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Harness Folders API

The folders API from Harness — 2 operation(s) for folders.

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Operations 4

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /dashboard/folders Create a dashboard folder · Create folder #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a folder to organise our custom dashboards?”
“Can I make a new dashboard folder with just a name?”
Tell an agent
Create a dashboard folder named {name}.
Make a new folder {name} for our dashboards.
GET /dashboard/folders/{folder_id} Get a dashboard folder · Get folder #
Ask an LLM
“What are the details of a particular dashboard folder?”
“Can I look up a dashboard folder by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get dashboard folder {folder}.
Show the details of folder {folder}.
PATCH /dashboard/folders/{folder_id} Rename a dashboard folder · Update folder #
Ask an LLM
“How do I rename a dashboard folder?”
“Can I change a folder's name without moving its dashboards?”
Tell an agent
Rename folder {folder} to {name}.
Change the name of dashboard folder {folder} to {name}.
DELETE /dashboard/folders/{folder_id} Delete a dashboard folder and its dashboards · Delete folder #
Ask an LLM
“What happens to the dashboards inside a folder when I delete it?”
“How do I remove a dashboard folder entirely?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete folder {folder} and every dashboard in it.
Remove dashboard folder {folder}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://apidocs.harness.io
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APIReference
https://apidocs.harness.io
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GettingStarted
https://developer.harness.io/docs/platform/automation/api/api-quickstart/
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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/authentication/harness-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/rate-limits/harness-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/openapi/harness-folders-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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OAuthScopes
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/scopes/harness-scopes.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/errors/harness-error-codes.yml
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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/conventions/harness-conventions.yml
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Idempotency
https://artifacts.apis.io/harness/conventions/harness-conventions.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

harness-folders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Harness Folders API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Harness Software Delivery Platform uses OpenAPI Specification v3.0.
  contact:
    name: API Support
    email: contact@harness.io
    url: https://harness.io/
  x-logo:
    url: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/779232/Harnes_logo_horizontal.jpg?p=facebook
    altText: Harness
  termsOfService: https://harness.io/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://app.harness.io
  description: Harness host URL
- url: https://{vanity}
  description: Vanity URL
  variables:
    vanity:
      default: app.harness.io
security:
- x-api-key: []
tags:
- name: Folders
paths:
  /dashboard/folders:
    post:
      tags:
      - Folders
      description: Create a new folder.
      operationId: create_folder
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: accountId
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
      requestBody:
        description: Create a new folder
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateFolderRequestBody'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the newly created folder's details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetFolderResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardsErrorResponse'
      summary: Create folder
      x-summary-source: derived
  /dashboard/folders/{folder_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Folders
      description: Get a folder by ID.
      operationId: get_folder
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: folder_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
      - in: query
        name: accountId
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the folder details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetFolderResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardsErrorResponse'
      summary: Get folder
      x-summary-source: derived
    patch:
      tags:
      - Folders
      description: Update a folder's name.
      operationId: update_folder
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: folder_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
      - in: query
        name: accountId
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
      requestBody:
        description: Change the name of a folder
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateFolderRequestBody'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the updated folder.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetFolderResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardsErrorResponse'
      summary: Update folder
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      tags:
      - Folders
      description: Delete a folder along with any dashboards it contains.
      operationId: delete_folder
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: folder_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
      - in: query
        name: accountId
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the deleted folder.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetFolderResponse'
        default:
          description: Unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DashboardsErrorResponse'
      summary: Delete folder
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    GetFolderResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
      required:
      - resource
    DashboardsErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        code:
          type: integer
        correlationId:
          type: string
        responseMessages:
          type: string
      required:
      - code
      - error
      - responseMessages
    Folder:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
        child_count:
          type: integer
        sub_folders:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
        Children:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderChildren'
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ACCOUNT
          - SHARED
          - OOTB
        permission:
          type: string
          enum:
          - core_dashboards_view
          - core_dashboards_create
          - core_dashboards_delete
          - core_dashboards_edit
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - sub_folders
      - type
    UpdateFolderRequestBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
      required:
      - name
    FolderChildren:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
      required:
      - id
      - name
    CreateFolderRequestBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
      required:
      - name
  securitySchemes:
    x-api-key:
      name: x-api-key
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      description: API key is a token provided while making the API calls. This is used to authenticate the client at the exposed endpoint.
externalDocs:
  description: Find out more about Swagger
  url: http://swagger.io
x-stoplight:
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