https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/{data_room_id}Folders inside a data room are off by default. Turning them off deletes the room's folders; their documents stay in the room at the top level. Answers with the room.
Plans: 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: rooms:write. Operation id: setDataRoomFolders
| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data_room_id required | path | integer | Data room id (from List data rooms). (min 1) |
Content types: application/json, application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
folders_enabled required | boolean | true to turn folders on, false to turn them off. |
curl -X POST https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/10 \
-H "X-API-Key: $HELPRANGE_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary '{"folders_enabled": true}'const res = await fetch('https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/10', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-API-Key': process.env.HELPRANGE_API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
"folders_enabled": true
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${data.error || data.message || data.reason}`);
console.log(data);import os
import requests
r = requests.post(
'https://www.helprange.com/api/v2/data-rooms/10',
headers={'X-API-Key': os.environ['HELPRANGE_API_KEY']},
json={
"folders_enabled": True,
},
timeout=60,
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())The samples read the key from the HELPRANGE_API_KEY environment variable.
| 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 (or this feature). |
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. |
409 | The data room is frozen, or the signed PDF is not ready yet. |
429 | A usage limit was reached – wait Retry-After seconds. |
{
"id": 10,
"name": "Project Falcon",
"nda_required": "Falcon NDA",
"folders_enabled": true,
"approval_workflow": false,
"guests": [
{
"email": "buyer@bidco.com",
"views": 23,
"last_view_at": "2026-11-09T17:40:00+00:00",
"nda": "signed",
"nda_signed_at": "2026-11-02T10:00:00+00:00"
}
],
"pending_access_requests": 1,
"documents": [
{
"id": 250,
"name": "teaser.pdf",
"views": 11,
"room_link_id": 901,
"room_folder_id": null,
"room_folder": null,
"group": null,
"approval": "published"
}
],
"expires_at": null,
"index_numbering": true,
"freeze": {
"frozen": false,
"guest_access": "full",
"frozen_at": null,
"archives": []
},
"qa": {
"available": true,
"open_questions": 3,
"questions": 12,
"request_items": 40,
"guests_can_ask": true,
"answers_need_approval": false,
"guests_see_request_list": true
}
}Uses your real account. The request goes from your browser straight to www.helprange.com with your API key and acts as you – this POST changes data. 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.