Webflow Designer API: Get parent folder

`folder.getParent()`

Get parent folder of selected folder.

Syntax

1 folder.getParent(): Promise<null | Folder>

Returns

Promise<null | Folder>

A Promise that resolves to a Folder object if a parent exists, or null if no parent is found.

Example

TypeScript

1 // Get all Pages and folders
2 const pagesAndFolders = await webflow.getAllPagesAndFolders()
3 
4 for (let folder of pagesAndFolders) {
5 
6   const childName = await folder.getName()
7   const parent = await folder.getParent()
8   const parentName = await parent?.getName()
9   console.log(`Folder: ${childName}`, `Parent: ${parentName}`)
10 }

Try this example

Designer Ability

Designer Ability	Locale	Branch	Workflow	Sitemode
canReadPageSettings	Any	Any	Any	Any

1	// Get all Pages and folders
2	const pagesAndFolders = await webflow.getAllPagesAndFolders()
3
4	for (let folder of pagesAndFolders) {
5
6	const childName = await folder.getName()
7	const parent = await folder.getParent()
8	const parentName = await parent?.getName()
9	console.log(`Folder: ${childName}`, `Parent: ${parentName}`)
10	}