---
title: List subfolders (GET /api/v2/folders/{folder_id}/subfolders) | HelpRange API
description: GET /api/v2/folders/{folder_id}/subfolders: Subfolders of a folder with their document counts.
url: https://www.helprange.com/developers/api/list-subfolders
---

GET

# List subfolders

`https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/folders/{folder_id}/subfolders`

Subfolders of a folder with their document counts. Subfolders only group documents – the folder's protection, links and members apply to them unchanged. One level: a subfolder never holds other subfolders.

**Plans:** Pro, Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass, trial. **Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer hr_live_…` (team key), `X-API-Key`, `Authorization: Api-Key <key>` or an OAuth `Bearer` token. **Scope:** `documents:read`. **Operation id:** `listSubfolders`

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `folder_id` required | path | integer | Folder id (from List folders). (min 1) |

## Example request

```
curl -X GET https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/folders/31/subfolders \
  -H "X-API-Key: $HELPRANGE_API_KEY"
```

```
const res = await fetch('https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/folders/31/subfolders', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {'X-API-Key': process.env.HELPRANGE_API_KEY},
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${data.error || data.message || data.reason}`);
console.log(data);
```

```
import os

import requests

r = requests.get(
    'https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/folders/31/subfolders',
    headers={'X-API-Key': os.environ['HELPRANGE_API_KEY']},
    timeout=60,
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())
```

The samples read the key from the `HELPRANGE_API_KEY` environment variable.

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| `200` | OK |
| `400` | Invalid input – the message says which parameter. |
| `401` | Missing or invalid API key / OAuth token. Team keys: code invalid_key, key_revoked, key_expired or key_owner_removed. |
| `402` | Your plan does not include the REST API (the Free plan) or this feature (e.g. NDA needs Max). |
| `403` | The team API key lacks the scope this endpoint needs. |
| `404` | Not found – or not yours (the API never says which). |
| `405` | Wrong HTTP method for this endpoint. |
| `429` | A usage limit was reached – wait Retry-After seconds. |

Example response · 200

```
{
  "folder_id": 31,
  "folder": "Legal",
  "subfolders_available": true,
  "subfolders_enabled": true,
  "subfolders": [
    {
      "id": 7,
      "name": "Contracts",
      "position": 0,
      "folder_id": 31,
      "documents_count": 12
    }
  ],
  "documents_at_top": 4
}
```

## Try it

**Uses your real account.** The request goes from your browser straight to `www.helprange.com` with your API key and acts as you. The key stays in this page (in this tab's session storage only if you tick the box), is never put in a URL and is not sent to analytics. Do not paste a key on a shared computer.
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