List Contents of a Folder in an ObjectStore Share Using ID (REST API: POST)

Updated

Use this operation to list the contents of a shared folder or the contents of a folder within a shared folder based on the folder GUID. The result does not include the contents of subfolders.

Request

Syntax

POST <webservice>/contentstore/share/{shareId}/folder/{folderId}/action/list HTTP/1.1

Host: <host name>

Accept: application/xml

Authtoken: <authentication token>

Content-type: application/xml

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

shareId

The unique identifier (syncWebFolderId response) returned when you share a file or folder or view the shared files and folders in the ObjectStore. Provide the shareId of the shared folder.

For details on retrieving the syncWebFolderId response, see Sharing a File or Folder or Viewing Shared Files and Folders.

Yes

folderID

The GUID of the folder to be browsed. 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 GUID of the file or folder, see Viewing ObjectStore File or Folder Properties.

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.

limit (optional)

The number of results to be listed in a page. Used for changing the paging limits. By default, the limit is 50 results per page.

offset (optional)

The number from which the results will be displayed. Used for changing the paging offsets. By default, the offset is 0. For example, if limit is 50 and offset is 0, the results are displayed from 1 to 50 (first page). If offset is 50, the results are displayed from 51 to 100 (second page).

Similarly, you will add additional offset numbers to display subsequent pages.

Request Body

You can further refine the browse results, by defining filters in the request body. For more information, see Filters.

To list all the contents in a folder, use an empty request body.

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

path

The path to the file or folder in the browse result. The path is displayed relative to the share root path.

fileResources

parentGUID

The GUID of the parent folder.

fileResources

parentPath

The path to the parent folder. The path is displayed relative to the share root path.

fileResources

sizeinBytes

Size of the file in the browse result.

fileResources

downloadUrl

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

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

fileResources

versionGUID

The unique identifier for a particular version of the file in the browse result. If a new version is uploaded, a new versionGUID is generated.

fileResources

name

Name of the file or folder in the browse result.

fileResources

GUID

GUID of the file or folder in the browse result.

fileResources

file

'file=1' indicates the request item is a file.

fileResources

directory

'directory=1' indicates the result item is a folder.

fileResources

name

The custom property name assigned to the file or folder in the browse result.

nameValues

value

The value assigned  to the custom property.

nameValues

Examples

Sample Request

POST <webservice>/contentstore/share/37/folder/decb5953f889477abc1b1d27f00de6f2/action/list HTTP/1.1

Host: client.mydomain.com

Accept: application/xml

Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6

0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f

8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f

40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7

68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323

3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8

Sample Response

<App_FileResourceListResponse>

<fileResources parentPath="\mystore" GUID="cd23476525334dbd92c26fc8a2f5fbe0" sizeinBytes="11269" downloadUrl="/drive/file/cd23476525334dbd92c26fc8a2f5fbe0/action/download" versionGUID="8dbd2a8f5fc38b8f6291a6b16bc7fd13" path="\mystore\test1.docx" file="1" parentGuid="fc3eebc0d47c4693bea5e4b083ef6477" name="test1.docx">

  <customProperties>

    <nameValues name="FILE_FOLDER_SORT" value="4\mystore" />

    <nameValues name="DATE_ADDED" value="2015-09-01T20:46:53Z" />

    <nameValues name="MODIFIED_TIME_ROUND" value="2015-09-01T12:00:00Z" />

    <nameValues name="SIZE_KB_ROUND" value="11264" />

    <nameValues name="szkbround2" value="11264" />

    <nameValues name="IS_VISIBLE" value="true" />

    <nameValues name="cvfsuniqueid" value="625287148" />

    <nameValues name="timestamp" value="2015-09-01T20:46:53.71Z" />

    <nameValues name="mtmstr" value="1441140572" />

    <nameValues name="cvurl_4" value="344981367" />

    <nameValues name="CVURL" value="344981367" />

    <nameValues name="FILE_PATH_DATATYPE" value="4\mystore" />

  </customProperties>

</fileResources>

<fileResources parentPath="\mystore" GUID="8639c11531854eff8beac548b9b8cb84" sizeinBytes="12700700" downloadUrl="/drive/file/8639c11531854eff8beac548b9b8cb84/action/download" versionGUID="bc795304afc7e1637701ed1f426911b8" path="\mystore\sample.jpg" file="1" parentGuid="fc3eebc0d47c4693bea5e4b083ef6477" name="sample.jpg">

  <customProperties>

    <nameValues name="FILE_FOLDER_SORT" value="4\mystore" />

    <nameValues name="DATE_ADDED" value="2015-09-01T20:50:01Z" />

    <nameValues name="MODIFIED_TIME_ROUND" value="2015-07-30T12:00:00Z" />

    <nameValues name="SIZE_KB_ROUND" value="12582912" />

    <nameValues name="szkbround2" value="12582912" />

    <nameValues name="IS_VISIBLE" value="true" />

    <nameValues name="cvfsuniqueid" value="1499837337" />

    <nameValues name="timestamp" value="2015-09-01T20:50:01.706Z" />

    <nameValues name="mtmstr" value="1438271718" />

    <nameValues name="cvurl_4" value="1814249536" />

    <nameValues name="CVURL" value="1814249536" />

    <nameValues name="FILE_PATH_DATATYPE" value="4\mystore" />

  </customProperties>

</fileResources>

</App_FileResourceListResponse>

Supported Error Codes

Code

Status

Description

400

Bad Request

Error caused due to one of the following reasons:

  • GUID is not provided in the request

  • GUID provided in the request is invalid

  • GUID provided in the request is for a file.

404

Not Found

GUID provided in the request is not found.