List files and folders in a specific folder API
Return details about objects (bots, folders, and files) in a specific parent folder. This endpoint returns the object id, which is a numeric value that is used in other APIs to identify the file, folder or bot.
Prerequisites
Note: View the Control Room APIs in the
Community Edition, but API functionality is limited. You need a
licensed Automation 360 Edition to access the full functionality of
the APIs.
- All API calls must contain an authentication token in the request header. Use the Authentication API to generate a JSON Web Token. See Authentication API.
- To view objects in your private workspace, you must have a
Bot Creator license and a role that includes the
View my bots
feature permission. - To view objects in the public workspace, you must be assigned a role that
includes the
View my bots
feature permission and theView content
bot permission to folders in the public workspace. - You require the folder ID for the folder you want to search in. Use one of the following Repository Management APIs to retrieve the object ID:
The example in this task searches for subfolders that contain the string finance.