Moving folders and files means moving nodes.
API Explorer URL: http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#!/nodes/moveNode
Moving folders and files is a useful feature when you want to restructure your repository. The following HTTP POST call is used: http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/{id}/move
The Node Identifier for the folder or file node to be moved is specified with the {id} parameter. The destination folder is specified with the following POST request data:
{
"targetParentId": "<a folder node identifier>"
}
If a folder is moved, then all its content (i.e. sub folders and files) is also moved recursively. The moved folder or file will have the same name at the destination, unless you pass on a name property with a new name.
The following call will move a text file identified with the 3817c238-976f-426a-9a18-c6727dbab9dd Node Identifier to a destination folder identified with the node identifier e5989b9a-3fad-4742-8b14-bef1e13efd25:
$ curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Basic VElDS0VUXzA4ZWI3ZTJlMmMxNzk2NGNhNTFmMGYzMzE4NmNjMmZjOWQ1NmQ1OTM=' 'http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/3817c238-976f-426a-9a18-c6727dbab9dd/move' -d '{ "targetParentId": "e5989b9a-3fad-4742-8b14-bef1e13efd25" }' | jq
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 773 0 713 100 60 3961 333 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 4294
{
"entry": {
"isFile": true,
"createdByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"modifiedAt": "2019-09-30T12:59:32.725+0000",
"nodeType": "cm:content",
"content": {
"mimeType": "text/plain",
"mimeTypeName": "Plain Text",
"sizeInBytes": 19,
"encoding": "UTF-8"
},
"parentId": "e5989b9a-3fad-4742-8b14-bef1e13efd25",
"aspectNames": [
"rn:renditioned",
"cm:titled",
"app:inlineeditable",
"cm:auditable",
"cm:thumbnailModification"
],
"createdAt": "2019-09-30T12:35:29.239+0000",
"isFolder": false,
"modifiedByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"name": "somefile.txt",
"id": "3817c238-976f-426a-9a18-c6727dbab9dd",
"properties": {
"app:editInline": true,
"cm:lastThumbnailModification": [
"pdf:1569846933467",
"doclib:1569847995534"
]
}
}
}