Marketo API read data from FTP server?

[Shawn_Wilfong1]

Does the Marketo API have capability to read data hosted on an FTP server?  Currently we use a separate application to digest the file and transfer it to Marketo, but it'd be great if we could just ingest it directly from Marketo.

[SanfordWhiteman · Accepted solution]

Nope.

The Marketo (REST) APIs are inbound APIs.

A service that you call as a webhook can read data from an FTP box, but it would still need to make a separate inbound REST connection to Marketo to upload the file contents. Triggering via webhook helps you avoid an external scheduler, but it's still custom code doing the download-reupload and not a huge leg up.

[SanfordWhiteman]

@Shawn_Wilfong1 thanks for coming back and marking my answer, I appreciate it.

[dhatchayini7]

Hi,

How to use adobe FTP via webhook in Marketo and does webhook need a middleware system?

[SanfordWhiteman]

Webhooks speak HTTP only. So you’d be connecting to a webhook-compatible service that in turn connects to an FTP server.

[dhatchayini7]

@SanfordWhiteman Thanks for your response!

Could you please add some extra points on how it could be done which you have mentioned?

[SanfordWhiteman]

Can you describe exactly what data you're putting on an FTP (I assume actually SFTP) server, and exactly what you want to do with it in Marketo?