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PATCH
/
folders
/
{id}
Update a folder
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://app.generalcounsel.ai/api/external/v1/folders/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "parent_folder_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "is_access_controlled": true
}
'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "name": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "path": "/My Files/Contracts",
  "parent_folder_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "folder_type": "<string>",
  "created_at": "<string>"
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gc.ai/llms.txt

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key for authentication. Format: gcai_xxxxxxxxx

Create API keys in the GC AI app under Settings → API.

Path Parameters

​
id
string<uuid>
required

The folder ID

Body

application/json
​
name
string

New folder name (minimum 2 characters)

Minimum string length: 2
​
description
string

New folder description

​
parent_folder_id
string<uuid>

Target parent folder ID. The destination must not be the folder itself or one of its descendants.

​
is_access_controlled
boolean

Whether the folder requires explicit access grants

Response

Folder updated successfully

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Unique folder identifier

​
name
string
required

Folder name

​
description
string | null
required

Folder description, or null if unset

​
path
string
required

Path through ancestors visible to the requester. Inaccessible ancestors are skipped, so this may not reflect absolute depth. Use parent_folder_id to traverse hierarchy.

Example:

"/My Files/Contracts"

​
parent_folder_id
string<uuid> | null
required

Parent folder ID, or null for root

​
folder_type
string
required

Folder type (custom, my-files, etc.)

​
created_at
string
required

ISO 8601 creation timestamp