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GetFoldersAndDocuments1

# GetFoldersAndDocuments1 API

Returns the immediate sub-folders and documents in the specified infoRouter path in short form. This is a lightweight, high-performance variant of GetFoldersAndDocuments that uses abbreviated element names and a minimal attribute set. Folder items contain only their ID and name; document items contain a small set of essential fields. No optional enrichment flags are available — use GetFoldersAndDocuments when full document or folder metadata is required.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/GetFoldersAndDocuments1

Methods

  • GET /srv.asmx/GetFoldersAndDocuments1?authenticationTicket=...&Path=...
  • POST /srv.asmx/GetFoldersAndDocuments1 (form data)
  • SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetFoldersAndDocuments1

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
authenticationTicket string Yes Authentication ticket obtained from AuthenticateUser.
Path string Yes Full infoRouter path to the parent folder whose contents to list (e.g. /Finance/Reports). Must point to an existing folder the user can access.

Response

Success Response

The root element is <response> (not <root>). It carries metadata about the queried folder as attributes. Folder items are returned as <f> child elements; document items as <d> child elements. Both item types use short, abbreviated attribute names. Folders appear before documents.

<response success="true"
          error=""
          folderid="10"
          parentid="3"
          name="Reports"
          path="/Finance/Reports"
          folderfilter=""
          documentfilter=""
          itemcount="5">

  <!-- Folder items — id and name only -->
  <f id="42" n="Q1 Reports" />
  <f id="43" n="Q2 Reports" />
  <f id="44" n="Q3 Reports" />

  <!-- Document items — abbreviated attribute set -->
  <d id="1051"
     n="Annual-Summary-2024.pdf"
     mdate="2024-06-15"
     cdate="2024-03-01"
     size="204800"
     dformat="PDF Document"
     chkoutbyusername=""
     chkoutbyfullname=""
     version="3"
     publishedversion="3"
     regdate="2024-03-01"
     dtype="0" />

  <d id="1052"
     n="Budget-2024.xlsx"
     mdate="2024-05-20"
     cdate="2024-01-10"
     size="98304"
     dformat="Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet"
     chkoutbyusername="jsmith"
     chkoutbyfullname="John Smith"
     version="2"
     publishedversion="0"
     regdate="2024-01-10"
     dtype="0" />

</response>

Root Element (<response>) Attributes

Attribute Description
success true if the request succeeded.
error Error message if success is false; otherwise empty.
folderid Integer ID of the queried folder (the folder at Path).
parentid Integer ID of the queried folder's parent.
name Name of the queried folder.
path Full infoRouter path of the queried folder.
folderfilter The folder name filter applied (empty string — no filter for this API).
documentfilter The document name filter applied (empty string — no filter for this API).
itemcount Total count of folders and documents returned.

Folder Element (<f>) Attributes

Attribute Description
id Unique integer ID of the sub-folder.
n Name of the sub-folder.

Document Element (<d>) Attributes

Attribute Description
id Unique integer ID of the document.
n Document file name (including extension).
mdate Last modification date (yyyy-MM-dd format).
cdate Creation date (yyyy-MM-dd format).
size File size in bytes.
dformat MIME type description (e.g. PDF Document, Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet).
chkoutbyusername Login name of the user who has the document checked out, or empty if not checked out.
chkoutbyfullname Full name of the user who has the document checked out, or empty if not checked out.
version Latest version number.
publishedversion Published version number (0 if no version is published).
regdate Date the document was registered/uploaded (yyyy-MM-dd format).
dtype Document type integer ID (0 if no type assigned).

Error Response

<response success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Required Permissions

The calling user must have at least List permission on the specified folder. Documents and sub-folders to which the user has no access are automatically excluded from the response. Read-only users may call this API.


Example

GET Request

GET /srv.asmx/GetFoldersAndDocuments1?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &Path=/Finance/Reports
HTTP/1.1

POST Request

POST /srv.asmx/GetFoldersAndDocuments1 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301&Path=/Finance/Reports

SOAP Request

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:GetFoldersAndDocuments1>
      <tns:authenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:authenticationTicket>
      <tns:Path>/Finance/Reports</tns:Path>
    </tns:GetFoldersAndDocuments1>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

  • The listing is not recursive — only the immediate children (sub-folders and documents) of the specified Path are returned.
  • The root element is <response>, not <root>, which differs from most other infoRouter APIs. Parse the response accordingly.
  • Folder items use the abbreviated element name <f> and carry only id and n (name). To retrieve full folder metadata, use GetFolder or GetFoldersAndDocuments.
  • Document items use the abbreviated element name <d> and carry a minimal attribute set. To retrieve full document metadata, use GetDocument or GetFoldersAndDocuments.
  • All items are returned in a single response with no paging. For large folders with hundreds of items, consider GetFoldersAndDocumentsByPage or GetFoldersAndDocumentsByPage2 to page through results.
  • Folders appear before documents in the response.
  • The Path parameter is case-insensitive and leading/trailing slashes are normalized automatically.
  • If the path does not exist or the user has no access to it, an error response is returned (the error attribute is set on the <response> element and success="false").
  • Date fields use yyyy-MM-dd format.
  • This API is significantly faster than GetFoldersAndDocuments for large folders because it avoids loading full document and folder objects. Use it when only identity, name, size, date, or checkout information is needed.


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 exist or is not accessible to the calling user.

For detailed documentation visit: https://support.inforouter.com/api-docs/GetFoldersAndDocuments1