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

# Update a folder

> Rename a folder, or move it under a different parent.

Omitted fields are left alone; an explicit `null` on `parentId` moves the
folder to the root. `name` cannot be nulled. Any `parentId` you name is
verified to belong to your organization, and a cycle is refused by the
database. A folder cannot be moved to a different matter.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/openapi/v1.json patch /v1/folders/{folderId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Vaquill Legal Workspace API
  description: >-
    Organization-scoped API for driving your legal workspace from your own
    backend: matters, documents, drafting, review, compare and matrices.


    **Authentication**: `Authorization: Bearer vq_ws_...`. Credentials are
    issued by an organization owner from the automation console at `/automation`
    and are shown once. The organization is resolved from the credential and can
    never be named in a request, so there is no `organizationId` field anywhere
    in this API and sending one is refused.


    This is NOT the Vaquill Data API. That one holds a `vq_key_` credential and
    serves the public legal corpus; the two share no credential, host or
    endpoint, and sending a `vq_key_` here is refused with an error naming the
    other product.


    ## Long-running work


    Anything that costs real work answers `202` with an **operation**. Poll `GET
    /v1/operations/{operationId}` until `status` is `succeeded`, `failed` or
    `cancelled`, honouring `Retry-After` between polls. There are no webhooks,
    so polling is the only completion signal. The five statuses are `queued`,
    `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `cancelled`, and there is no sixth: every
    capability reports through the same envelope.


    Send an `Idempotency-Key` on any launch. A retry with the same key and the
    same body returns the FIRST operation rather than starting a second billable
    job, which is what makes recovering from a timeout free.


    ## Identifiers


    Every public id is `<prefix>_<32 lowercase hex>`, for example
    `mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6`. The prefix names the resource type.
    Ids are opaque: take them from responses rather than building them, and
    never pass a bare database uuid.


    ## Lists


    Every collection answers `{data, pagination}`, never a bare array. Page with
    `limit` and `offset`, and read `pagination.total` to size a job before
    running it. `pagination.hasMore` is the reliable signal that rows remain.


    ## Errors


    Errors are RFC 9457 problem documents (`application/problem+json`),
    including for a wrong path and a wrong method. Branch on `type`; it is the
    stable identifier and it resolves to a page describing the failure. `title`
    and `detail` are written for people and may be reworded at any time. Every
    response carries `X-Request-ID`, and every error repeats it as `requestId`:
    quote it when contacting support.


    A `404` is returned identically for a resource that does not exist, one
    belonging to another organization, and one outside your installation's
    matter allowlist. That is deliberate, so the status code cannot be used to
    discover which ids exist elsewhere.


    ## Rate limits


    Limits are per credential and are set by what an operation COSTS rather than
    by its HTTP method, so a `GET` that runs a retrieval is not a read. Each
    operation's tier is fixed; a `429` carries `Retry-After`.


    | Tier | Per minute | Per hour | Per day |

    |---|---|---|---|

    | `poll` | 120 | 3000 | 30000 |

    | `read` | 60 | 1200 | 15000 |

    | `write` | 30 | 600 | 5000 |

    | `launch` | 10 | 200 | 2000 |

    | `download` | 20 | 300 | 3000 |

    | `upload` | 5 | 100 | 500 |


    ## Scopes


    A credential carries an explicit scope set, chosen when it is issued. A call
    outside them is `403` with `insufficient-scope`, naming the scopes the
    operation needed. Read and run are separate throughout, so a credential can
    be allowed to read results without being allowed to spend money producing
    them.


