Overview

Generic NAS is an SMB/CIFS connector for any NAS, Windows file server, or Samba host. The Automize Generic NAS connector covers file/folder CRUD over SMB.

Regions: Any SMB-reachable host.
Plans: Free – depends on your NAS.

Setting up the connection

Get NAS hostname/IP + share name + credentials.
In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Generic NAS. Paste settings.

Rate limits

Bound by NAS hardware.

Data model

SMB share:

    Host ─── Share ─── Folders ─── Files

Available operations

11 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.

Operation	Category	What it does
Delete	General	Delete a file or folder on the share
Download File	General	Download a file from the share
Download Folder	General	Download a folder recursively from the share
Exists	General	Check if a file or folder exists on the share
File Size	General	Get the size of a file in bytes
List Files	General	List files and folders in a directory
Create Directory	General	Create a directory on the share
Rename	General	Rename or move a file on the share
Remove Directory	General	Remove a directory on the share
Upload File	General	Upload a local file to the share
Upload Folder	General	Upload a local folder recursively to the share

Operations

Delete

Delete a file or folder on the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Uid `uid`	Yes	text
Folder `folder`	No	text
Path `path`	Yes	string	Path to delete

Download File

Download a file from the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Remote Path `remote_path`	Yes	text
Local Path `local_path`	Yes	text

Download Folder

Download a folder recursively from the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Remote Path `remote_path`	Yes	text
Local Path `local_path`	Yes	text

Exists

Check if a file or folder exists on the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Path `path`	Yes	text

File Size

Get the size of a file in bytes

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Path `path`	Yes	text

List Files

List files and folders in a directory

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Path `path`	No	text

Tips

Path within share. recursive=true walks subfolders.

Create Directory

Create a directory on the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Path `path`	Yes	text

Rename

Rename or move a file on the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Old Path `old_path`	Yes	text
New Path `new_path`	Yes	text

Remove Directory

Remove a directory on the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Path `path`	Yes	text

Upload File

Upload a local file to the share

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Local Path `local_path`	Yes	text
Remote Path `remote_path`	Yes	text