@kapa.ai can you use file connector to direct copy excel file from a URL to S3?

Thinking completed No, you cannot use the standard File (CSV, JSON, Excel, Feather, Parquet) source connector to perform a direct raw file copy from a URL to Amazon S3. The File connector reads and parses data row-by-row into Airbyte records (leveraging format readers like

read_excel

) and replicates that parsed data into destination tables or files, rather than doing a direct binary/bit-for-bit file transfer [File (CSV, JSON, Excel...); source.py]. Airbyte does have a Copy raw files feature (which copies bits directly without parsing contents into destinations like S3), but the knowledge sources only list the following sources as supporting raw file transfers [Microsoft SharePoint; Sync files and records]: • Zendesk Support • Amazon S3 • Microsoft SharePoint • Google Drive • SFTP Bulk A generic public/HTTPS URL via the File connector is not listed among the sources supporting raw file transfer [Sync files and records]. You can, however, use the File connector to parse the Excel file contents from a URL and replicate the resulting records into S3 in an output format supported by the S3 destination [File (CSV, JSON, Excel...); Sync files and records]. 👍 0 button 👎 0 button ℹ️ Tip: Mention @kapa.ai in the thread for follow-ups or DM the app for 1-to-1 help.