a bilateral trading partner agreement, or partnership, between an Transfer Family server and an AS2 process. The agreement defines the file and message transfer relationship between the server and the AS2 process. To define an agreement, Transfer Family combines

create-connector

Creates the connector, which captures the parameters for a connection for the AS2 or SFTP protocol. For AS2, the connector is required for sending files to an externally hosted AS2 server. For SFTP, the connector is required when sending files to an SFTP server or receiving files from an SFTP server

create-profile

Creates the local or partner profile to use for AS2 transfers.

create-server

Instantiates an auto-scaling virtual server based on the selected file transfer protocol in Amazon Web Services. When you make updates to your file transfer protocol-enabled server or when you work with users, use the service-generated ServerId property that is assigned to the newly created server.

create-user

Creates a user and associates them with an existing file transfer protocol-enabled server. You can only create and associate users with servers that have the IdentityProviderType set to SERVICE_MANAGED. Using parameters for CreateUser, you can specify the user name, set the home directory, store the

create-web-app

Creates a web app based on specified parameters, and returns the ID for the new web app. You can configure the web app to be publicly accessible or hosted within a VPC. For more information about using VPC endpoints with Transfer Family, see Create a Transfer Family web app in a VPC.

create-workflow

Allows you to create a workflow with specified steps and step details the workflow invokes after file transfer completes. After creating a workflow, you can associate the workflow created with any transfer servers by specifying the workflow-details field in CreateServer and UpdateServer operations.

delete-access

Allows you to delete the access specified in the ServerID and ExternalID parameters.

delete-agreement

Delete the agreement that's specified in the provided AgreementId.

delete-certificate

Deletes the certificate that's specified in the CertificateId parameter.

delete-connector

Deletes the connector that's specified in the provided ConnectorId.

delete-host-key

Deletes the host key that's specified in the HostKeyId parameter.

delete-profile

Deletes the profile that's specified in the ProfileId parameter.

delete-server

Deletes the file transfer protocol-enabled server that you specify. No response returns from this operation.

delete-ssh-public-key

Deletes a user's Secure Shell (SSH) public key.

delete-user

Deletes the user belonging to a file transfer protocol-enabled server you specify. No response returns from this operation. When you delete a user from a server, the user's information is lost.

delete-web-app

Deletes the specified web app.

delete-web-app-customization

Deletes the WebAppCustomization object that corresponds to the web app ID specified.

delete-workflow

Deletes the specified workflow.

describe-access

Describes the access that is assigned to the specific file transfer protocol-enabled server, as identified by its ServerId property and its ExternalId. The response from this call returns the properties of the access that is associated with the ServerId value that was specified.

describe-agreement

Describes the agreement that's identified by the AgreementId.

describe-certificate

Describes the certificate that's identified by the CertificateId. Transfer Family automatically publishes a Amazon CloudWatch metric called DaysUntilExpiry for imported certificates. This metric tracks the number of days until the certificate expires based on the InactiveDate. The metric is availab

describe-connector

Describes the connector that's identified by the ConnectorId.

describe-execution

You can use DescribeExecution to check the details of the execution of the specified workflow. This API call only returns details for in-progress workflows. If you provide an ID for an execution that is not in progress, or if the execution doesn't match the specified workflow ID, you receive a Res

describe-host-key

Returns the details of the host key that's specified by the HostKeyId and ServerId.

describe-profile

Returns the details of the profile that's specified by the ProfileId.

describe-security-policy

Describes the security policy that is attached to your server or SFTP connector. The response contains a description of the security policy's properties. For more information about security policies, see Working with security policies for servers or Working with security policies for SFTP connectors

describe-server

Describes a file transfer protocol-enabled server that you specify by passing the ServerId parameter. The response contains a description of a server's properties. When you set EndpointType to VPC, the response will contain the EndpointDetails.

describe-user

Describes the user assigned to the specific file transfer protocol-enabled server, as identified by its ServerId property. The response from this call returns the properties of the user associated with the ServerId value that was specified.

describe-web-app

Describes the web app that's identified by WebAppId. The response includes endpoint configuration details such as whether the web app is publicly accessible or VPC hosted. For more information about using VPC endpoints with Transfer Family, see Create a Transfer Family web app in a VPC.

describe-web-app-customization

Describes the web app customization object that's identified by WebAppId.

describe-workflow

Describes the specified workflow.

import-certificate

Imports the signing and encryption certificates that you need to create local (AS2) profiles and partner profiles. You can import both the certificate and its chain in the Certificate parameter. After importing a certificate, Transfer Family automatically creates a Amazon CloudWatch metric called Da

import-host-key

Adds a host key to the server that's specified by the ServerId parameter.

import-ssh-public-key

Adds a Secure Shell (SSH) public key to a Transfer Family user identified by a UserName value assigned to the specific file transfer protocol-enabled server, identified by ServerId. The response returns the UserName value, the ServerId value, and the name of the SshPublicKeyId.

list-accesses

Lists the details for all the accesses you have on your server.

list-agreements

Returns a list of the agreements for the server that's identified by the ServerId that you supply. If you want to limit the results to a certain number, supply a value for the MaxResults parameter. If you ran the command previously and received a value for NextToken, you can supply that value to con

list-certificates

Returns a list of the current certificates that have been imported into Transfer Family. If you want to limit the results to a certain number, supply a value for the MaxResults parameter. If you ran the command previously and received a value for the NextToken parameter, you can supply that value to

list-connectors

Lists the connectors for the specified Region.

