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List every descendant of a folder

GET
/drives/{drive}/nodes/{node}/descendants
curl --request GET \
  --url https://work.optidata.cloud/api/drives/1/nodes/300754/descendants \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

The whole subtree below a folder, flattened and unpaginated, excluding trashed nodes. Requires view on the node. Large folders produce large responses — prefer GET /drives/{drive}/nodes/{node}/children when you can walk level by level.

Authorizations

Section titled “Authorizations”

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters”
drive
required
integer format: int64

Numeric id of the drive. Read it from GET /drives/config.json.

node
required
integer format: int64

Numeric id of the node (file or folder).

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “200”

The descendants.

Media typeapplication/json
Array<object>

A file or a folder. type is 1 for a folder and 2 for a file; the booleans is_folder / is_file are derived from it. Content attributes (content_*) are null on folders and on files that have no bytes yet.

object
id
required
integer format: int64
parent_id

Parent folder id. null marks a company folder (top level).

integer | null format: int64
drive_id
required
integer format: int64
user_id

Owner of the node.

integer format: int64
uuid
string
cuid
string
type
required

1 = folder, 2 = file.

integer
Allowed values: 1 2
name
required
string
is_folder
boolean
is_file
boolean
is_coeditable

Whether the file can be co-edited in the online editor.

boolean
is_cold

Whether the node lives in cold storage. Present only on detail reads.

boolean
is_delete_target

true when this node was the explicit target of a delete; null when it was removed only because an ancestor was deleted.

boolean | null
ltree_path

Materialised ancestor path, dot separated ids.

string | null
group_id
integer | null format: int64
node_content_id

Current content version of the file.

integer | null format: int64
oldest_node_content_id
integer | null format: int64
guest_data_id
integer | null format: int64
content_path
string | null
content_mime_type
string | null
content_size_bytes
integer | null format: int64
content_thumbnail_url
string | null format: uri
content
One of:

One stored version of a file’s bytes.

object
id
integer format: int64
node_id
integer format: int64
path

Opaque storage path of this content version.

string
mime_type
string
size_bytes
integer format: int64
hash_sha256

SHA-256 of this version, the value a caller sends back as base_content_hash.

string | null
base_content_hash

The hash_sha256 of the version this one was written from, as sent in base_content_hash and accepted by the server. null when the write carried no base. Equal to the hash a sync client last committed: the other side edited that version. Different, or null: the client cannot tell, and should keep a conflict copy.

string | null
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
actions

The caller’s effective permission level on this node. Present on listings derived from shares.

string
Allowed values: none view edit share owner manage
user
One of:

A user of the tenant.

object
id
integer format: int64
uuid
string format: uuid
cuid

Identifier of the company (tenant) the user belongs to.

string
username
string
email
string format: email
name
string
full_name
string
company_name
string
role

Role of the user inside the tenant.

string
status
string
Allowed values: active inactive blocked
avatar_url
string | null format: uri
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
deleted_at
string | null format: date-time
profile

Profile extras (avatar, job title). Loaded only where noted.

object | null
groups

Groups the user belongs to. Loaded only where noted.

Array<object>

A group of users inside the tenant.

object
id
integer format: int64
guid

Tenant-wide identifier of the group; used in paths.

string format: uuid
name
string
description
string | null
email
string | null format: email
cuid
string
memberships

Members of the group, each with its embedded user.

Array<object>
object
key
additional properties
any
userStatus

Presence status of the user. Loaded only where noted.

object | null
status_details

Rendered presence details (type, icon, message). Present on dashboard listings.

object | null
customization

Per-node presentation settings (colour, shared flag).

object | null
markers
Array<object>

A per-user flag on a node.

object
id
integer format: int64
node_id
integer format: int64
user_id
integer format: int64
type

Kind of marker.

string
Allowed values: favorite important
created_at
string format: date-time
tags
Array<object>
object
key
additional properties
any
lock
One of:

An advisory lock held on a file while it is being edited. Take one before replacing the content of a file another user could be working on.

object
id
integer format: int64
node_id
integer format: int64
user_id
integer format: int64
note

Free-text reason shown to other users.

string | null
origin

Free-text label naming the client that took the lock.

string | null
user_hash

Opaque per-installation identifier of the lock holder.

string | null
expires_at
string | null format: date-time
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
user
One of:

A user of the tenant.

object
id
integer format: int64
uuid
string format: uuid
cuid

Identifier of the company (tenant) the user belongs to.

string
username
string
email
string format: email
name
string
full_name
string
company_name
string
role

Role of the user inside the tenant.

string
status
string
Allowed values: active inactive blocked
avatar_url
string | null format: uri
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
deleted_at
string | null format: date-time
profile

Profile extras (avatar, job title). Loaded only where noted.

object | null
groups

Groups the user belongs to. Loaded only where noted.

Array<object>

A group of users inside the tenant.

object
id
integer format: int64
guid

Tenant-wide identifier of the group; used in paths.

string format: uuid
name
string
description
string | null
email
string | null format: email
cuid
string
memberships

Members of the group, each with its embedded user.

