---
title: "Get folder children by folder ID"
method: GET
path: "/folder"
tags: ["Browsing, Indexes and Lists"]
---

# Get folder children by folder ID

`GET /folder`

## Query parameters

- `filter` integer
- `add` string, date
- `update` string, date
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cond` string
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Children of a parent folder resolved by object ID.

- FolderBrowseNode
  - `id` string, required
  - `title` string, nullable, required
  - `parent` integer, nullable, required
  - `path` string, nullable, required
  - `catalog` integer, required
  - `items` FolderBrowseItem[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `object_type` 'folder' | 'podcast_episode' | 'song' | 'video', required
    - `title` string, nullable, required
    - `parent` integer, required
    - `path` string, nullable, required
    - `art` string, nullable, required
    - `has_art` boolean, required
    - `play_url` string, required
    - `rating` integer, nullable, required
    - `averagerating` integer, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Ampache API error response payload.
- `404` — Ampache API error response payload.

## Changes

- **2026-07-19** `b874092765cd` — 7 breaking
  - the response property `items/items/art` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/items/path` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/items/rating` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/items/title` became nullable for the status `200`
  - …3 more
- **2026-07-18** `0366bc42fb8f` — 3 breaking, 6 info
  - removed the required property `folder` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `md5` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `total_count` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `catalog` to the response with the `200` status
  - …5 more
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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