GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl Rest API return Server relative urls must start with SPWeb.ServerRelativeUrl

Question

I am trying to fetch all files from a folder in SharePoint. I am looking for all file stored under "Shared%20Ducuments" path:

https://{server_name}/sites/{sub_site}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Shared%20Documents')/Files

Return this error:

<m:code>-2147024809, System.ArgumentException</m:code>
    <m:message xml:lang="en-US">Server relative urls must start with SPWeb.ServerRelativeUrl</m:message>

Can anyone help please ?

Answer 1

Hi @g h ,

Please modify the Rest EndPoint like below:

https://{server_name}/sites/{sub_site}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/sub_site/Shared%20Documents')/Files  

The ServerRelativeUrl needs to prepend /sites/sitename.

Thanks
Best Regards

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