> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dench.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List files

> List workspace files.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /files
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dench API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Versioned Dench workspace API. The operation registry is shared with the
    Dench CLI parity layer, so every CLI command maps to an endpoint here.
servers:
  - url: https://www.dench.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: agent-config
    description: Agent Config operations.
  - name: approvals
    description: Approvals operations.
  - name: apps
    description: Apps operations.
  - name: auth
    description: Auth operations.
  - name: billing
    description: Billing operations.
  - name: browser
    description: Browser operations.
  - name: chat
    description: Chat operations.
  - name: crm
    description: Crm operations.
  - name: email
    description: Email operations.
  - name: files
    description: Files operations.
  - name: gateway
    description: Gateway operations.
  - name: local
    description: Local operations.
  - name: memory
    description: Memory operations.
  - name: meta
    description: Meta operations.
  - name: routines
    description: Routines operations.
  - name: workspace
    description: Workspace operations.
paths:
  /files:
    get:
      tags:
        - files
      summary: List files
      description: List workspace files.
      operationId: files_list
      parameters:
        - name: prefix
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Directory path, defaults to /.
            type: string
          description: Directory path, defaults to /.
        - name: slug
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    _id:
                      type: string
                    _creationTime:
                      type: number
                    path:
                      type: string
                    parentPath:
                      type: string
                    isDir:
                      type: boolean
                    size:
                      type: number
                    mtime:
                      type: number
                    contentHash:
                      type: string
                    storageId:
                      type: string
                    lastModifiedBy:
                      type: string
                    virtual:
                      description: True for synthesized magic files (IDENTITY.md etc.).
                      type: boolean
                  required:
                    - _id
                    - _creationTime
                    - path
                    - parentPath
                    - isDir
                  additionalProperties: {}
                  description: A workspace file-tree row.
              example:
                - _id: ft_abc123
                  _creationTime: 1765526400000
                  path: /prospects
                  parentPath: /
                  isDir: true
                  mtime: 1765526400000
                  lastModifiedBy: user:us_xyz789
                - _id: ft_def456
                  _creationTime: 1765526400000
                  path: /README.md
                  parentPath: /
                  isDir: false
                  size: 2048
                  mtime: 1765526400000
                  contentHash: 9f86d081884c7d65
                  lastModifiedBy: api-v1
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - DenchApiKey: []
        - AgentSession: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Operation or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    DenchApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: DENCH_API_KEY
      description: >-
        Workspace-scoped Dench API key from workspace settings. This is the same
        key used by DENCH_API_KEY in sandboxes.
    AgentSession:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: dch_agent_*
      description: >-
        Agent session token created by `dench signin`. Gateway-backed routes
        exchange this token for the workspace gateway key.

````