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Get Item

Retrieve metadata for a file or folder. 
GET /drives/items/{itemId}

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Parameters

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itemId
string
required
Unique item identifier

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Response

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success
boolean
Request success indicator
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data
object
Item object with name, type, size, modified date, parent ID
curl -X GET 'https://app.memorylake.ai/api/memorylake/api/v1/drives/items/item_123' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "item_123",
    "name": "document.pdf",
    "type": "file",
    "size": 1024000,
    "modified_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    "parent_id": "item_parent_456"
  }
}

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List Children

List contents of a folder. 
GET /drives/items/{itemId}/children
Returns array of child items with pagination support.

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Create Folder

Create a new folder. 
POST /drives/items/{parentId}/children

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Body

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name
string
required
Folder name
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type
string
required
Must be “folder”

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Rename Item

PATCH /drives/items/{itemId}/name

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Move Item

PATCH /drives/items/{itemId}/parent

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Delete Item

DELETE /drives/items/{itemId}

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Download File

GET /drives/items/{itemId}/binary
Returns file content as binary stream.

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Update Metadata

PUT /drives/items/{itemId}/xattrs
Update extended attributes and comments.

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Next Steps

Upload API

Learn about file uploads

Projects API

Associate items with projects