SMB - Download file action

This action downloads a file from your SMB network share in binary mode. The file contents can be used in downstream recipe steps. This action cannot be used to download entire folders.

To process this action, Workato splits the file contents into chunks and downloads them across separate requests in a technique called file streaming. The time it takes to process the action depends on the file size and the download speed.

The default chunk size is set to 5MB. You can change the chunk size to increase the download speed if your connection is stable. The maximum chunk size is 100MB.

Input

Input field	Description
File	Provide the full path of the file, including the file name and extension, for example: /folder1/folder2/filename.csv
Chunk size	Select the chunk size. The default is 5 MB and the maximum is 100 MB.

Output

Output field	Description
File content	The size of the file in bytes.
Path	The full path of the file, including the file name and extension, for example: /folder1/folder2/filename.csv.
Directory name	The complete path of the file, for example: /folder1/folder2/.
File name	The name of the downloaded file.
Size	The size of the downloaded file.
Attributes	Attributes of the downloaded file.
Kind	Indicates whether this item is a file.
Creation time	The time the file was created.
Change time	The time the file was last changed.
Access time	The time the file was accessed.