Array<object>
object
key
additional properties
any
userStatus

Presence status of the user. Loaded only where noted.

object | null
status_details

Rendered presence details (type, icon, message). Present on dashboard listings.

object | null
locks
Array<object>

An advisory lock held on a file while it is being edited. Take one before replacing the content of a file another user could be working on.

object
id
integer format: int64
node_id
integer format: int64
user_id
integer format: int64
note

Free-text reason shown to other users.

string | null
origin

Free-text label naming the client that took the lock.

string | null
user_hash

Opaque per-installation identifier of the lock holder.

string | null
expires_at
string | null format: date-time
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
user
One of:

A user of the tenant.

object
id
integer format: int64
uuid
string format: uuid
cuid

Identifier of the company (tenant) the user belongs to.

string
username
string
email
string format: email
name
string
full_name
string
company_name
string
role

Role of the user inside the tenant.

string
status
string
Allowed values: active inactive blocked
avatar_url
string | null format: uri
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
deleted_at
string | null format: date-time
profile

Profile extras (avatar, job title). Loaded only where noted.

object | null
groups

Groups the user belongs to. Loaded only where noted.

Array<object>

A group of users inside the tenant.

object
id
integer format: int64
guid

Tenant-wide identifier of the group; used in paths.

string format: uuid
name
string
description
string | null
email
string | null format: email
cuid
string
memberships

Members of the group, each with its embedded user.

Array<object>
object
key
additional properties
any
userStatus

Presence status of the user. Loaded only where noted.

object | null
status_details

Rendered presence details (type, icon, message). Present on dashboard listings.

object | null
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
deleted_at

Non-null while the node is in the trash.

string | null format: date-time
Example
[
  {
    "id": 300754,
    "drive_id": 1,
    "type": 1,
    "name": "Contracts",
    "ltree_path": "300754.665198",
    "content_mime_type": "application/pdf",
    "content_size_bytes": 148213,
    "content": {
      "id": 613488,
      "mime_type": "application/pdf",
      "size_bytes": 148213
    },
    "actions": "none",
    "user": {
      "id": 15,
      "uuid": "9c1f0e2a-4d31-4d8a-8c1a-1f0b6b1f9a10",
      "cuid": "a1b2c3d4-2226-46c1-91b2-a9e9ba4c2d5b",
      "username": "jane.doe@acme.example",
      "email": "jane.doe@acme.example",
      "name": "Jane Doe",
      "full_name": "Jane Doe",
      "company_name": "Acme",
      "role": "super-admin",
      "status": "active",
      "groups": [
        {
          "id": 560,
          "guid": "a19d5670-335d-4285-8ee4-fcb54cb70faf",
          "name": "Finance"
        }
      ]
    },
    "markers": [
      {
        "type": "favorite"
      }
    ],
    "lock": {
      "user": {
        "id": 15,
        "uuid": "9c1f0e2a-4d31-4d8a-8c1a-1f0b6b1f9a10",
        "cuid": "a1b2c3d4-2226-46c1-91b2-a9e9ba4c2d5b",
        "username": "jane.doe@acme.example",
        "email": "jane.doe@acme.example",
        "name": "Jane Doe",
        "full_name": "Jane Doe",
        "company_name": "Acme",
        "role": "super-admin",
        "status": "active",
        "groups": [
          {
            "id": 560,
            "guid": "a19d5670-335d-4285-8ee4-fcb54cb70faf",
            "name": "Finance"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "locks": [
      {
        "user": {
          "id": 15,
          "uuid": "9c1f0e2a-4d31-4d8a-8c1a-1f0b6b1f9a10",
          "cuid": "a1b2c3d4-2226-46c1-91b2-a9e9ba4c2d5b",
          "username": "jane.doe@acme.example",
          "email": "jane.doe@acme.example",
          "name": "Jane Doe",
          "full_name": "Jane Doe",
          "company_name": "Acme",
          "role": "super-admin",
          "status": "active",
          "groups": [
            {
              "id": 560,
              "guid": "a19d5670-335d-4285-8ee4-fcb54cb70faf",
              "name": "Finance"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]

401

Section titled “401”

Missing, malformed or expired authentication key.

Media typeapplication/json

Authentication failures use an error key rather than message.

object
error
required
string
Examples
Examplemissing

No bearer token sent

{
  "error": "JWT passport exception: Missing bearer token in request"
}

403

Section titled “403”

The caller lacks the permission level the operation requires.

Media typeapplication/json

Generic error envelope used by policy, binding and framework failures.

object
message
required

Human-readable description of the failure.

string
Examples
Exampledenied
{
  "message": "This action is unauthorized."
}

404

Section titled “404”

The resource does not exist, or does not belong to the given drive.

Media typeapplication/json

Generic error envelope used by policy, binding and framework failures.

object
message
required

Human-readable description of the failure.

string
Examples
Examplemissing
{
  "message": "No query results for model [App\\Models\\Node] 99999999"
}

429

Section titled “429”

Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the window resets.

Media typeapplication/json

Generic error envelope used by policy, binding and framework failures.

object
message
required

Human-readable description of the failure.

string
Examples
Examplethrottled
{
  "message": "Too Many Attempts."
}