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krupal
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago

Finding parent folder of file

Hi Support,

 

I want to find parent folder of files. Currently, I am using list_folders api using curl in php which gives me all data but I am unable to differentiate which files are under which parent folder. 

 

Please suggest me way to find that

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    9 years ago
    The response from the list_folder endpoints will give you a list of file and folder entries. Each one will contain a `path_lower` value, which will be something like: "/Documents/document.docx". You can see the parent path components by splitting those out. E.g., in this sample, the "document.docx" file is in the "Documents" folder.

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