File Storage

Manage files between EFS execution storage and persistent File Storage Service with automatic cleanup

Actions

Steps this node can perform. Add one from Add a step, then pick the action.

Upload File

Upload file from EFS path or data content to persistent File Storage Service

Settings

Field	Type	Required	Description
Binary File Mode	Yes / No		If true, upload from EFS file by name. If false, upload from data content Default: true
EFS File Name	Text		Name of the file in EFS to upload (required when binaryFile is true)
File Storage Name	Text		File Storage name for FileStorage Service (with extension). Optional - defaults to EFS File Name or auto-generated
File Content	Code		The data content to upload - can be string, array, object, number, etc. (required when binaryFile is false unless allowEmptyContent is enabled)
Accept Empty Content	Yes / No		Allow creating an empty file when content is not provided. Useful for flows that legitimately produce empty output without requiring placeholder content. Default: false
Description	Text		Optional file description for documentation
Tags	List		Tags for categorization and search (comma-separated)

Output

No documented output fields.

Download File

Download file from File Storage Service to EFS temporary storage

Settings

Field	Type	Required	Description
File Storage ID	Text	Yes	File Storage ID from File Storage Service (from upload action or list action)
Filename	Text		Custom filename in EFS (defaults to original filename)
Overwrite if Exists	Yes / No		Overwrite if file already exists in EFS Default: false

Output

Later steps use this data by picking this step in the $ picker. For example, fileName is $.<step ID>.output.fileName.

{
  "fileName": "string",
  "filePath": "string",
  "mimeType": "string",
  "size": 0
}

Example values show the shape of the data, not real values. See Using data from earlier steps.

Field descriptions

Field	Type	Description
fileName	Text	Filename in EFS
filePath	Text	Full path to downloaded file in EFS
mimeType	Text	File MIME type
size	Number	File size in bytes

List Files

List files in File Storage Service with optional filters

Settings

Field	Type	Required	Description
Filter Type	Choice		Type of filter to apply Options: All files, By MIME type, By extension, By flow Default: all
MIME Type	Text		Filter by MIME type (e.g., application/pdf, image/png)
Extension	Text		Filter by file extension (without dot, e.g., pdf, txt, json)
Flow ID	Text		Filter by flow ID to get files from specific flow
Limit	Number		Maximum number of files to return per page (1-1000) Default: 50
Page	Number		Page number for pagination (0 = first page, 1 = second page, etc.) Default: 0

Output

Later steps use this data by picking this step in the $ picker. For example, files[0] is $.<step ID>.output.files[0].

{
  "files": [
    {}
  ],
  "limit": 0,
  "offset": 0,
  "success": false,
  "total": 0
}

Example values show the shape of the data, not real values. See Using data from earlier steps.

Field descriptions

Field	Type	Description
files[]	List	Array of file objects
limit	Number	Limit used in query
offset	Number	Offset used in query
success	Yes / No	Whether the operation was successful
total	Number	Total number of files matching filter

Get File Detail

Get detailed information about a specific file

Settings

Field	Type	Required	Description
File ID	Text	Yes	File ID from File Storage Service

Output

Later steps use this data by picking this step in the $ picker. For example, description is $.<step ID>.output.description.

{
  "description": "string",
  "tags": [
    "string"
  ]
}

Example values show the shape of the data, not real values. See Using data from earlier steps.

Field descriptions

Field	Type	Description
description	Text	File description
tags[]	List	File tags

Delete File

Permanently delete a file from File Storage Service

Settings

Field	Type	Required	Description
File ID	Text	Yes	File ID to delete from File Storage Service

Output

Later steps use this data by picking this step in the $ picker. For example, deletedAt is $.<step ID>.output.deletedAt.

{
  "deletedAt": "string",
  "fileId": "string",
  "success": false
}

Example values show the shape of the data, not real values. See Using data from earlier steps.

Field descriptions

Field	Type	Description
deletedAt	Text	Deletion timestamp (ISO 8601)
fileId	Text	ID of the deleted file
success	Yes / No	Whether deletion succeeded