---
title: "Browse folder-style children"
method: GET
path: "/browse"
tags: ["Browsing, Indexes and Lists"]
---

# Browse folder-style children

`GET /browse`

## Query parameters

- `filter` string
- `type` 'root' | 'catalog' | 'artist' | 'album' | 'podcast'
- `catalog` string
- `add` string, date
- `update` string, date
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cond` string
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Browse array

- BrowseResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `catalog_id` string, required
  - `parent_id` string, required
  - `parent_type` string, required
  - `child_type` string, required
  - `browse` BrowseObject[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `prefix` string, nullable, required
    - `basename` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Ampache API error response payload.

## Changes

- **2026-07-18** `0366bc42fb8f` — 7 info
  - added the required property `browse` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `catalog_id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `child_type` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `md5` to the response with the `200` status
  - …3 more
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/browse/get.md)

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