# GET /api/files/folders

> Files - List Folders

- **Endpoint:** `GET /api/files/folders`
- **Group:** Files
- **Since:** v1.0.0
- **Defined in:** `RestApi/Controllers/FilesController.php`

## Headers

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `authtoken` | String | Authentication token, generated from admin area |

## Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `context` | String | no | Optional folder context. One of: project, client, file_manager. |
| `context_id` | Number | no | Optional owning record ID (project ID for project, client ID for client). |
| `parent_id` | Number | no | Optional parent folder ID. Send 0 for root folders. |
| `limit` | Number | no | Optional page size, 1 to 200. Default: `50`. |
| `offset` | Number | no | Optional number of rows to skip. Default: `0`. |

## Request example

```bash
curl -X GET "https://yoursite.com/index.php/api/files/folders" \
  -H "authtoken: YOUR_API_TOKEN"
```

## Responses

### Success - Success-Response:

```json
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
[
  {
    "id": "7",
    "title": "Contracts",
    "folder_id": "a1b2c3d-4e5f6-7g8h-9i0j1-kLmNoPqRsTu",
    "parent_id": "0",
    "level": "",
    "created_by": "1",
    "created_at": "2026-07-23 09:15:00",
    "permissions": "9-all_team_members,",
    "context": "project",
    "context_id": "4",
    "created_by_user_name": "Jane Doe"
  }
]
```

### Error - Error-Response:

```json
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
{ "status": false, "messages": { "error": "No data were found" } }
```

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Part of the [REST API for RISE CRM](https://risecrm.themesic.com/apiguide/) documentation.
Full page: https://risecrm.themesic.com/apiguide/files/get-file-folders/