---
title: "Get a folder's database"
description: "A folder as a database: its properties, saved views and rows."
canonical_url: https://docs.markdrop.in/api/properties/get-a-folder-s-database
last_updated: 2026-11-04
site: "Markdrop Docs"
index: https://docs.markdrop.in/llms.txt
---

# Get a folder's database

`GET https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/workspaces/{workspace_id}/folders/{folder_id}/database`

A folder as a database: its properties, saved views and rows. The rows are the pages filed directly in the folder that you can read, newest first, up to 500. Any member.

- **Authentication:** API token required: `Authorization: Bearer mdk_…`.
- **Rate limit:** 120 per minute per IP address.
- **MCP tool:** `list_folder_pages` ([tools](https://docs.markdrop.in/ai/tools))
- **Guide:** [Properties and views](https://docs.markdrop.in/pages/properties-and-views)

## Path parameters

- `workspace_id` (string, required): The workspace's id, from the address of its settings page (`markdrop.in/settings/workspaces/<workspace-id>`) or from [List workspaces](https://docs.markdrop.in/api/workspaces/list-workspaces).
- `folder_id` (string, required): The folder's id, from [List folders](https://docs.markdrop.in/api/folders/list-folders).

## Query parameters

- `rows` (boolean): `false` leaves the rows out. Default `true`.

## Responses

- `200`: OK.
- `401`: No token, or the token is revoked or mistyped.
- `422`: The request didn't validate. `detail` lists each problem, with where it is (`loc`) and why (`msg`).
- `429`: Too many requests from your IP address. Wait the seconds in `Retry-After`.

## Examples

**curl**

```bash
curl https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/workspaces/WORKSPACE_ID/folders/FOLDER_ID/database \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN"
```

**JavaScript**

```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/workspaces/WORKSPACE_ID/folders/FOLDER_ID/database", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MARKDROP_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const data = await res.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import os

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/workspaces/WORKSPACE_ID/folders/FOLDER_ID/database",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MARKDROP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())
```