# Getting the ROOT folder metadata using CMS Source Code API

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/getting-the-root-folder-metadata-using-cms-source-code-api/145855>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** cms-content, developer-tools\
**Created:** [February 5, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/getting-the-root-folder-metadata-using-cms-source-code-api/145855 "2026-02-05T08:08:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Michael\_2](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Michael_2)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/getting-the-root-folder-metadata-using-cms-source-code-api/145855/1 "2026-02-05T08:08:29Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to get a list of all the folders in the ROOT of the Design Manager using the CMS | Source Code API. The API works well when providing a folder path, so I can get all the child files/folders of a specific folder, but how can I get the children of the ROOT folder?

So this is the API:  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/{path}](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/%7Bpath%7D)

If I set the {path} to a known folder, it works. But what path should I use for the ROOT folder? I’ve tried leaving it empty, using /root, /ROOT, /DESIGN\_ROOT, //, /\*. Nothing works.

This works (for myFolder):  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/myFolder](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/myFolder)

This doesn’t work (for the root folder):

[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata)  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/)  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata//](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata//)  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/root](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/root)  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/DESIGN\_ROOT](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/DESIGN_ROOT)  
[https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/\*](https://api.hubapi.com/cms/v3/source-code/published/metadata/*)

Can anyone help me? Maybe I’m missing something.

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**Author:** ![Berangere](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/berangere/32/220784_2.png) [@Berangere](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Berangere)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/getting-the-root-folder-metadata-using-cms-source-code-api/145855/2 "2026-02-05T10:30:22Z")

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Hi [@Michael\_2](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1039862) and a big warm welcome from the HubSpot Community! 🧡  
Thanks for reaching out! When checking the documentation, it seems to be a limitation of the API.  
I’ve noticed a similar idea already present in our Ideas Forum: [[CMS API] Get folders/files from Home/Root](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/HubSpot-Ideas/CMS-API-Get-folders-files-from-Home-Root/idi-p/500052).  
To contribute, you can upvote the existing idea and share more details about your specific use case in the comments.  
I’d love to put you in touch with our Top Experts: Hi @Anton, @MichaelMa and [@Mike\_Eastwood](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9259) can you think of alternatives to help [@Michael\_2](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1039862), please?  
Thanks so much and have a wonderful day!  
Bérangère