---
id: apache-airflow-providers-sftp
version: "6.0.1"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# apache-airflow-providers-sftp — Provider package apache-airflow-providers-sftp for Apache Airflow

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 4.2M/mo

## What it is and what it does

This is an Apache Airflow provider package that adds SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) capabilities to Airflow workflows. It supplies operators and hooks that let you define tasks to transfer files to and from remote SFTP servers, integrating seamlessly with Airflow's DAG execution model. The package depends on Apache Airflow 2.11.0 or later, the SSH provider, and SSH libraries (paramiko and asyncssh) to handle the protocol details.

You install it on top of an existing Airflow deployment and use it to build workflows that need to move files between local and remote systems over SFTP. It's part of the Apache Airflow ecosystem and follows Airflow's patterns for connections, task definitions, and error handling. The package supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 and is actively maintained by the Apache Airflow project.

Use it for:

- Build an Airflow DAG that downloads daily log files from a remote SFTP server for processing and analysis.
- Automate the transfer of processed data files back to a remote SFTP server after transformation in Airflow.
- Monitor and manage file operations (upload, download, list) on remote systems as part of a larger data pipeline.
- Integrate SFTP file transfers with other Airflow providers to create end-to-end ETL workflows.
- Schedule recurring SFTP file synchronization tasks between local and remote systems using Airflow's scheduling.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Integrates SFTP file transfer operations into Apache Airflow workflows, providing operators and hooks to upload, download, and manage files on remote SFTP servers.

Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained Apache Airflow provider with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need SFTP file transfer operations in Airflow workflows. It requires Airflow 2.11.0+ and SSH-related dependencies, but those are standard for SFTP work and are clearly documented.

## Install

pip install apache-airflow-providers-sftp
uv add apache-airflow-providers-sftp
poetry add apache-airflow-providers-sftp

## Installing apache-airflow-providers-sftp

Before you install: Low friction install as a pure Python wheel. Requires Apache Airflow 2.11.0 or later and several SSH-related dependencies (paramiko, asyncssh, apache-airflow-providers-ssh). Actively maintained with recent release (6 days old) and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice: Apache License 2.0 (permissive) — you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects, with standard attribution and liability disclaimers.

Quickstart:

pip install apache-airflow-providers-sftp

from airflow.providers.sftp.operators.sftp import SFTPOperator
from airflow import DAG

with DAG('sftp_example') as dag:
    task = SFTPOperator(
        task_id='sftp_task',
        ssh_conn_id='sftp_server',
        local_filepath='/local/file.txt',
        remote_filepath='/remote/file.txt',
        operation='put'
    )

Requires an existing Apache Airflow 2.11.0+ installation and a configured SSH connection in Airflow's connection store.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package supports async SFTP operations natively or only through asyncssh as a backend.
- What specific SFTP operations (list, delete, mkdir, etc.) are available beyond upload/download.
- Whether optional dependencies like sshfs enable additional functionality or are for advanced use cases only.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 4.2M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

airflow sftp provider, sftp file transfer airflow, airflow remote file operations, ssh file transfer protocol airflow, airflow sftp operators, airflow sftp hooks, airflow sftp integration, airflow-provider, sftp-integration, data-pipeline

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