Microsoft SharePoint Files API

The Files API from Microsoft SharePoint — 3 operation(s) for files.

OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-sharepoint-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: SharePoint REST $batch $batch Files API
  description: Minimal OpenAPI definition for the SharePoint Online REST/OData web service exposing site, web, list, and list item resources.
  version: '1.0'
  x-generated-from: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/sp-add-ins/get-to-know-the-sharepoint-rest-service
  x-generated-by: claude-crawl-2026-05-08
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.sharepoint.com/_api
  description: SharePoint site collection root REST endpoint
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: contoso
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Files
paths:
  /web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('{folderPath}'):
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: folderPath
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Get folder by server-relative URL
      operationId: getFolder
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('{folderPath}')/Files:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: folderPath
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: List files in folder
      operationId: listFolderFiles
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('{filePath}')/$value:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: filePath
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Download file content
      operationId: downloadFile
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT