---
title: "Get Folder"
method: GET
path: "/folders/{folder_id_or_name}"
tags: ["Folders"]
---

# Get Folder

`GET /folders/{folder_id_or_name}`

Get a folder by ID or name.

## Path parameters

- `folder_id_or_name` string, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- Folder — Represents a folder that contains documents
  - `id` string
  - `name` string, required
  - `full_path` string, nullable
  - `parent_id` string, nullable
  - `depth` integer, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `document_ids` string[], nullable
  - `system_metadata` object
  - `summary_storage_key` string, nullable
  - `summary_version` integer, nullable
  - `summary_bucket` string, nullable
  - `summary_updated_at` string, nullable
  - `app_id` string, nullable
  - `end_user_id` string, nullable
  - `child_count` integer, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-01-22** `2d9291c3821d` — 2 info
  - `header` request parameter `authorization` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null`
  - for the `header` request parameter `authorization`, the type/format was generalized from `string`/`` to ``/``
- **2025-12-18** `4b79c3821a17` — 4 info
  - added the optional property `summary_bucket` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `summary_storage_key` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `summary_updated_at` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `summary_version` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-12-06** `e185c542e939` — 4 info
  - added the optional property `child_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `depth` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `full_path` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `parent_id` to the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/morphik-org/apis/fastapi/changes/folders/:folder_id_or_name/get.md)

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