Introduction

The Files.com .NET client library provides convenient access to all aspects of Files.com from applications using the .NET framework.

Files.com customers use our .NET client library for directly working with files and folders as well as performing management tasks such as adding/removing users, onboarding counterparties, retrieving information about automations and more.

Every function in the Files.com application is available via .NET. Nothing is excluded.

The .NET client library uses the Files.com RESTful APIs via the HTTPS protocol (port 443) to securely communicate and transfer files so no firewall changes should be required in order to allow connectivity to Files.com.

Files.com is Committed to .NET

.NET is our second most popular integration language for custom development and is supported by our highest level of support.

Frameworks Supported

  • .NET 8
  • .NET 6
  • .NET 5
  • .NET Core 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.1
  • .NET Standard 2.0
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8

.NET Framework versions below 4.6.1 are officially in end-of-life status according to Microsoft. As a policy, Files.com does not support integrations which are considered end-of-life by their vendor.

If you need support for a newer framework version, please ask, and we'll be happy to add it. It will most likely work out of the box anyway.

Installation

Command Line Installation

The Files.com client library can be installed on the command line using the dotnet command. This method will retrieve a NuGet package from the https://www.nuget.org/ repository and install it into your project.

To install the package:

dotnet add package FilesCom

Fetch the dependencies:

dotnet restore

Visual Studio Installation

The Files.com client library can also be installed using Visual Studio and the NuGet package manager. In Visual Studio, click on "Manage Nuget Packages" under the "Project" menu. On the "Browse" tab search for "FilesCom", and click on the FilesCom NuGet package. In the right panel, click the "Install" button next to the version dropdown.

Visual Studio Requirements

Installation of the FilesCom Nuget package is fully supported by Visual Studio 2022, 2019, and 2017 version 15.3 or later.

For Visual Studio 2015, the following must be installed:

Getting Support

The Files.com Support team provides official support for all of our official Files.com integration tools.

To initiate a support conversation, you can send an Authenticated Support Request or simply send an E-Mail to support@files.com.