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Working with folders and files with REST

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Note

The examples on this page do not support the % and # characters. Support % and # in files and folders with ResourcePath API

Tip

The SharePoint Online (and on-premises SharePoint 2016 and later) REST service supports combining multiple requests into a single call to the service by using the OData $batch query option. For details and links to code samples, see Make batch requests with the REST APIs.

Working with folders by using REST

You can retrieve a folder inside a document library when you know its URL. For example, you can retrieve the root folder of your Shared Documents library by using the endpoint in the following example.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Shared Documents')
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"

The following XML shows an example of folder properties that are returned when you request the XML content type.

<content type="application/xml">
  <m:properties>
    <d:ItemCount m:type="Edm.Int32">0</d:ItemCount>
    <d:Name>Shared Documents</d:Name>
    <d:ServerRelativeUrl>/Shared Documents</d:ServerRelativeUrl>
    <d:WelcomePage/>
  </m:properties>
</content>

The following example shows how to create a folder.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/folders
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
Content-Type: "application/json"
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

{
  "__metadata": {
    "type": "SP.Folder"
  },
  "ServerRelativeUrl": "/document library relative url/folder name"
}

The following example shows how to rename a folder by using the MERGE method.

First, obtain the folder's OData type with a GET request.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')/ListItemAllFields
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"

From the result, obtain the odata.type value, such as SP.Data.Shared_x0020_DocumentsItem (the value may be different depending on your library configuration). Then submit a MERGE request:

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')/ListItemAllFields
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
Content-Type: "application/json"
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
If-Match: "{etag or *}"
X-HTTP-Method: "MERGE"
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

{
  "__metadata": {
    "type": "{odata.type from previous call}"
  },
  "Title": "New name",
  "FileLeafRef": "New name"
}

The following example shows how to delete a folder.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
If-Match: "{etag or *}"
X-HTTP-Method: "DELETE"
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

Working with files by using REST

The following example shows how to retrieve all of the files in a folder.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')/Files
method: GET
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"

The following example shows how to retrieve a specific file.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')/Files('{file_name}')/$value
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken

You can also retrieve a file when you know its URL, as in the following example.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Folder Name/{file_name}')/$value
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken

The following code sample shows how to retrieve a file when you know its URL by using the REST endpoint above and C#.

/// <summary>
/// Download File Via Rest API
/// </summary>
/// <param name="webUrl">https://xxxxx/sites/DevSite</param>
/// <param name="credentials"></param>
/// <param name="documentLibName">MyDocumentLibrary</param>
/// <param name="fileName">test.docx</param>
/// <param name="path">C:\\</param>
public static void DownloadFileViaRestAPI(string webUrl, ICredentials credentials, string documentLibName, string fileName, string path)
{
    webUrl = webUrl.EndsWith("/") ? webUrl.Substring(0, webUrl.Length - 1) : webUrl;
    string webRelativeUrl = null;
    if (webUrl.Split('/').Length > 3)
    {
        webRelativeUrl = "/" + webUrl.Split(new char[] { '/' }, 4)[3];
    }
    else
    {
        webRelativeUrl = "";
    }

    using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
    {
        client.Headers.Add("X-FORMS_BASED_AUTH_ACCEPTED", "f");
        client.Credentials = credentials;
        Uri endpointUri = new Uri(webUrl + "/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('" + webRelativeUrl + "/" + documentLibName + "/" + fileName + "')/$value");

        byte[] data = client.DownloadData(endpointUri);
        FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(path + fileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate | FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
        outputStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
        outputStream.Flush(true);
        outputStream.Close();
    }
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    string siteURL = "https://xxxxx/sites/DevSite";

    //set credential of SharePoint online
    SecureString secureString = new SecureString();
    foreach (char c in "Password".ToCharArray())
    {
        secureString.AppendChar(c);
    }
    ICredentials credentials = new SharePointOnlineCredentials("xxxxxx.onmicrosoft.com", secureString);

    //set credential of SharePoint 2013(On-Premises)
    //string userName = "Administrator";
    //string password = "xxxxxxx";
    //string domain = "CONTOSO";
    //ICredentials credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, password, domain);

    DownloadFileViaRestAPI(siteURL, credentials, "MyDocumentLib", "test.docx", "c:\\");

    Console.WriteLine("success");
    Console.ReadLine();
}

The following example shows how to create a file and add it to a folder.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')/Files/add(url='a.txt',overwrite=true)
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

"Contents of file"

The following example shows how to update a file by using the PUT method.

