"HTTPS - Send File" node

You can use the HTTPS - Send File node to transfer the files further using HTTP protocol.

HTTPS Send File configuration

1. From the Method dropdown list, select the method.
2. In the URL field, enter the endpoint.
3. From the File format dropdown list, select the format of the file:
   • JSON
   • JSON Lines
   • CSV - Provide the details on how to format the file for sending:

   1. From the Delimiter dropdown, select the character that splits the column.

   2. From the Quotation mark dropdown list, select the characters that contain the text or data type.

   3. From the Escape character dropdown lists, select the character that changes the default interpretation of a character or a string followed by the character.

   4. From the Line ending dropdown list, select:

      • Line feed - This option shifts the cursor to the next line vertically.
      • Carriage return and line feed - This option points the cursor to the beginning of the line horizontally and shifts the cursor to the next line vertically.

   5. Optionally, select the following checkboxes:

      • No Byte Order Mark - This option is currently unused.
      • Quoting style only if required - This option wraps the values with characters selected in the Quotation mark field when the delimiter occurs in the value. For example, for the following values:
        • one
        • two,three,four

      The output with the enabled Quoting style only if required option will be as follows: one,"two,three,four"

4. In the Headers fields, define request headers required by the HTTP API.
5. In the Authentication section, select the authentication method.
   • Anonymous - No authorization is required.
   • Password - Authentication is based on a login and a password.

Examples of use

In this example, you can select a group of customers and their attributes to pass it further to the external resource (for example, Azure) by using HTTP protocol.

1. Add the Scheduled Run node.
2. In the configuration of the node, set it to immediately.
3. Add the Get Profiles node.
4. In the configuration of the node:
   1. Select a segmentation of customers.
   2. Select the attributes to be extracted.
   3. Confirm by clicking Apply.
5. Add the HTTPS - Send File node.
6. In the configuration of the node:
   1. Select the method.
   2. Enter the URL of the endpoint.
   3. Select the format of the file.
   4. Only for CSV files, verify the following fields: Delimiter, Quotation mark, Escape character, Charset, Line ending.
   5. If required, enter the headers.
   6. Select the authentication method.
   7. Confirm by clicking Apply.
7. Add the End node.