Get File

netscaler.get_file

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Calls the NetScaler ADC API with the connection's credentials.

Read one file from the appliance, including its Base64 content.

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Connection

Required: Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type: Custom
Providers: NetScaler ADC
Secret shape: {"username": "…", "password": "…"} — or {"sessionid": "…"}
Config it needs: base_url
Resolved by: config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

2 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Example
filename The file's name on its own; NetScaler refuses a name that carries a path.	string	Yes	—	—	wildcard-acme-2026.crt
filelocation The directory on the appliance the file lives in, such as /nsconfig/ssl.	string	Yes	—	—	/nsconfig/ssl

Example configuration

Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.

{
  "filelocation": "/nsconfig/ssl",
  "filename": "wildcard-acme-2026.crt"
}

Output

One shape.

result

Field	Type	Example
files One entry per file NITRO returned for the query.	array	—
files[].filename The file's name, without its directory.	string	—
files[].filelocation The directory the file was read from.	string	—
files[].filecontent The file's bytes, Base64-encoded by NetScaler.	string	—
files[].fileencoding How filecontent is encoded; NetScaler sends BASE64.	string	—
files[].filemode The file mode; DIRECTORY when the entry is a folder.	string	—
files[].filemodifiedtime When the file was last modified.	string	—
files[].fileaccesstime When the file was last accessed.	string	—
count How many entries the response carried.	number	—

{
  "count": 0,
  "files": [
    {
      "fileaccesstime": "",
      "filecontent": "",
      "fileencoding": "",
      "filelocation": "",
      "filemode": "",
      "filemodifiedtime": "",
      "filename": ""
    }
  ]
}

Notes

Both the name and the directory are required: NITRO reads a file by filename plus filelocation, never by path alone.

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