Note

PUT is the only method that you can use to update a file. The MERGE method is not allowed.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Folder Name/{file_name}')/$value
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
X-HTTP-Method: "PUT"
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

"Contents of file"

If you want to update a file's metadata, you have to construct an endpoint that reaches the file as a list item. You can do this because each folder is also a list, and each file is also a list item. Construct an endpoint that looks like this: https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Documents')/items({item_id}). For information about how to update a list item's metadata, see Working with lists and list items with REST.

You may want to check out a file to make sure that no one changes it before you update it. After your update, you should check the file back in so that others can work with it.

The following example shows how to check out a file.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Folder Name/{file_name}')/CheckOut(),
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

The following example shows how to check in a file.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Folder Name/{file_name}')/CheckIn(comment='Comment',checkintype=0)
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

The following example shows how to delete a file.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Folder Name/{file_name}')
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
If-Match: "{etag or *}"
X-HTTP-Method: "DELETE"
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

Working with large files by using REST

When you need to upload a binary file that is larger than 1.5 megabytes (MB), the REST interface is your only option. For a code example that shows you how to upload a binary file that is smaller than 1.5 MB by using the SharePoint JavaScript object model, see Complete basic operations using JavaScript library code in SharePoint. The maximum size of a binary file that you can create with REST is 2 gigabytes (GB).

The following example shows how to create a large binary file.

Warning

This approach works only with Internet Explorer 10 and the latest versions of other browsers.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('Folder Name')/Files/Add(url='{file_name}', overwrite=true)
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

Contents of binary file

The following code sample shows how to create a file by using this REST endpoint and the JSOM cross-domain library.

function uploadFileBinary() {
  XDomainTestHelper.clearLog();
  var requestExecutor;
  if (document.getElementById("TxtViaUrl").value.length > 0) {
    requestExecutor = new SP.RequestExecutor(document.getElementById("TxtWebUrl").value, document.getElementById("TxtViaUrl").value);
  }
  else {
    requestExecutor = new SP.RequestExecutor(document.getElementById("TxtWebUrl").value);
  }
  
  var body = "";
  for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
    var ch = i % 256;
    body = body + String.fromCharCode(ch);
  }
  
  var info = {
    url: "_api/web/lists/getByTitle('Shared Documents')/RootFolder/Files/Add(url='a.dat', overwrite=true)",
    method: "POST",
    binaryStringRequestBody: true,
    body: body,
    success: success,
    error: fail,
    state: "Update"
  };
  
  requestExecutor.executeAsync(info);
}

Working with files attached to list items by using REST

The following example shows how to retrieve all of the files that are attached to a list item.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('{list_title}')/items({item_id})/AttachmentFiles/
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"

The following example shows how to retrieve a file that is attached to a list item.

GET https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('{list_title}')/items({item_id})/AttachmentFiles('{file_name}')/$value
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"

The following example shows how to create a file attachment to a list item.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('{list_title}')/items({item_id})/AttachmentFiles/ add(FileName='{file_name}')
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

"Contents of file"

The following example shows how to update a file attachment to a list item by using the PUT method.

Note

PUT is the only method that you can use to update a file. The MERGE method is not allowed.

POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('{list_title}')/items({item_id})/AttachmentFiles('{file_name}')/$value
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Content-Length: {length of request body as integer}
X-HTTP-Method: "PUT"
X-RequestDigest: "{form_digest_value}"

"Contents of file"

The following example shows how to delete a file that is attached to a list item.

DELETE https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('{list_title}')/items({item_id})/AttachmentFiles('{file_name}')
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"

See also