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newtobo-x2019

• February 14, 2019 18:59

I am using the node.js sdk to search for a folder but instead of getting that folder(or substring match), the search query is returning all folders for my account. If I specify ancestor_folder_ids, I get all the folders under it.

So the problem is that the filter is not working. I have used quotes as well around the foldername What could I be doing wrong?

var result = await client.search.query(
                        '', {
                            type: 'folder',
                            fields: 'name',
                            limit: 10,
                            offset: 0,
                            ancestor_folder_ids: '12345678'
                        }

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  mwiller

  • March 15, 2019 16:18

   To try and get an exact match on a specific folder name, here's what I would suggest doing:

   

  var folderName = 'PUT_FOLDER_NAME_HERE';
  var parentFolderID = 'PUT_PARENT_FOLDER_ID_HERE';
  
  var searchOptions = {
      ancestor_folder_ids: parentFolderID,
      content_types: 'name',
      type: 'folder',
  };
  
  var query = '"' + folderName + '"'; // Use quoted query to get exact matches only
  
  var results = await client.search.query(query, searchOptions);
  var folder = results.entries.find(f => f.name === folderName && f.parent.id === parentFolderID);
  // `folder` should point to the exact folder you're looking for

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