SFTP connections
Learn about SFTP transfers and their potential benefits.
Overview
Many HR tools offer data transfers via SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol). Your customer can set up a recurring schedule of exporting data from their system to a Kombo-hosted SFTP server, where we offer to set up a custom connection that maps your customers’ exports to the unified Kombo model.
Each export that we receive will trigger a sync for the corresponding integration. That means all the functionality you’ve built around standard Kombo integrations will work the same way for SFTP integrations.
SFTP integrations are currently exclusively available to our enterprise-tier customers. If you’re interested in establishing a connection, please get in touch with us for assistance in setting it up.
Potential Benefits
No API Credentials
An SFTP transfer eliminates the need for API credentials. To authenticate SFTP transfers, your customer will create a key pair and share the public key with Kombo. This way, we ensure that the data comes from the correct source. Not requiring API credentials can be helpful for customers who are uncomfortable with sharing them.
Explicit Data Point Sharing
Most tools that support SFTP transfers allow explicit setting of which models and fields are included. If the tool’s API does not involve selecting field permissions, SFTP is usually a workaround to ensure that only the data the customer wants to share is shared.
Expanded Compatibility
SFTP transfers allow you to offer integrations for tools that Kombo does not yet support as API-based connections.