---
title: "Get direct children of a database"
method: GET
path: "/databases/{id}/direct-children"
tags: ["Children"]
---

# Get direct children of a database

`GET /databases/{id}/direct-children`

Returns all children for given database id in the content tree. The number of results is limited by the `limit` parameter and additional results (if available)
will be available through the `next` URL present in the `Link` response header.

The following types of content will be returned:
- Database
- Embed
- Folder
- Page
- Whiteboard

This endpoint returns minimal information about each child. To fetch more details, use a related endpoint based on the content type, such
as:

- [Get database by id](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-database/#api-databases-id-get)
- [Get embed by id](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-smart-link/#api-embeds-id-get)
- [Get folder by id](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-folder/#api-folders-id-get)
- [Get page by id](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-page/#api-pages-id-get)
- [Get whiteboard by id](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-whiteboard/#api-whiteboards-id-get).

**[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**:
Permission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission).
Only content that the user has permission to view will be returned.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `cursor` string
- `limit` integer
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Returned if the requested children are returned.

- object
  - `results` ChildrenResponse[]
    - `id` string — ID of the child content.
    - `status` 'current' | 'archived' — The status of the content.
    - `title` string — Title of the child content.
    - `type` string — Hierarchical content type (database/embed/folder/page/whiteboard).
    - `spaceId` string — ID of the space the content is in.
    - `childPosition` integer, nullable — Numerical value indicating position of the content relative to its siblings (with the same parentId) within the content tree. If the content is sorted by childPosition, it will reflect the default content ordering within the content tree.
  - `_links` MultiEntityLinks
    - `next` string — Used for pagination. Contains the relative URL for the next set of results, using a cursor query parameter. This property will not be present if there is no additional data available.
    - `base` string — Base url of the Confluence site.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if an invalid request is provided.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing from the request.
- `404` — Returned if the calling user does not have permission to view the specified database or the database was not found.

---

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