---
title: "GET /v3/folders/{foldersId}"
method: GET
path: "/v3/folders/{foldersId}"
tags: ["folders"]
---

# GET /v3/folders/{foldersId}

`GET /v3/folders/{foldersId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com`
- URL: `https://cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/v3/folders/{foldersId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2 and OAuth 2
    - Implicit: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`
    - Authorization code: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Token URL: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token` scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`
  - OAuth 2 and OAuth 2
    - Implicit: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only`
    - Authorization code: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth`
    - Token URL: `https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token` scopes: `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only`

Retrieves a folder identified by the supplied resource name. Valid folder resource names have the format `folders/{folder_id}` (for example, `folders/1234`). The caller must have `resourcemanager.folders.get` permission on the identified folder.

## Path parameters

- `foldersId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- Folder: A folder in an organization's resource hierarchy, used to organize that organization's resources.
  - `configuredCapabilities` string[]: Output only. Optional capabilities configured for this folder (via UpdateCapability API). Example: `folders/123/capabilities/app-management`.
  - `createTime` string, google-datetime: Output only. Timestamp when the folder was created.
  - `deleteTime` string, google-datetime: Output only. Timestamp when the folder was requested to be deleted.
  - `displayName` string: The folder's display name. A folder's display name must be unique amongst its siblings. For example, no two folders with the same parent can share the same display name. The display name must start and end with a letter or digit, may contain letters, digits, spaces, hyphens and underscores and can be no longer than 30 characters. This is captured by the regular expression: `[\p{L}\p{N}]([\p{L}\p{N}_- ]{0,28}[\p{L}\p{N}])?`.
  - `etag` string: Output only. A checksum computed by the server based on the current value of the folder resource. This may be sent on update and delete requests to ensure the client has an up-to-date value before proceeding.
  - `managementProject` string: Output only. Management Project associated with this folder (if app-management capability is enabled). Example: `projects/google-mp-123` OUTPUT ONLY.
  - `name` string: Identifier. The resource name of the folder. Its format is `folders/{folder_id}`, for example: "folders/1234".
  - `parent` string: Required. The folder's parent's resource name. Updates to the folder's parent must be performed using MoveFolder.
  - `state` 'STATE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETE_REQUESTED': Output only. The lifecycle state of the folder. Updates to the state must be performed using DeleteFolder and UndeleteFolder.
  - `tags` object: Optional. Input only. Immutable. Tag keys/values directly bound to this folder. Each item in the map must be expressed as " : ". For example: "123/environment" : "production", "123/costCenter" : "marketing" Note: Currently this field is in Preview.
  - `updateTime` string, google-datetime: Output only. Timestamp when the folder was last modified.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `9e107eeb58df`: 4 info
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform` was added to the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2`
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform` was added to the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2c`
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only` was removed from the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2`
  - the security scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only` was removed from the endpoint's security scheme `Oauth2c`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/cloudresourcemanager/changes/v3/folders/:foldersId/get.md)

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