list-executions

Lists all in-progress executions for the specified workflow. If the specified workflow ID cannot be found, ListExecutions returns a ResourceNotFound exception.

list-file-transfer-results

Returns real-time updates and detailed information on the status of each individual file being transferred in a specific file transfer operation. You specify the file transfer by providing its ConnectorId and its TransferId. File transfer results are available up to 7 days after an operation has b

list-host-keys

Returns a list of host keys for the server that's specified by the ServerId parameter.

list-profiles

Returns a list of the profiles for your system. If you want to limit the results to a certain number, supply a value for the MaxResults parameter. If you ran the command previously and received a value for NextToken, you can supply that value to continue listing profiles from where you left off.

list-security-policies

Lists the security policies that are attached to your servers and SFTP connectors. For more information about security policies, see Working with security policies for servers or Working with security policies for SFTP connectors.

list-servers

Lists the file transfer protocol-enabled servers that are associated with your Amazon Web Services account.

list-tags-for-resource

Lists all of the tags associated with the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that you specify. The resource can be a user, server, or role.

list-users

Lists the users for a file transfer protocol-enabled server that you specify by passing the ServerId parameter.

list-web-apps

Lists all web apps associated with your Amazon Web Services account for your current region. The response includes the endpoint type for each web app, showing whether it is publicly accessible or VPC hosted. For more information about using VPC endpoints with Transfer Family, see Create a Transfer F

list-workflows

Lists all workflows associated with your Amazon Web Services account for your current region.

send-workflow-step-state

Sends a callback for asynchronous custom steps. The ExecutionId, WorkflowId, and Token are passed to the target resource during execution of a custom step of a workflow. You must include those with their callback as well as providing a status.

start-directory-listing

Retrieves a list of the contents of a directory from a remote SFTP server. You specify the connector ID, the output path, and the remote directory path. You can also specify the optional MaxItems value to control the maximum number of items that are listed from the remote directory. This API returns

start-file-transfer

Begins a file transfer between local Amazon Web Services storage and a remote AS2 or SFTP server. For an AS2 connector, you specify the ConnectorId and one or more SendFilePaths to identify the files you want to transfer. For an SFTP connector, the file transfer can be either outbound or inbound

start-remote-delete

Deletes a file or directory on the remote SFTP server.

start-remote-move

Moves or renames a file or directory on the remote SFTP server.

start-server

Changes the state of a file transfer protocol-enabled server from OFFLINE to ONLINE. It has no impact on a server that is already ONLINE. An ONLINE server can accept and process file transfer jobs. The state of STARTING indicates that the server is in an intermediate state, either not fully able to

stop-server

Changes the state of a file transfer protocol-enabled server from ONLINE to OFFLINE. An OFFLINE server cannot accept and process file transfer jobs. Information tied to your server, such as server and user properties, are not affected by stopping your server. Stopping the server does not reduce or

tag-resource

Attaches a key-value pair to a resource, as identified by its Amazon Resource Name (ARN). Resources are users, servers, roles, and other entities. There is no response returned from this call.

test-connection

Tests whether your SFTP connector is set up successfully. We highly recommend that you call this operation to test your ability to transfer files between local Amazon Web Services storage and a trading partner's SFTP server.

test-identity-provider

If the IdentityProviderType of a file transfer protocol-enabled server is AWS_DIRECTORY_SERVICE or API_Gateway, tests whether your identity provider is set up successfully. We highly recommend that you call this operation to test your authentication method as soon as you create your server. By doing

untag-resource

Detaches a key-value pair from a resource, as identified by its Amazon Resource Name (ARN). Resources are users, servers, roles, and other entities. No response is returned from this call.

update-access

Allows you to update parameters for the access specified in the ServerID and ExternalID parameters.

update-agreement

Updates some of the parameters for an existing agreement. Provide the AgreementId and the ServerId for the agreement that you want to update, along with the new values for the parameters to update. Specify either BaseDirectory or CustomDirectories, but not both. Specifying both causes the command t

update-certificate

Updates the active and inactive dates for a certificate.

update-connector

Updates some of the parameters for an existing connector. Provide the ConnectorId for the connector that you want to update, along with the new values for the parameters to update.

update-host-key

Updates the description for the host key that's specified by the ServerId and HostKeyId parameters.

update-profile

Updates some of the parameters for an existing profile. Provide the ProfileId for the profile that you want to update, along with the new values for the parameters to update.

update-server

Updates the file transfer protocol-enabled server's properties after that server has been created. The UpdateServer call returns the ServerId of the server you updated.

update-user

Assigns new properties to a user. Parameters you pass modify any or all of the following: the home directory, role, and policy for the UserName and ServerId you specify. The response returns the ServerId and the UserName for the updated user. In the console, you can select Restricted when you create

update-web-app

Assigns new properties to a web app. You can modify the access point, identity provider details, endpoint configuration, and the web app units. For more information about using VPC endpoints with Transfer Family, see Create a Transfer Family web app in a VPC.

update-web-app-customization

Assigns new customization properties to a web app. You can modify the icon file, logo file, and title.

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