    `chronology:read`, `chronology:write`, `clients:read`, `clients:write`,
    `compare:read`, `compare:run`, `compliance:read`, `compliance:run`,
    `credentials:rotate`, `documents:download`, `documents:read`,
    `documents:write`, `drafting:read`, `drafting:run`, `exports:create`,
    `exports:read`, `facts:read`, `facts:run`, `matrices:read`, `matrices:run`,
    `matrices:write`, `matters:read`, `matters:write`, `nda:read`, `nda:run`,
    `operations:read`, `playbooks:read`, `playbooks:run`, `playbooks:write`,
    `research:read`, `research:run`, `review:read`, `review:run`,
    `summaries:read`, `summaries:run`, `webhooks:read`, `webhooks:write`,
    `workflows:read`, `workflows:run`, `workflows:write`
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace
    description: Vaquill Legal Workspace API (production)
  - url: /workspace
    description: Vaquill Legal Workspace API (relative to the mount)
security:
  - WorkspaceAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Operations
    description: >-
      The one job envelope. Every long-running call answers `202` with an
      operation, and polling this resource is the only way to learn it finished:
      there are no webhooks. Five statuses, no synonyms.
  - name: Clients
    description: The people and companies matters are filed under. Synchronous CRUD.
  - name: Matters
    description: >-
      The unit of work everything else hangs off. A matter scopes documents,
      drafts, reviews, comparisons and matrices, and it is what a credential's
      access is checked against.
  - name: Folders
    description: >-
      Organization inside and across matters. The same folders the web app
      shows, so one created here appears in the customer's browser.
  - name: Documents
    description: >-
      Files in a matter: their metadata, their ingested text, and the original
      bytes. A document is only usable by retrieval, drafting and review once
      its status is `succeeded`.
  - name: Uploads
    description: >-
      Getting files in. One presigned multipart flow at every size, with the
      bytes going straight to storage and never through this API. Initiate, PUT
      each part, then complete.
  - name: Research
    description: >-
      Asking legal questions and getting grounded, cited answers. This API does
      NOT stream: an ask answers `202` and you poll the operation, then read the
      answer off the message it points at. Conversation state is kept here, so
      you hold a chat id rather than replaying a transcript. Also covers the
      matter settings behind an answer, the skills you can ask through, and the
      standalone web-research tools.
  - name: Drafting
    description: >-
      Generating, revising and exporting draft documents. Bodies come out as
      sections and go in as markdown; the editor's own format is never on the
      wire. Rendered files come from the export route.
  - name: Playbooks
    description: >-
      The organization's negotiating positions, per contract type, and the
      starter templates to build them from. A playbook is the input a contract
      review is measured against.
  - name: Reviews
    description: >-
      Reviewing one contract against a playbook: clause analysis, redlines,
      flags, liability exposure and a reported sign-off gate. Export applies the
      redlines as native Word tracked changes.
  - name: Facts
    description: >-
      The cross-document fact ledger for a matter: what every document in it
      asserts, coalesced and cited back to its source passages.
  - name: Matter summary
    description: >-
      A citation-backed summary of everything filed to a matter, generated on
      demand and readable claim by claim.
  - name: Chronology
    description: >-
      The dated events across a matter's documents, as one timeline, with
      duplicate and date-conflict flags.
  - name: NDA triage
    description: >-
      Screening one inbound NDA against ten standard criteria and, where you
      name one, your own NDA playbook. Answers `green`, `yellow` or `red` with
      the reasoning per criterion, plus a report you can forward.
  - name: Compliance
    description: >-
      Checking one document against one regulation's requirement checklist: a
      verdict per requirement with the article it comes from, the gaps, and what
      to do about them. Only regulations with a real checklist behind them are
      accepted.
  - name: Comparisons
    description: >-
      Diffing two documents in a matter into structural changes, with a
      substantive-versus-cosmetic judgment and a downloadable redline.
  - name: Matrices
    description: >-
      Spreadsheet-style extraction across many documents: rows are documents,
      columns are questions, cells are answers with verified citations. Building
      a grid is free; running it is what costs.
  - name: Workflows
    description: >-
      Multi-step analyses from a fixed catalogue. Read a definition to learn
      what documents and inputs it takes, launch a run inside a matter, then
      download the artifacts it produces.
externalDocs:
  description: Getting started guide and error reference
  url: https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api
paths:
  /v1/folders/{folderId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Folders
      summary: Update a folder
      description: >-
        Rename a folder, or move it under a different parent.


        Omitted fields are left alone; an explicit `null` on `parentId` moves
        the

        folder to the root. `name` cannot be nulled. Any `parentId` you name is

        verified to belong to your organization, and a cycle is refused by the

        database. A folder cannot be moved to a different matter.
      operationId: folders.update
      parameters:
        - name: folderId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Folderid
          description: '`fld_` identifier of the folder. Take it from `GET /v1/folders`.'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderUpdateRequest'
            example:
              name: Closing Documents
              parentId: fld_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
              example:
                id: fld_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
                name: Closing Documents
                parentId: fld_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
                matterId: mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
                createdAt: '2026-08-19T14:32:10Z'
                updatedAt: '2026-08-19T14:32:10Z'
        '401':
          description: >-
            The credential is missing, malformed, unknown, revoked or expired.
            `type` is `invalid-credential`, or `wrong-product-credential` when a
            `vq_key_` Data API key was sent to this API.
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
            WWW-Authenticate:
              description: RFC 9110 authentication challenge.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
        '403':
          description: >-
            The credential does not carry a scope this operation requires
            (`insufficient-scope`), or the organization's installation is
            suspended (`installation-inactive`).
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
            WWW-Authenticate:
              description: RFC 9110 authentication challenge.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
        '404':
          description: >-
            The resource does not exist, is not this organization's, or is
            outside this installation's matter allowlist. The three are
            deliberately indistinguishable, so the status code cannot be used to
            discover which ids exist in another organization. Each resource has
            its own `type`.
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
        '422':
          description: >-
            The request does not match the published schema. `errors` names each
            rejected field and why. The submitted value is never echoed back.
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationProblem'
        '429':
          description: Too many requests for this credential's tier. Honour `Retry-After`.
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
        '500':
          description: >-
            An unexpected error on our side. The body carries a stable `type`
            and the request id and nothing else; the cause is in our logs.
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
        '503':
          description: >-
            A dependency this request needs is unavailable, so nothing was done.
            Retryable. Authentication fails closed rather than admitting the
            request, so this is never a statement about your credential.
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: >-
                The id of this request. The same value appears as `requestId` in
                the body. Quote it when contacting support.
              schema:
                type: string
                examples:
                  - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
components:
  schemas:
    FolderUpdateRequest:
      properties:
        name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              maxLength: 100
              minLength: 1
            - type: 'null'
          title: Name
          description: >-
            New display name. Trimmed; whitespace alone is refused. Cannot be
            set to null.
          examples:
            - Closing Documents
        parentId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Parentid
          description: >-
            `fld_` identifier of the folder to move this one under. Must belong
            to your organization. Send null to move it to the root. A cycle is
            refused by the database.
          examples:
            - fld_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      title: FolderUpdateRequest
      description: >-
        Rename a folder, or move it under a different parent.


