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N8n Folders API

Operations about folders

N8n Folders API is one of 15 APIs that N8n publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Folders. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.1.1.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://app.n8n.cloud/api/v1, {baseUrl}/api/v1.

5 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.1.1
Base URL
https://app.n8n.cloud/api/v1
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Contact
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

N8n Folders API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-N8N-API-KEY (ApiKeyAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Folders 5

Operations about folders

GET
/projects/{projectId}/folders
List folders in a project
listFolders 1 param → 200
POST
/projects/{projectId}/folders
Create a folder in a project
createFolder 1 param → 201
GET
/projects/{projectId}/folders/{folderId}
Get a folder
getFolder 2 params → 200
DELETE
/projects/{projectId}/folders/{folderId}
Delete a folder
deleteFolder 2 params → 204
PATCH
/projects/{projectId}/folders/{folderId}
Update a folder
updateFolder 2 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

n8n-folders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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