---
title: "Get classification on folder"
method: GET
path: "/folders/{folder_id}/metadata/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo"
tags: ["Classifications on folders"]
---

# Get classification on folder

`GET /folders/{folder_id}/metadata/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo`

Retrieves the classification metadata instance that
has been applied to a folder.

This API can also be called by including the enterprise ID in the
URL explicitly, for example
`/folders/:id/enterprise_12345/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo`.

## Path parameters

- `folder_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Returns an instance of the `securityClassification` metadata
template, which contains a `Box__Security__Classification__Key`
field that lists all the classifications available to this
enterprise.

- Classification — An instance of the classification metadata template, containing the classification applied to the file or folder. To get more details about the classification applied to an item, request the classification metadata template.
  - `Box__Security__Classification__Key` string — The name of the classification applied to the item.
  - `$parent` string — The identifier of the item that this metadata instance has been attached to. This combines the `type` and the `id` of the parent in the form `{type}_{id}`.
  - `$template` 'securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo' — The value will always be `securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo`.
  - `$scope` string — The scope of the enterprise that this classification has been applied for. This will be in the format `enterprise_{enterprise_id}`.
  - `$version` integer — The version of the metadata instance. This version starts at 0 and increases every time a classification is updated.
  - `$type` string — The unique ID of this classification instance. This will be include the name of the classification template and a unique ID.
  - `$typeVersion` number — The version of the metadata template. This version starts at 0 and increases every time the template is updated. This is mostly for internal use.
  - `$canEdit` boolean — Whether an end user can change the classification.

## Other responses

- `403` — Returned when the request parameters are not valid.
- `404` — Returned if the metadata template specified was not applied to this folder or the user does not have access to the folder. * `instance_not_found` - The metadata template was not applied to the folder.
- `405` — Returned when the method was not allowed.
- `default` — An unexpected client error.

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