---
title: "Browse Files and Folders"
method: GET
path: "/system/file-explorer"
tags: ["System"]
---

# Browse Files and Folders

`GET /system/file-explorer`

List the direct entries in an absolute directory path

## Query parameters

- `id` string

## Response `200`

Files and folders listed

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseArrayGithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalInterfacesServicesSystemFileNode
  - `data` GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalInterfacesServicesSystemFileNode[]
    - `date` string
    - `id` string
    - `lazy` boolean
    - `size` integer
    - `type` string
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid directory path
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Administrator access or filesystem permission required
- `404` — Directory not found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057` — 5 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `id`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - …1 more
- **2025-08-14** `0e0247c98990` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-03-11** `2b736ca1b025` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/system/file-explorer/get.md)

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