GetFolder API

Returns the properties of the folder at the specified path, with optional detail levels for rules, property sets, security (ACL), and owner information.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/GetFolder

Methods

GET /srv.asmx/GetFolder?authenticationTicket=...&Path=...&WithRules=...&withPropertySets=...&withSecurity=...&withOwner=...
POST /srv.asmx/GetFolder (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetFolder

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`authenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`.
`Path`	string	Yes	Full infoRouter path to the folder (e.g. `/Finance/Reports`).
`WithRules`	bool	Yes	If `true`, includes folder rules (file type restrictions, checkout/checkin policies, etc.) in the response.
`withPropertySets`	bool	Yes	If `true`, includes applied property set values in the response.
`withSecurity`	bool	Yes	If `true`, includes the folder's access control list (ACL) in the response.
`withOwner`	bool	Yes	If `true`, includes the owner user information in the response.

Response

Success Response

<response success="true">
  <folder id="456" name="Reports" description="Quarterly Reports" parentid="100"
          createdate="2023-01-15T09:00:00" modifydate="2024-03-20T14:30:00"
          owner="jsmith" classificationlevel="0">
    <!-- Included only when WithRules=true -->
    <Rules>
      <Rule Name="AllowableFileTypes" Value="*" />
      <Rule Name="Checkins" Value="allows" />
      <Rule Name="Checkouts" Value="allows" />
      <Rule Name="DocumentDeletes" Value="allows" />
      <Rule Name="FolderDeletes" Value="allows" />
      <Rule Name="NewDocuments" Value="allows" />
      <Rule Name="NewFolders" Value="allows" />
      <Rule Name="ClassifiedDocuments" Value="disallows" />
    </Rules>
    <!-- Included only when withPropertySets=true -->
    <propertysets>...</propertysets>
    <!-- Included only when withSecurity=true -->
    <security>...</security>
    <!-- Included only when withOwner=true -->
    <owner>...</owner>
  </folder>
</response>

Error Response

<response error="Folder not found." />

Required Permissions

The calling user must have read permission on the folder.

Example

GET Request

GET /srv.asmx/GetFolder
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &Path=/Finance/Reports
  &WithRules=true
  &withPropertySets=false
  &withSecurity=false
  &withOwner=false
HTTP/1.1

POST Request

POST /srv.asmx/GetFolder HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&Path=/Finance/Reports
&WithRules=true
&withPropertySets=false
&withSecurity=false
&withOwner=false

SOAP Request

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:GetFolder>
      <tns:authenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:authenticationTicket>
      <tns:Path>/Finance/Reports</tns:Path>
      <tns:WithRules>true</tns:WithRules>
      <tns:withPropertySets>false</tns:withPropertySets>
      <tns:withSecurity>false</tns:withSecurity>
      <tns:withOwner>false</tns:withOwner>
    </tns:GetFolder>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

Set all boolean flags to false for the fastest response (metadata only, no sub-elements).
Set WithRules=true to retrieve folder restrictions (allowed file types, checkout/checkin policies).
Set withSecurity=true to retrieve the full ACL of the folder.
To get a list of subfolders, use GetFolders instead.
To get folder rules only (without other properties), use GetFolderRules.

GetFolders - Get list of subfolders with full properties
GetFolderRules - Get only the rules for a folder
UpdateFolderProperties - Update folder name and description
SetFolderRules - Set folder rules

Error Codes

Error	Description
`[900] Authentication failed`	Invalid or missing authentication ticket.
`[901] Session expired or Invalid ticket`	The ticket has expired or does not exist.
Folder not found	The specified path does not resolve to an existing folder.
Access denied	The user does not have read permission on the folder.
`SystemError:...`	An unexpected server-side error occurred.

For detailed documentation visit: https://support.inforouter.com/api-docs/GetFolder