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Move a folder

Same rules as dragging the shelf: it cannot move into itself or anything inside itself, and the whole stack has to clear the three level limit.

POST/knowledge/folders/{id}/move
Authorization
AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired
`MEDIAN_KEY` from Settings under API, or an MCP OAuth access token. A key acts as the organization; a token acts as the person who approved it.
Path parameters
idstringrequired
A folder id.
Request body
requiredapplication/json
parentIdstring | nullrequired
ordernumberrequired
Responses
200Done.
okboolean
400The request is malformed, and the message names the field.
errorobject
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codestring
messagestring
401The bearer token is missing, revoked, or expired.
errorobject
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codestring
messagestring
404Not one of yours, or not there at all.
errorobject
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codestring
messagestring
429Too many requests. Wait the seconds in `Retry-After`. Limits depend on the plan. See [rate limits](/api/errors-and-limits#rate-limits).
errorobject
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codestring
messagestring
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.median.sh/v1/knowledge/folders/string/move" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "parentId": "string",
  "order": 0
}'
Response
{
  "ok": true
}