Managing Files

List files and folders
Listing files and folder can be done using the LS and LSTAT calls. These designed to mimic the the unix filesystem methods.
post
/file/lstat
https://fileio.couchdrop.io/file/lstat
Retrieve properties for a file or folder. 
Request
Response
Request
Query Parameters
token
required
string
Authentication Token
Form Data Parameters
path
required
string
Target path of file or folder.
Response
200: OK
{
    "lstat": {
        "filename": "document1.txt",
        "size:": 10234,
        "modtime": 1578531065,
        "is_dir": false
    }
}
post
/file/ls
https://fileio.couchdrop.io/files/ls
List files and directories in a given path
Request
Response
Request
Query Parameters
token
required
string
Authentication Token
Form Data Parameters
path
required
string
Target Path
Response
200: OK
A list of objects describing files and folders
{
    "ls":[
        {
            "filename": "document1.txt",
            "size:": 10234,
            "modtime": 1578531065,
            "is_dir": false
        },
        {
            "filename": "folder1",
            "size:": 0,
            "modtime": 0,
            "is_dir": true
        }
    ]
}
403: Forbidden
{"error": "you do not have the right permissions"}
500: Internal Server Error
{"error": "we encountered an error"}
Renaming a file
post
/file/rename
https://fileio.couchdrop.io/file/rename
Rename a file
Request
Response
Request
Query Parameters
token
required
string
Authentication Token
Form Data Parameters
path_to
required
string
Destination Path
path
required
string
Source Path
Response
200: OK
{
    "rename": true
}
Removing a file
post
/file/remove
https://fileio.couchdrop.io/file/remove
Remove a file
Request
Response
Request
Query Parameters
token
required
string
Authentication token
Form Data Parameters
path
required
string
Filename
Response
200: OK
{
    "remove": true
}
 
Creating a directory
post
/file/mkdir
https://fileio.couchdrop.io/file/mkdir
Create a new directory
Request
Response
Request
Query Parameters
token
required
string
Authentication token
Form Data Parameters
path
required
string
New directory path
Response
200: OK
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Downloading a file

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Managing Files

List files and folders

post/file/lstat

post/file/ls

Renaming a file

post/file/rename

Removing a file

post/file/remove

Creating a directory

post/file/mkdir

post
/file/lstat

post
/file/ls

post
/file/rename

post
/file/remove

post
/file/mkdir