---
title: "Get folder parent"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/folders/{folderId}/parent"
tags: ["Folders"]
---

# Get folder parent

`GET /api/v1/folders/{folderId}/parent`

## Path parameters

- `folderId` string, required

## Response `200`

successful operation

- Folder
  - `home` boolean — Indicates if this folder is the top level folder for the collection
  - `id` string — The ID of the directory
  - `lastModified` string, date-time — The date that the directory was last modified
  - `groupsSharedWith` string[] — Returns the groups that a directory is shared with
  - `slug` string — The slug is the URL address to the directory
  - `numberOfFacts` integer — The number of cards in the directory
  - `favoritedDate` string, date-time — When this directory has been favorited by the current user
  - `favorited` boolean — Whether this board has been favorited by the current user
  - `collection` CollectionModel
    - `name` string — Collection Name
    - `readOnly` boolean
    - `id` string — ID of the collection
    - `color` string — A hex value for the color of the Collection
    - `emoji` string
    - `slug` string — The slug is the URL to get to this Collection
    - `collectionStats` CollectionStats
      - `stats` object — Returns an object that includes the Collection Trust Score, and Card Count of the Collection.
    - `lastSyncedDate` string, date-time — The date that the Collection was last synced from the source
    - `topLevelSyncLocation` string — The URL where the content of the Collection is being synced from
    - `publicCards` integer
    - `madeByGuru` boolean
    - `homeBoardSlug` string
    - `syncType` 'ZENDESK' | 'ZENDESK_IMPORT' | 'CONFLUENCE' | 'MANUAL' | 'GOOGLE_DRIVE' | 'ZENEFITS' | 'BOX' | 'KUSTOMER' | 'DROPBOX' | 'SALESFORCE' | 'GURU' — If this Collection has been synced, this will return the type. Types include: Zendesk, Confluence, Google Drive, and Manual.
    - `deleted` boolean — Flag for whether this Collection has been deleted
    - `team` Team
      - `name` string — Team Name
      - `id` string — ID of the fact
      - `profilePicUrl` string
      - `companyName` string — Team Company Name
      - `currentUserIsMember` boolean
      - `domain` string — Domain
      - `edition` TeamEdition
        - `adminOverrides` object
        - `name` string
        - `key` string
        - `id` string
        - `usage` object
        - `code` string
        - `features` object
      - `billableUsers` integer
      - `totalUsers` integer
      - `teamDomains` TeamDomain[]
        - `verificationCode` string
        - `verified` boolean
        - `capture` boolean
        - `domain` string
      - `slackCommandState` string
      - `slackCommandInstalled` boolean
      - `sfdcIntegrationState` string
      - `sfdcIntegrationInstalled` boolean
      - `clearProfilePic` boolean
      - `defaultGroup` UserGroup
        - `name` string — Group Name
        - `id` string — ID of the group
        - `members` UserGroupMember[]
          - `id` string — ID of the group member
          - `managedByScim` boolean
          - `dateCreated` string, date-time — Date the group member was added to the group. Dates are in ISO-8601 format. Example date (January 2nd 2014 12pm UTC): 2014-01-02T12:00:00.000+0000
          - `user` User, required
            - `id` string — The identifier of this User
            - `profilePicUrl` string — The profile picture url for the user
            - `joinedDate` string, date-time
            - `userProfile` UserProfile — Specifies additional information about a Guru User
              - …
            - `lastName` string, required — The user's last name
            - `firstName` string, required — The user's first name
            - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'PENDING' — The status of a User can be ACTIVE or PENDING. The User must verify their email address to be considered ACTIVE.
            - `email` string, required — The user's email address
        - `expertIdRank` integer
        - `numberOfCardsAsVerifier` integer
        - `managedByScim` boolean
        - `groupIdentifier` string
        - `numberOfMembers` integer
        - `modifiable` boolean
        - `userModifiable` boolean
        - `singleUser` boolean
        - `team` Team — recursive
        - `dateCreated` string, date-time — Date the group was created. Dates are in ISO-8601 format. Example date (January 2nd 2014 12pm UTC): 2014-01-02T12:00:00.000+0000
        - `role` 'ADMIN' | 'AUTHOR' | 'MEMBER' | 'COLL_ADMIN'
      - `defaultUserType` 'FREE_CORE' | 'CORE'
      - `trialExpirationDate` string, date-time
      - `zendeskAssistState` string
      - `zendeskAssistInstalled` boolean
      - `zendeskKnowledgeState` string
      - `zendeskKnowledgeInstalled` boolean
      - `fileSharingDisabled` boolean
      - `collectionCreated` boolean
      - `teamCreationToken` string
      - `cardsCreated` integer
      - `topLevelOrganizationId` string
      - `numberOfCollections` integer
      - `numberOfOrgSharedCollections` integer
      - `allMembersGroupId` string
      - `deleted` boolean — Indicates if the fact has been deleted
      - `dateCreated` string, date-time — Date the team was created. Dates are in ISO-8601 format. Example date (January 2nd 2014 12pm UTC): 2014-01-02T12:00:00.000+0000
      - `userRole` string
      - `useCase` string
      - `description` string
      - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'DORMANT' | 'LOCKED' | 'EXPIRED' | 'LOCKED_PAY'
      - `organization` Organization
        - `name` string
        - `id` string
        - `workspaces` Team[]
    - `defaultVerifier` string
    - `boards` integer — Number of boards in this Collection
    - `dateCreated` string, date-time — Date the collection was created
    - `collectionType` 'INTERNAL' | 'EXTERNAL' — The type can be either INTERNAL or EXTERNAL. EXTERNAL indicates that the card is from a synced Collection.
    - `publicCardsEnabled` boolean
    - `syncVerificationEnabled` boolean
    - `collectionTypeDetail` 'ONBOARDING' | 'FRAMEWORK' | 'USER' | 'EXTERNAL' | 'SOURCE' | 'WELCOME' | 'ONBOARDING_UNEDITED' — The type can be FRAMEWORK, ONBOARDING, USER or EXTERNAL.
    - `verificationInterval` integer
    - `cards` integer — Number of cards in this Collection
    - `administrator` boolean
    - `description` string — Collection Description
    - `tags` integer — Returns all Tag objects associated with this collection
    - `token` string
  - `lastModifiedBy` User
    - `id` string — The identifier of this User
    - `profilePicUrl` string — The profile picture url for the user
    - `joinedDate` string, date-time
    - `userProfile` UserProfile — Specifies additional information about a Guru User
      - `roleLevel` string — The level at which the user operates in their current role
      - `useCaseList` UseCase[] — Describes different ways the user intends to use Guru
        - `description` string — A description of this use case
      - `role` string — The functional role a Guru user performs on their team
    - `lastName` string, required — The user's last name
    - `firstName` string, required — The user's first name
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'PENDING' — The status of a User can be ACTIVE or PENDING. The User must verify their email address to be considered ACTIVE.
    - `email` string, required — The user's email address
  - `description` string — An optional short description of the directory
  - `title` string — The title of the directory

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid/Incomplete Request
- `401` — Request was unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden access to the resource
- `404` — Resource could not be found

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