https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/How-can-we-delete-files-after-sftp-using-Nifi-processors/m-p/305226#M222355 <P>The executestreamcommand solution should work, as confirmed on <A href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64589722/how-to-delete-file-from-ftp-server-using-nifi-processor/64590913#64590913" target="_self">this external website</A>:&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>To quote the most relevant part:</P><P><SPAN>ExecuteStreamCommand solved my problem. Create a small script and execute it with parameters from NiFi:&nbsp;</SPAN>#!/bin/bash HOST=$1 USER=$2 PASSWORD=$3 ftp -inv $HOST &lt;&lt;EOF user $USER $PASSWORD cd /sources delete $4 bye EOF</P> Sun, 01 Nov 2020 11:06:47 GMT DennisJaheruddi 2020-11-01T11:06:47Z