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Get direct children of a node

GET/api/v1/nodes/{id}/children

Returns one page of a node's direct children (one level only, not the full subtree) in the current Environment. The node must be within the caller's accessible scope, otherwise 403 is returned. Searches names and slugs with q; sorts by name or created (default, oldest first).

Authentication

Bearer TokenAuthorization Option A

JWT access token. Never send alongside X-API-Key: a request carrying both is refused.

API KeyX-API-Key Option B

API key for management-tier access. Never send alongside an Authorization header: a request carrying both is refused.

Path Parameters

idstring Required

Query Parameters

pagenumber Optional

Page number (1-based)

min 1

takenumber Optional

Items per page (1-100, default 20)

range 1–100

qstring Optional

Search node names and slugs

max length 200

sort_byenum Optional

Sort column. Defaults to `created`, oldest first.

one of "name" · "created"

orderenum Optional

Sort direction

one of "asc" · "desc"

Responses

application/json

  • itemsNodeResponseDto[]*
  • paginationPageMetaDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

Pagination

This endpoint returns a paginated collection. Use the query parameters below to page through results.

pagenumber

Page number (1-indexed). Defaults to 1.

takenumber

Items per page (1 to 100). Defaults to 20.

Each response includes an items array alongside a pagination object with item_count, page_count, has_previous_page, and has_next_page fields.

Returned object

NodeResponseDtoView all properties on this resource
Request
curl -X GET "https://auth.canopy-io.com/api/v1/nodes/value/children?page=0&take=0&q=value&sort_by=name&order=asc" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $CANOPY_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "application_id": "string",
      "parent_node_id": "string",
      "node_type": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "slug": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "metadata": {},
      "created_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
      "version": 0
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 0,
    "take": 0,
    "item_count": 0,
    "page_count": 0,
    "has_previous_page": false,
    "has_next_page": false
  }
}
 Related endpoints
GETList hierarchy nodes (scoped, paged)
POSTCreate a hierarchy node
GETList the hierarchy as parent edges
GETGet a hierarchy node
PATCHUpdate a hierarchy node
DELETEDelete a hierarchy node
GETGet subtree from a node
GETGet ancestor chain for a node
POSTMove (reparent) a node
GETList identities at a node
GETGet identity summary for a node
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