Copy

# Copy API

Copies an existing document or folder to the specified destination path. The copy is placed inside the destination folder under the name derived from DestinationPath. Both documents and folders are supported; the source path is resolved as a document first, and as a folder if no document is found.

Endpoint¶

/srv.asmx/Copy

Methods¶

GET /srv.asmx/Copy?authenticationTicket=...&SourcePath=...&DestinationPath=...
POST /srv.asmx/Copy (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/Copy

Parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`authenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`.
`SourcePath`	string	Yes	Full infoRouter path of the document or folder to copy (e.g. `/Finance/Reports/Q1Report.pdf` or `/Finance/Reports`).
`DestinationPath`	string	Yes	Target location for the copy. See DestinationPath formats below.

DestinationPath Formats¶

The DestinationPath parameter controls both where the copy is placed and what it is named.

Format	Example	Behaviour
Full path	`/Finance/Archive/Q1Report_copy.pdf`	Copy is placed in `/Finance/Archive/` and named `Q1Report_copy.pdf`. The parent folder must already exist.
Short folder ID	`~F12345`	Copy is placed in folder ID 12345 using the original source name. Useful when working with folder IDs rather than full paths.

Response¶

Success Response¶

<root success="true" />

Folder Copy — Partial-failure Response¶

When copying a folder, individual sub-item errors are logged. If any errors occurred the response includes the log:

<Response success="false" error="[log]">
  <item path="/Finance/Reports/locked.pdf" error="Document is locked by another user." />
</Response>

Error Response¶

<root success="false" error="Source: Folder not found" />
<root success="false" error="Destination: Folder not found" />

Error messages are prefixed with Source: or Destination: to indicate which path caused the problem.

Required Permissions¶

The caller must be an authenticated user with a valid ticket.
Read access is required on the source document or folder.
Create Document (or Create Folder) permission is required in the destination folder.
Copying a document with Confidential or higher classification level requires the caller to have the corresponding classification clearance in the destination domain.
The destination folder must not have a cutoff date that prevents new document creation.

Example¶

GET Request — Copy a Document¶

GET /srv.asmx/Copy?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301&SourcePath=/Finance/Reports/Q1Report.pdf&DestinationPath=/Finance/Archive/Q1Report_v2.pdf HTTP/1.1

GET Request — Copy a Document to Folder by ID¶

GET /srv.asmx/Copy?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301&SourcePath=/Finance/Reports/Q1Report.pdf&DestinationPath=~F4201 HTTP/1.1

GET Request — Copy a Folder¶

GET /srv.asmx/Copy?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301&SourcePath=/Finance/Reports&DestinationPath=/Finance/Archive/Reports HTTP/1.1

POST Request¶

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

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&SourcePath=/Finance/Reports/Q1Report.pdf
&DestinationPath=/Finance/Archive/Q1Report_copy.pdf

SOAP Request¶

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:Copy>
      <tns:AuthenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:AuthenticationTicket>
      <tns:SourcePath>/Finance/Reports/Q1Report.pdf</tns:SourcePath>
      <tns:DestinationPath>/Finance/Archive/Q1Report_copy.pdf</tns:DestinationPath>
    </tns:Copy>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes¶

The source path is resolved as a document first. If no document is found at SourcePath, it is resolved as a folder.
When using a full DestinationPath, the parent folder of that path must already exist. The copy operation does not create intermediate folders.
When using the ~F<folderId> short format, the copy retains the original source name. The ~F prefix is case-insensitive.
Copying a document creates a new independent document — changes to the copy do not affect the original.
For folder copies, all accessible sub-folders and documents are recursively copied. Items that cannot be copied (e.g. due to permissions or locks) are skipped and reported in the response log rather than failing the entire operation.
The DestinationPath parent folder for a document copy is derived by stripping the last path segment. For example, /Finance/Archive/Q1Report_copy.pdf → destination folder /Finance/Archive/, new name Q1Report_copy.pdf.
To rename the copy, provide a different file name in DestinationPath. To keep the original name, point DestinationPath to the target folder using the ~F<folderId> format.

Move - Move a document or folder to a different path
CreateDocumentShortcut - Create a shortcut to a document instead of a full copy
GetDocument - Retrieve properties of a document
GetFolder - Retrieve properties of a folder

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.
`Source: <message>`	The source document or folder could not be found or accessed.
`Destination: <message>`	The destination folder could not be found or the user lacks create permission.
Access denied (read)	The calling user does not have Read access on the source item.
Access denied (create)	The calling user does not have Create permission in the destination folder.
Destination folder has a cutoff date	Documents cannot be added to a folder that has reached its cutoff date.
Document name already exists	A document with the same name already exists in the destination folder.

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