        Two fields, and the omissions are each recorded elsewhere at their own

        definition site. `color` and `pinned` are UI chrome and unpublished on
        the

        read model too. `matterId` is not repatriable: moving a matter folder to
        a

        different matter is a reorganization of the customer's work that has no

        headless meaning, and the web app itself guards it with three separate

        consistency checks rather than treating it as a field.


        A cycle (`parentId` naming the folder itself or one of its descendants)
        is

        refused by the `folders_prevent_cycle` trigger. This API does not

        reimplement the web app's 100-step ancestor walk: a second Python copy
        would

        be weaker and would still lose a race with a concurrent move.
    Folder:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
          description: Public identifier, `fld_` followed by 32 hex characters.
          examples:
            - fld_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: The folder's display name.
          examples:
            - Closing Documents
        parentId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Parentid
          description: >-
            `fld_` identifier of the containing folder. Absent when the folder
            sits at the root.
          examples:
            - fld_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
        matterId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Matterid
          description: >-
            `mat_` identifier when the folder is scoped to one matter. Absent
            means a workspace-level folder, visible across drafts and chats.
          examples:
            - mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
        createdAt:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              format: date-time
            - type: 'null'
          title: Createdat
          description: When the folder was created (RFC 3339).
          examples:
            - '2026-08-19T14:32:10Z'
        updatedAt:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              format: date-time
            - type: 'null'
          title: Updatedat
          description: When the folder was last modified (RFC 3339).
          examples:
            - '2026-08-19T14:32:10Z'
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
      title: Folder
      description: A folder as this API publishes it.
    Problem:
      type: object
      title: Problem
      description: >-
        An RFC 9457 problem document. Branch on `type`, which is stable; `title`
        and `detail` are written for people and may be reworded. Some problems
        carry extra members (`requiredScopes`, `limit`, `expectedVersion`),
        which is why this object is open.
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - instance
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: >-
            The stable identifier for this error, and the one field to branch
            on. Resolves to a page describing it.
          examples:
            - https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short human-readable summary.
          examples:
            - Insufficient scope
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code, repeated.
          examples:
            - 403
        detail:
          type: string
          description: >-
            What went wrong on this specific request. May be reworded at any
            time.
          examples:
            - >-
              This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs
              matters:write.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: The path this problem occurred on.
          examples:
            - /workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The id of this request, identical to the `X-Request-ID` response
            header. Quote it when contacting support.
          examples:
            - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
      additionalProperties: true
    ValidationProblem:
      type: object
      title: ValidationProblem
      description: >-
        A problem document for a schema rejection. `errors` lists the fields
        that were refused. The value you submitted is deliberately not echoed,
        so a validation failure cannot copy your content into an error response
        or into either side's logs.
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - instance
        - errors
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: >-
            The stable identifier for this error, and the one field to branch
            on. Resolves to a page describing it.
          examples:
            - https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short human-readable summary.
          examples:
            - Insufficient scope
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code, repeated.
          examples:
            - 403
        detail:
          type: string
          description: >-
            What went wrong on this specific request. May be reworded at any
            time.
          examples:
            - >-
              This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs
              matters:write.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: The path this problem occurred on.
          examples:
            - /workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The id of this request, identical to the `X-Request-ID` response
            header. Quote it when contacting support.
          examples:
            - req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6
        errors:
          type: array
          description: One entry per rejected field.
          items:
            type: object
            required:
              - location
              - message
              - type
            properties:
              location:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Dotted path to the rejected field, for example
                  `body.contentMarkdown`.
              message:
                type: string
                description: Why it was rejected.
              type:
                type: string
                description: The validation rule that failed.
      additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    WorkspaceAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: vq_ws_*
      description: >-
        Workspace credential issued from the automation console at
        `/automation`. Send it as `Authorization: Bearer vq_ws_...`. This is NOT
        a Data API key: a `vq_key_` credential is refused here and names the
        other product in the error.

````