Retrieve a list of documents

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Retrieve a list of documents#

Deprecated

This endpoint is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.

This endpoint was deprecated on 2026-02-12.

It is scheduled for sunset on 2029-01-31.

Description#

Returns a paginated list of documents.

GET /platform/v1/documents

Required OAuth Scopes

file:read

Parameters#

Parameter	In	Type	Required	Description
X-Version	header	string	false	Version of the API (2022-01-01)
$filter	query	string	false	The properties to filter the results by.
$orderBy	query	string	false	One or more comma-separated expressions to indicate the order in which to sort the results.
$maxpagesize	query	integer	false	The maximum number of results to retrieve
$next	query	string	false	Pagination cursor for next set of results.

Sorting Options#

Name	Orders Supported
modified.dateTime	`asc`, `desc`
name	`asc`, `desc`

Code Samples#

curl

curl -X GET https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/documents \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    -H 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

httpie

http GET https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/documents \
    X-Version:2022-01-01 \
    Accept:application/json \
    Authorization:"Bearer {access-token}"

wget

wget --method=GET "https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/documents" \
    --output-document -  \ 
    --header 'Accept: application/json' \ 
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    --header 'X-Version: 2022-01-01'

python

import requests

headers = {
  'X-Version': '2022-01-01',
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.get('https://api.app.wdesk.com/platform/v1/documents', headers = headers)

print(r.json())

Returns#

200 - OK#

Returns a JSON object with data and @nextLink properties. data contains a list of Document objects, and @nextLink provides the URL to the next set of results. If there are no additional results, @nextLink doesn’t appear. If the request returns no results at all, data contains an empty array.

400 - Bad Request#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

401 - Unauthorized#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

403 - Forbidden#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

404 - Not Found#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

409 - Conflict#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

429 - Too Many Requests#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

500 - Internal Server Error#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

503 - Service Unavailable#

Error response that indicates that the service is not able to process the incoming request. The reason is provided in the error message.

Example Responses#

200 Response

{
  "@nextLink": "<opaque_url>",
  "data": [
    {
      "created": {
        "dateTime": "2019-10-28T15:03:27Z"
      },
      "id": "625efb2c141f482bb1cdab14ec18715d",
      "modified": {
        "dateTime": "2019-11-21T13:47:33Z"
      },
      "name": "2019 Year-End Summary",
      "template": false
    },
    {
      "created": {
        "dateTime": "2019-10-28T15:03:27Z"
      },
      "id": "233eae2b142f461bb2cfbb49ee58825b",
      "modified": {
        "dateTime": "2019-11-21T13:47:33Z"
      },
      "name": "2020 Projections",
      "template": false
    }
  ]
}

Bad Request

{
  "code": "400BadRequest",
  "message": "The request was unacceptable, often due to a missing or invalid parameter"
}

Unauthorized

{
  "code": "401Unauthorized",
  "message": "No valid API token provided"
}

Forbidden

{
  "code": "403Forbidden",
  "message": "The API token does not have permissions to perform the request"
}

Not Found

{
  "code": "404NotFound",
  "message": "The requested resource could not be found"
}

Conflict

{
  "code": "409Conflict",
  "message": "The request conflicts with another request"
}

Too Many Requests

{
  "code": "429TooManyRequests",
  "message": "Too many requests have been made against the API in too short a time"
}

Internal Server Error

{
  "code": "500InternalServerError",
  "message": "The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request"
}

Service Unavailable

{
  "code": "503ServiceUnavailable",
  "message": "The server cannot handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled maintenance"
}