dotCMS · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for dotCMS REST Folders API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/dotcms-folders-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for dotCMS's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document dotCMS publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/createfolders/{siteName}'].post
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/{siteName}'].delete
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/{folderId}'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/byPath'].post
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/siteId/{siteId}/path/{path}'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/sitename/{siteName}/uri/{uri}'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/search'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/folder/{id}/file-browser-selected'].put
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for dotCMS REST Folders API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/dotcms-folders-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 8
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/createfolders/{siteName}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create folders by path on a site
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a nested folder structure on a site in one call?
- Will missing parent folders be created automatically?
instructions:
- text: Create the folder paths I list on site {siteName}.
slots:
siteName: path.siteName
- text: Make folders /blog/2026 and /docs on site {siteName}, including parents.
slots:
siteName: path.siteName
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/{siteName}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete folder paths on a site
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete several folders from a site by their paths?
- What happens if a folder path I delete doesn't exist?
instructions:
- text: Delete the folder paths I list from site {siteName}.
slots:
siteName: path.siteName
- text: Remove folders by path on site {siteName} if they exist.
slots:
siteName: path.siteName
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/{folderId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a folder by ID
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look up a folder when I only have its identifier?
- Does a folder with this ID still exist?
instructions:
- text: Get folder {folderId}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
- text: Look up folder by identifier {folderId}.
slots:
folderId: path.folderId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/byPath'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Find subfolders by path (deprecated)
effect: read
questions:
- Is there an older endpoint that returns subfolders for a path I post?
- What replaced the deprecated byPath subfolder lookup?
instructions:
- text: Use the deprecated byPath lookup to find subfolders of {path}.
slots:
path: requestBody.path
- text: List up to {limit} subfolders under {path} with the legacy endpoint.
slots:
limit: query.limit
path: requestBody.path
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/siteId/{siteId}/path/{path}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Load a folder and all its subfolders
effect: read
questions:
- How do I get a folder along with every subfolder beneath it?
- Can I load a folder tree by path within a site ID?
instructions:
- text: Load folder {path} and its subfolders on site {siteId}.
slots:
path: path.path
siteId: path.siteId
- text: Get the folder tree under {path} for site {siteId}.
slots:
path: path.path
siteId: path.siteId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/sitename/{siteName}/uri/{uri}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a folder by site name and URI
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find a folder from its URL path on a named site?
- Can I resolve a folder URI like /images/banners on my site?
instructions:
- text: Get the folder at URI {uri} on site {siteName}.
slots:
uri: path.uri
siteName: path.siteName
- text: Resolve folder path {uri} on {siteName}.
slots:
uri: path.uri
siteName: path.siteName
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/search'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search folders on a site
effect: read
questions:
- Which folders on my site have a name like this?
- Can I search folders only under one path, non-recursively?
- How do I include permissions in folder search results?
instructions:
- text: Search folders named {name} on site {siteId}.
slots:
name: query.name
siteId: query.siteId
- text: Find folders under {path} on site {siteId}.
slots:
path: query.path
siteId: query.siteId
- text: List every folder on the current site.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/folder/{id}/file-browser-selected'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Select a folder in the file browser
effect: write
questions:
- Can I set which folder is selected in my file browser session?
- How do I make the file browser open on a specific folder?
instructions:
- text: Select folder {id} in the file browser.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Mark folder {id} as my current file browser folder.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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