Update Folder or File

Move or rename a folder or file on file staging. You can move and rename an item in the same request.

PUT/api/{version}/services/file_staging/items/{item}

Headers

Name	Description
`Content-Type`	`application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
`Accept`	`application/json` (default) or `application/xml`

URI Path Parameters

Name	Description
`item`	The absolute path to a file or folder. This path is specific to the authenticated user. Admin users can access the root directory. All other users can only access their own user directory.

Body Parameters

At least one of the following parameters is required:

Name	Description
`parent` conditional	When moving a file or folder, specifies the absolute path to the parent directory in which to place the file.
`name` conditional	When renaming a file or folder, specifies the new name.

Request

curl -L -X PUT -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}"\
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
--data-urlencode "parent=/u10001400/cholecap-2021" \
--data-urlencode "name=cholecap-2021-brochure" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v26.1/services/file_staging/items/Cholecap-References/cholecap-brochure

Response

{
   "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
   "data": {
       "job_id": 100949,
       "url": "/api/v26.1/services/jobs/100949"
   }
}

Response Details

On SUCCESS, the response contains the following information:

Name	Description
`job_id`	The Job ID value to retrieve the status and results of the request.
`url`	URL to retrieve the current job status of this request.

Updating Files in the Inbox Directory

Renaming a file in your Vault's Inbox directory creates a new Staged document in your Vault and does not rename, remove, or update the previously created corresponding Staged document. Learn more in Vault Help.