# List root folders

List the paths (rasters, vectors, folders etc.) that exist in a root folder of your Ellipsis Drive account. The "My drive", "Shared with me", "Favorites" and "Trash" tabs in the app are populated using this endpoint.

| **Description** | List the items in a root folder of your drive |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Endpoint**    | `/account/root/{rootName}`                    |
| **Method**      | GET                                           |

### Access Level Rules

| **Access Level** | Account holder only |
| ---------------- | ------------------- |

### Processing Units

| **Processing units** | 0 |
| -------------------- | - |

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th width="280">Description</th><th width="150">Required</th><th>Default</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>rootName</code></td><td>Name of the root folder to retrieve items from. Must be one of "myDrive", "sharedWithMe", "favorites" or "trash".</td><td>true</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>type</code></td><td>An array containing the types of the paths to retrieve. May contain the strings "raster", "vector", "folder", "file", "pointCloud" and "bookmark".</td><td>false</td><td>Default ["raster", "vector"].</td></tr><tr><td><code>pageSize</code></td><td>The maximum number of child paths to return. Maximum 50.</td><td>false</td><td>Default 50.</td></tr><tr><td><code>pageStart</code></td><td>The nextPageStart as returned in a previous list root request to retrieve the next batch of child paths.</td><td>false</td><td>Default null.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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