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FTP (multiple files) connection method

For the FTP (multiple files) connection, you must fill in the following fields. The steps of the connection will be provided below:

To connect with multiple files, each file must have the SAME column name in the same index. Stock Sync does not support if each files have a different column mapping.

Fill in the login credentials and password fields for the user.

Specify the FTP source host to which you want to export the inventories.

    eg. vendor.com:20, ftp.vendor.com, 112.2.1.150

Fill in the Directory and filename where the feed file is located.

      eg.  /directory/inventory_*.csv 

This will retrieve all files that begin with inventory...

For a filename with a timestamp, please click here for more info.



Only supports CSV, XML, and JSON file format only

Select an option under the After Process field, depending on the user choosing which option for their feed file after the process is finished.

Do Nothing To My File
Append Date To My File (<date_time>_file_name)
Rename My File
Delete My File

File Format field is can be set as Auto by the user, where Stock Sync auto-detects the file format or the user also can choose the type of file format that they attaching for the connection method accordingly.

The File Format the user can set is CSV, XML, XLS, XLSX, JSON, .TXT, EDI, and HTML Table.



If your FTP server is secure,

Whitelist the IP address 52.20.189.51 in your server.

Click on the test connection to test it out or else you can test it via FileZilla. Learn more about  **How to test via FileZilla?**

Updated on: 08/05/2025

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