An Official, First-Class Connector
Files.com publishes and maintains a real connector inside Power Automate, not a generic "we support SFTP" step. Search "Files.com" in the flow designer to add it.
A First-Class Files.com Connector Inside Power Automate
Files.com publishes an official connector in Power Automate — the same one that works in Azure Logic Apps. A partner uploading a file over SFTP can start a flow and run file actions across Microsoft 365, and the connector retries failures on its own where the built-in file connectors don't.
Why Microsoft 365 Flows Run File Work Through Files.com
Power Automate runs flows across Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, and hundreds of other connectors. What the Microsoft connectors don't give you is real file transfer — letting partners send files in over SFTP and FTPS, controlling who can reach which folders, keeping an audit trail. And the files those flows act on usually come from outside Microsoft 365, dropped by a partner, vendor, or customer who has no Microsoft account at all. The official Files.com connector closes that gap.
Always Use the Files.com Connector, Never Raw SFTP
The connector is built for the job, so it retries failures and stays reliable where Power Automate’s built-in file-transfer connectors don’t. Use it on every Microsoft 365 file flow, not a raw SFTP connector — reliability is the reason.
Does Everything Files.com Can Do
A flow can do anything the Files.com site can do — files, folders, share links, users, groups — so you can build deep workflows, not just move a file around.
One Connector for Power Automate and Logic Apps
The same Files.com connector works in both Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps. Search "Files.com" in either one to add it.
Fills the File-Transfer Gap Microsoft Leaves Open
Microsoft handles logins, teamwork, and flows. Files.com handles the protocols, the files partners send in, and the audit trail a real file-transfer job needs. You keep your Microsoft 365 flow and get a proper file platform underneath it.
The API Key Decides What the Flow Can Reach
The connector signs in with a Files.com API key — site-wide, or scoped to one user — so the flow can reach exactly what that key allows, the same access rules you apply to your people. Every action is written to the Files.com logs, separate from Microsoft 365.
Decide Which Folders a Flow Can Reach
An admin hands out a user-scoped key to limit folder access, or a site-wide key for full access. A flow can reach exactly the folders its key allows — nothing more.
Its Own Audit Trail
A flow handling clinical documents, financial files, or partner data gets a full audit trail that Files.com keeps on its own, separate from Microsoft 365, written to the logs.
Works Within Your Org's Rules
Some companies lock down the Workflows area, so IT may need to allow the app — worth knowing if a flow sends Teams notifications through it.
What Teams Build With Power Automate on Files.com
Healthcare Clinical File Exchange
Lab results and imaging files come into Files.com over secure protocols; a Power Automate flow routes them into the EHR, checks them against your rules, and tells staff they've arrived.
Financial Batch File Processing
Files.com handles secure delivery, audit, and retention of transaction files and regulatory filings; a flow sends them to accounting, reporting, and compliance systems on a schedule or the moment they land.
Legal Client Document Automation
Files.com handles access, retention, and audit logs as documents come in; a flow files them in the document management system and sends a notice at each review stage.
Retail Marketplace Feeds
Files.com is the secure home for product catalogs and order files; a flow keeps them in sync with commerce platforms and internal systems.
Files.com Features That Pair With Power Automate
Microsoft Teams
Where a flow posts its file alerts — a message to a channel when something happens.
Learn MoreAutomations & Workflows
Run file workflows on Files.com itself for the steps that belong there rather than in the Microsoft 365 flow.
Learn MoreAudit Log & Forensic Trail
Every connector action kept in a tamper-proof, exportable record, separate from Microsoft 365.
Learn MoreFrequently Asked: Power Automate on Files.com
What buyers ask about how Files.com connects to Power Automate, what it costs, and what the integration actually does.
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