---
title: "Rename File or Folder"
method: POST
path: "/system/file-explorer/rename"
tags: ["System"]
---

# Rename File or Folder

`POST /system/file-explorer/rename`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sylve.lan:8181/api`
- URL: `https://sylve.lan:8181/api/system/file-explorer/rename`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Rename a file, folder, or symbolic link without overwriting an existing entry

## Request body

- InternalHandlersSystemRenameFileOrFolderRequest
  - `id` string, required
  - `newName` string, required

## Response `200`

File or folder renamed

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseAny
  - `data` unknown
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid path or name
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Administrator access or filesystem permission required
- `404`: Entry not found
- `409`: Destination exists or restore is in progress
- `413`: Request body too large
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057`: 1 warning, 5 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `id`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - …2 more
- **2025-08-14** `0e0247c98990`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-03-11** `2b736ca1b025`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/revisions/9565cdd0abf5?raw)