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I’m trying to access an SPS 2010 document library that contains folders, which in turn contain documents. I can successfully list the content of the library and see all folders and root-level documents, yet I can’t figure out the way to list the contents of a library folder.
The following code example uses the SharePoint REST API and jQuery AJAX requests to upload a file to the Documents library and to change properties of the list item that represents the file. The context for this example is a SharePoint-hosted add-in that uploads a file to a folder on the host web.
To access SharePoint resources using REST, construct a RESTful HTTP request by using the OData standard, which corresponds to the desired client object model API.
How to use REST API and jQuery in SharePoint?
The following code example uses the SharePoint REST API and jQuery AJAX requests to upload a file to the Documents library and to change properties of the list item that represents the file. The context for this example is a solution that’s running on the server.
How to add items to root folder in SharePoint?
The workaround is to add the item to the root folder and then move it to the child folder. This is a three step process when using the REST API. The first call adds the item to the root folder.
I want to get all the files and folders contained inside a SharePoint folder in one rest API call. Can I get the result of both these calls in a single API call?? It returns files and folders beneath folder at the specified url.
How to get root folder in Microsoft Docs?
For details and links to code samples, see Make batch requests with the REST APIs. You can retrieve a folder inside a document library when you know its URL. For example, you can retrieve the root folder of your Shared Documents library by using the endpoint in the following example.