View Properties of a File Version in ObjectStore (REST API: GET)

Updated

Use this operation to view the properties associated with a specific version of a file in an ObjectStore.

Request

Syntax

GET <webservice>/contentstore/file/version/{versionId} HTTP/1.1
Host: <host name>
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: <authentication token>
        
    

where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.

For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.

Request Parameters

Name

Description

Required

versionID

The GUID of the file version. GUID is a unique identifier for a file or folder and remains the same even when you rename or move the file or folder to another path.

To retrieve the versionID of a file, see Viewing File Versions.

Yes

Request Headers

Name

Description

Host

The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request.

Accept

The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml or application/json.

Authtoken

The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

owner

The name and email address of the file owner.

App_FileResourceResponse

sizeinBytes

The size of the file.

App_FileResourceResponse

parentGuid

The GUID of the parent folder.

App_FileResourceResponse

GUID

The GUID of the file or folder.

App_FileResourceResponse

file

'file='true' indicates the request item is a file.

App_FileResourceResponse

modifiedTime

The last modified time of the file or folder.

App_FileResourceResponse

path

The path to the file or folder.

App_FileResourceResponse

parentPath

The path to the parent folder.

App_FileResourceResponse

name

Name of the file.

App_FileResourceResponse

previewUrl

The URL to preview the file. By default, a relative download URL is returned.

To generate the complete URL of the file, see Generating Full Download URLs.

App_FileResourceResponse

downloadurl

The URL for downloading the file. By default, a relative download URL is returned.

To generate the complete URL of the file, see Generating Full Download URLs.

App_FileResourceResponse

versionGUID

The GUID of the latest version of the file.

App_FileResourceResponse

name

The custom property name.

nameValues

value

The value for the custom property.

nameValues

Examples

Sample Request

GET <webservice>/contentstore/file/version/83dd41f4d7b848429daf15b668ea5f9a HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
        
    

Sample Response

{ "fileResource": { "owner": "user1 (user1@company.com)", "modifiedTime": 1488209749, "previewUrl": "/drive/file/version/36b3da7312eb134b114ccd2baef8eb22/action/preview", "parentPath": "\\", "GUID": "c33b0ed340284066bd23d4331c5bf354", "sizeinBytes": 11361, "downloadUrl": "/drive/file/version/36b3da7312eb134b114ccd2baef8eb22/action/download", "versionGUID": "36b3da7312eb134b114ccd2baef8eb22", "path": "\\test1.docx", "file": true, "parentGuid": "7fb849cb45ce43fc8818c14dc9d9a2db", "name": "test1.docx", "customProperties": { "nameValues": [{ "name": "IS_VISIBLE", "value": "true" }, { "name": "timestamp", "value": "2017-07-12T16:27:27.675Z" }, { "name": "mtmstr", "value": "1488209749" }, { "name": "cvfsuniqueid", "value": "709687305" }, { "name": "_version_", "value": "1572734895047835648" }, { "name": "CI_STATUS", "value": "0" }] } }, "error": {}
}