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# Get Folders List

GET https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders

## Get Folders List

Retrieves the list of folders for the authenticated user.\
You can optionally filter folders by **parent folder ID**.

**Method:** `GET`\
**URL:** `{{base_url}}/folders`

***

## Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication.

Use a **Bearer token** in the `Authorization` header:

```http
Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}
```

***

## Headers

| Header        | Value                      |
| ------------- | -------------------------- |
| Authorization | Bearer \{\{access\_token}} |

***

## Query Parameters

| Parameter   | Type    | Required | Description                                                                                                      |
| ----------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `parent_id` | integer | No       | Filter folders by parent folder ID. If omitted, returns all folders or root folders depending on implementation. |

Example:

```
{{base_url}}/folders?parent_id={{parent_id}}
```

***

## Required Variables

| Variable       | Required | Description                         |
| -------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `base_url`     | Yes      | Base API URL                        |
| `access_token` | Yes      | Authentication access token         |
| `parent_id`    | No       | Parent folder ID used for filtering |

***

## Sample Request

```bash
curl --request GET "{{base_url}}/folders?parent_id={{parent_id}}" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}"
```

***

## Sample Success Response

A successful request typically returns **HTTP 200 OK**.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 8,
      "user_id": "43028",
      "name": "Campaign Photos",
      "parent_id": 5,
      "is_system": false,
      "file_count": 2,
      "created_at": "2026-03-09T11:24:52.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-09T13:27:18.000000Z",
      "deleted_at": null,
      "children": []
    },
    {
      "id": 9,
      "user_id": "43028",
      "name": "test",
      "parent_id": null,
      "is_system": false,
      "file_count": 1,
      "created_at": "2026-03-09T13:09:49.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-10T06:23:09.000000Z",
      "deleted_at": null,
      "children": [
        {
          "id": 10,
          "user_id": "43028",
          "name": "test2",
          "parent_id": 9,
          "is_system": false,
          "file_count": 14,
          "created_at": "2026-03-09T13:10:07.000000Z",
          "updated_at": "2026-03-10T05:34:50.000000Z",
          "deleted_at": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 10,
      "user_id": "43028",
      "name": "test2",
      "parent_id": 9,
      "is_system": false,
      "file_count": 14,
      "created_at": "2026-03-09T13:10:07.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-10T05:34:50.000000Z",
      "deleted_at": null,
      "children": []
    }
  ]
}
```

***

## Response Fields

| Field        | Type          | Description                        |
| ------------ | ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `id`         | integer       | Folder ID                          |
| `user_id`    | string        | Owner user ID                      |
| `name`       | string        | Folder name                        |
| `parent_id`  | integer/null  | Parent folder ID                   |
| `is_system`  | boolean       | Indicates if it is a system folder |
| `file_count` | integer       | Number of files in the folder      |
| `created_at` | datetime      | Folder creation timestamp          |
| `updated_at` | datetime      | Last update timestamp              |
| `deleted_at` | datetime/null | Soft delete timestamp              |
| `children`   | array         | List of child folders              |

***

## Notes

* The `children` field contains **nested subfolders**.
* `parent_id = null` indicates a **root-level folder**.
* Useful for building **folder tree structures** in file manager UIs.
* The `file_count` field indicates how many files exist in each folder.

Reference: https://apidocs.me-mate.net/business-me-mate-net-ap-is-document-v-1-0/messenger-mate-gallery-app-file-upload-folder-management-api/folder-management-ap-is/get-folders-list

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (list of object, required)
  - `id` (integer, required)
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `user_id` (string, required)
  - `children` (list of any, required)
  - `is_system` (boolean, required)
  - `parent_id` (integer, required)
  - `created_at` (datetime, required)
  - `file_count` (integer, required)
  - `updated_at` (datetime, required)
  - `deleted_at` (any, optional, nullable)
- `success` (boolean, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 8,
      "name": "Campaign Photos",
      "user_id": "43028",
      "children": [],
      "is_system": false,
      "parent_id": 5,
      "created_at": "2026-03-09T11:24:52Z",
      "file_count": 2,
      "updated_at": "2026-03-09T13:27:18Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 9,
      "name": "test",
      "user_id": "43028",
      "children": [
        {
          "created_at": "2026-03-09T13:10:07.000000Z",
          "file_count": 14,
          "id": 10,
          "is_system": false,
          "name": "test2",
          "parent_id": 9,
          "updated_at": "2026-03-10T05:34:50.000000Z",
          "user_id": "43028"
        }
      ],
      "is_system": false,
      "parent_id": 1,
      "created_at": "2026-03-09T13:09:49Z",
      "file_count": 1,
      "updated_at": "2026-03-10T06:23:09Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 10,
      "name": "test2",
      "user_id": "43028",
      "children": [],
      "is_system": false,
      "parent_id": 9,
      "created_at": "2026-03-09T13:10:07Z",
      "file_count": 14,
      "updated_at": "2026-03-10T05:34:50Z"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders');

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://business.me-mate.net/partners/wp-gallery/manage/folders")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```