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Copy export to destination

You can send a copy of the export file to a custom destination. We support the following destinations

  • WebDAV
  • FTP
  • SFTP
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The file name used is determined in Export Options. When configuring destinations, only a path to a directory is required.

FTP​

To send a copy of the export file to an FTP destination, provide a URL with the username, password, hostname, port number and path

ftp://{username}:{password}@{hostname}:{port}/{path}

If the connection test fails, be wary of any [special characters](#special-characters.

SFTP​

To send a copy of the export file to an SFTP destination, provide a URL with the username, password, hostname, port number and path

sftp://{username}:{password}@{hostname}:{port}/{path}

If the connection test fails, be wary of any special characters.

WebDAV​

To send to BigCommerce WebDAV, you will need to find your WebDAV credentials.

Then create a URL that includes your username, password and path to location that you wish to export to within WebDAV:

https://{username}:{password}@{store-domain}/{path}

e.g.

https://username123:[email protected]/dav/content/

If the connection test fails, be wary of any special characters, for example the @ in your WebDAV username. It would need to be replaced with %40 e.g. apps%40hypaapps.com.

Special characters​

Note that some special characters need to be replaced for their URL encoded variants when they appear in usernames or passwords.

For example:

  • space: %20 or +
  • # : %23 (number sign/hash)
  • % : %25 (percent sign)
  • + : %2B (plus sign)
  • / : %2F (slash)
  • @ : %40 (at sign)
  • : : %3A (colon)
  • ; : %3B (semicolon)

So a username like group/foo would become group%2Ffoo