---
title: "Extract resources"
method: POST
path: "/resources/extract"
tags: ["Resources"]
---

# Extract resources

`POST /resources/extract`

Extract the contents of a zip archive to a specified directory. Note that this can be a very slow operation.

**Notes:**
- You must have  [modify permission](/docs/account/04-users/00-introduction#managing-user-roles-and-permissions) to do this.

## Headers

- `ev-api-key` string, required
- `ev-access-token` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `resource` string, required — Resource identifier of zip archive to be extracted.
  - `parentResource` string, required — Resource identifier for folder files should be extracted to.

## Response `201`

Successful Operation

- ResourceCollectionResponse — unresolved $ref

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