---
title: "List workspace media-library folders"
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders"
---

# List workspace media-library folders

`GET /v1/asset-folders`

Returns the workspace's media-library folders as a flat list, each carrying its
`parent_id` and its resolved `path`, most recently created first.

Assemble the tree from `parent_id`. The ordering is by creation time rather
than by position in the tree, so a page can contain a folder whose parent has
not arrived yet. Page through to the end before treating a missing parent as
an orphan. A workspace supports up to 1,000 active folders and 10,000 retained
folders, including deleted folders. Deletion frees an active slot but does not
release retained capacity.

## Code samples

**TypeScript**

```ts
for await (const folder of bird.assets.folders.list()) {
  console.log(folder.id, folder.path);
}
```

Examples: [TypeScript](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.ts.md) · [Python](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.py.md) · [Go](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.go.md) · [PHP](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.php.md) · [CLI](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.cli.md) · [MCP](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.mcp.md) · [cURL](/docs/api/reference/list-asset-folders.curl.md)

## Example response `200`

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "created_at": "2026-05-20T09:14:52Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-05-25T16:42:01Z",
      "id": "asf_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
      "parent_id": "asf_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg"
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "eyJ2IjoxLCJzIjoiXCIyMDI2LTA1LTI1VDE0OjAzOjEwWlwiIiwiaSI6IjAxOTJmM2IxLTRjN2UtN2EyYi05ZDYxLThmM2E1YzJlN2I0MCJ9",
  "prev_cursor": null,
  "refresh_cursor": "eyJ2IjoxLCJzIjoiXCIyMDI2LTA1LTI1VDE2OjQyOjAxWlwiIiwiaSI6IjAxOTJmM2IxLTllMDQtN2NkMy1iODE3LTJhNmY0ZDFjOGUwOSJ9"
}
```

## Query parameters

- `sort` (string)

  Field to sort by. Defaults to `created_at`.

  Possible values: `created_at`
- `order` (string)

  Sort direction. Defaults to `desc`, which sorts from newest to oldest or largest to smallest, depending on the selected sort field.

  Possible values: `asc`, `desc`
- `limit` (integer): Maximum number of items to return per page.
- `starting_after` (string): Cursor from the `next_cursor` field of a previous list response. Returns items immediately after the cursor position in the current sort order.
- `ending_before` (string): Cursor from the `prev_cursor` or `refresh_cursor` field of a previous list response. Returns items immediately before the cursor position in the current sort order. `prev_cursor` returns the preceding page. `refresh_cursor` anchors at the first row of that response, which on a newest-first sort is how to fetch the items that have appeared since.
- `include_total` (boolean): When true, the response includes a `total` field with the total number of items matching the request's filters across all pages.

## Response body

- `data` (array of object, required)
- `data.created_at` (string, required)
- `data.updated_at` (string, required)
- `data.id` (string, required)
- `data.name` (string, required): The folder's display name. Unique among folders sharing the same parent, compared without regard to case.
- `data.parent_id` (nullable string, required): The folder this one sits in, or null when it sits at the top level of the library.
- `data.path` (string, required): The folder's location written out from the top level, such as `/Marketing/Logos`. Provided so a caller can display a folder without walking its parents.
- `next_cursor` (nullable string, required): Cursor for the next page. Pass back as `starting_after` to advance forward. `null` when no next page exists.
- `prev_cursor` (nullable string, required): Cursor for the previous page. Pass back as `ending_before` to step backward. `null` when no previous page exists.
- `refresh_cursor` (nullable string, required): Refresh anchor, the first row of this response. Pass back as `ending_before` to fetch what precedes it in the current sort order. On a newest-first sort those are the items that have appeared since; on any other sort they are the items that sort earlier, so refreshing such a list means re-fetching it instead. Non-`null` whenever `data` is non-empty; `null` only on an empty page. Distinct from `prev_cursor`.
- `total` (nullable integer): Total number of items matching the request's filters across all pages. Present only when `include_total=true` was passed; otherwise `null`.

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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