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Get ancestor chain for a node

GET/portal/v1/accounts/{accountSlug}/applications/{appSlug}/environments/{envSlug}/nodes/{id}/ancestors

Returns the ancestor chain for a node as an items array ordered root-first, including the node itself, scoped to the current Environment. The node must be within the caller's accessible scope (otherwise 403); a cross-Environment or unknown id returns 404.

Authentication

Bearer TokenAuthorization

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

Requires capability env_structure.viewDeveloper Console

View the Environment's hierarchy tree and its schema. Granted through an administrator role in the Admin Workspace; a valid token without it is refused with 403.

Path Parameters

accountSlugstring Required

The Account's slug. An unknown one answers 404.

appSlugstring Required

The Application's slug within the Account.

envSlugstring Required

The Environment's slug within the Application.

idstring Required

Responses

application/json

  • itemsNodeResponseDto[]*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

Errors

When the request can't be completed, the response body includes a stable error code you can branch on, and a correlation_id (also sent as the X-Correlation-Id header). Quote the correlation id when you contact support: it identifies the exact request in Canopy's logs.

403account.capability_requiredForbidden
When it happens

The signed-in user's administrator roles do not grant the capability this endpoint requires.

Remediation

Ask an account administrator to grant a role carrying the capability named in the Authentication section, then retry.

Returned object

NodeResponseDtoView all properties on this resource
Request
curl -X GET "https://auth.canopy-io.com/portal/v1/accounts/value/applications/value/environments/value/nodes/value/ancestors" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANOPY_TOKEN"
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
    }
  ]
}
 Related endpoints
GETList hierarchy nodes (scoped, paged)
POSTCreate a hierarchy node
GETGet a hierarchy node
PATCHUpdate a hierarchy node
DELETEDelete a hierarchy node
GETGet subtree from a node
GETGet direct children of a node
POSTMove (reparent) a node
GETList identities at a node
GETGet identity summary for a node
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