Get File Info
nextcloud.get_file_info
ActionFiles & storageconnection required
Calls the Nextcloud API with the connection's credentials.
Read the WebDAV properties of one file or folder: its size, MIME type, ETag, Nextcloud file id and permission letters.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Username & password
- Providers
- Nextcloud
- Secret shape
- {"username": "…", "password": "<app password>"}
- Config it needs
- base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
1 field, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
path Path inside the account's Nextcloud files, e.g. /Documents/report.pdf. | string | Yes | — | — | /Documents/report.pdf |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"path": "/Documents/report.pdf"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
name The file or folder name. | string | report.pdf |
path Path relative to the account's files root. | string | /Documents/report.pdf |
href The WebDAV href Nextcloud returned for the entry. | string | — |
is_folder True when the entry is a folder (a WebDAV collection). | boolean | — |
size Size in bytes; for a folder, the total Nextcloud reports. | number | — |
content_type The MIME type; empty for a folder. | string | application/pdf |
last_modified When the entry last changed, as Nextcloud wrote it. | string | — |
etag The entry's ETag, with its quotes stripped. | string | — |
file_id The numeric Nextcloud file id (oc:fileid). | string | 12345 |
unique_id The globally unique file id (oc:id). | string | — |
permissions Nextcloud's permission letters for this account, e.g. 'RGDNVCK'. | string | — |
{
"content_type": "application/pdf",
"etag": "",
"file_id": "12345",
"href": "",
"is_folder": false,
"last_modified": "",
"name": "report.pdf",
"path": "/Documents/report.pdf",
"permissions": "",
"size": 0,
"unique_id": ""
}See Get File Info run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Nextcloud connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.