> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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# Retrieve a folder

> Retrieves a folder and recursively includes all folders via the childNodes attribute.  The child lists field will be empty in all child nodes. Only the folder retrieved will include the child lists in that folder.

export const ScopesList = ({scopes = [], description = "This API requires one of the following scopes:"}) => {
  if (!scopes || scopes.length === 0) {
    return null;
  }
  const sortedScopes = scopes.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
  return <div>
      <div className="text-sm mb-2">{description}</div>
      <div>
        {sortedScopes.map((scope, index) => <div key={index}>
            <code>
              <span className="text-xs">{scope}</span>
            </code>
          </div>)}
      </div>
    </div>;
};

export const SupportedProducts = ({marketing, sales, service, cms, data, commerce, marketingLevel, salesLevel, serviceLevel, cmsLevel, dataLevel, commerceLevel}) => {
  const translations = {
    description: "Requires one of the following products or higher.",
    productNames: {
      marketing: "Marketing Hub",
      sales: "Sales Hub",
      service: "Service Hub",
      cms: "Content Hub",
      data: "Data Hub",
      commerce: "Revenue Hub"
    },
    tiers: {
      free: "Free",
      starter: "Starter",
      professional: "Professional",
      enterprise: "Enterprise"
    }
  };
  const translateTier = tier => {
    if (!tier) return '';
    const lowerTier = tier.toLowerCase();
    return translations.tiers[lowerTier] || tier;
  };
  const products = [{
    name: marketing ? translations.productNames.marketing : '',
    level: translateTier(marketingLevel),
    icon: "https://mintlify-assets.b-cdn.net/Icons/marketing-bolt.svg",
    alt: "Marketing Hub"
  }, {
    name: sales ? translations.productNames.sales : '',
    level: translateTier(salesLevel),
    icon: "https://mintlify-assets.b-cdn.net/Icons/sales-star.svg",
    alt: "Sales Hub"
  }, {
    name: service ? translations.productNames.service : '',
    level: translateTier(serviceLevel),
    icon: "https://mintlify-assets.b-cdn.net/Icons/service-heart.svg",
    alt: "Service Hub"
  }, {
    name: cms ? translations.productNames.cms : '',
    level: translateTier(cmsLevel),
    icon: "https://mintlify-assets.b-cdn.net/Icons/content-play.svg",
    alt: "Content Hub"
  }, {
    name: data ? translations.productNames.data : '',
    level: translateTier(dataLevel),
    icon: "https://developers.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/subscription_key_icons/operations_icon.svg",
    alt: "Data Hub"
  }, {
    name: commerce ? translations.productNames.commerce : '',
    level: translateTier(commerceLevel),
    icon: "https://developers.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base/subscription_key_icons/commerce_icon.svg",
    alt: "Revenue Hub"
  }].filter(product => product.name && product.level);
  if (products.length === 0) return null;
  return <div>
      <div className="text-sm mb-2">{translations.description}</div>
      <div className={`grid ${products.length === 1 ? 'grid-cols-1' : 'grid-cols-2'} gap-1.5`}>
        {products.map((product, index) => <div key={index} style={{
    display: 'flex',
    alignItems: 'center'
  }}>
            <img src={product.icon} alt={product.alt} className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mr-1.5 mt-2.5 mb-2.5 flex-shrink-0 align-middle" />
            <span className="font-medium mr-1 text-sm">{product.name} -</span>
            <span className="text-sm">{product.level}</span>
          </div>)}
      </div>
    </div>;
};

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Supported products" defaultOpen="true" icon="cubes">
    <SupportedProducts marketing={true} sales={true} service={true} cms={true} marketingLevel="FREE" salesLevel="FREE" serviceLevel="FREE" cmsLevel="FREE" />
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Required Scopes" icon="key">
    <ScopesList
      scopes={[
  'crm.lists.read'
]}
    />
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## OpenAPI

````yaml specs/2026-03/crm-lists-v2026-03.json GET /crm/lists/2026-03/folders
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: CRM Lists
  description: Basepom for all HubSpot Projects
  version: 2026-03
  x-hubspot-product-tier-requirements:
    marketing: FREE
    sales: FREE
    service: FREE
    cms: FREE
    commerce: FREE
    crmHub: FREE
    dataHub: FREE
servers:
  - url: https://api.hubapi.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Basic
  - name: Batch
  - name: Search
paths:
  /crm/lists/2026-03/folders:
    get:
      tags:
        - Basic
      summary: Retrieves a folder.
      description: >-
        Retrieves a folder and recursively includes all folders via the
        childNodes attribute.  The child lists field will be empty in all child
        nodes. Only the folder retrieved will include the child lists in that
        folder.
      operationId: get-/crm/lists/2026-03/folders_/crm/lists/v3/folders
      parameters:
        - name: folderId
          in: query
          description: The Id of the folder to retrieve.
          required: false
          style: form
          explode: true
          schema:
            type: string
            default: '0'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListFolderFetchResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
          description: ''
      security:
        - oauth2:
            - crm.lists.read
components:
  schemas:
    ListFolderFetchResponse:
      required:
        - folder
      type: object
      properties:
        folder:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicListFolder'
    PublicListFolder:
      required:
        - childLists
        - childNodes
        - id
        - parentFolderId
      type: object
      properties:
        childLists:
          type: array
          description: An array of list Id's contained in this folder.
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
        childNodes:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicListFolder'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          description: The time the folder was created at.
          format: date-time
        id:
          type: string
          description: The Id of the folder.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the folder.
        parentFolderId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The Id of the folder this folder is in, the root folder is
            represented as 0.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          description: The time the folder was last updated at.
          format: date-time
        updatedContentsAt:
          type: string
          description: The time that the contents of the folder was last updated at.
          format: date-time
        userId:
          type: integer
          description: The user Id of the owner of the folder.
          format: int32
    Error:
      required:
        - category
        - correlationId
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        category:
          type: string
          description: The error category
        context:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: Context about the error condition
          example: >-
            {invalidPropertyName=[propertyValue], missingScopes=[scope1,
            scope2]}
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A unique identifier for the request. Include this value with any
            error reports or support tickets
          format: uuid
          example: aeb5f871-7f07-4993-9211-075dc63e7cbf
        errors:
          type: array
          description: further information about the error
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
        links:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: >-
            A map of link names to associated URIs containing documentation
            about the error or recommended remediation steps
        message:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A human readable message describing the error along with remediation
            steps where appropriate
          example: An error occurred
        subCategory:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A specific category that contains more specific detail about the
            error
      example:
        message: Invalid input (details will vary based on the error)
        correlationId: aeb5f871-7f07-4993-9211-075dc63e7cbf
        category: VALIDATION_ERROR
        links:
          knowledge-base: https://www.hubspot.com/products/service/knowledge-base
    ErrorDetail:
      required:
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: The status code associated with the error detail
        context:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: Context about the error condition
          example: '{missingScopes=[scope1, scope2]}'
        in:
          type: string
          description: The name of the field or parameter in which the error was found.
        message:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A human readable message describing the error along with remediation
            steps where appropriate
        subCategory:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A specific category that contains more specific detail about the
            error
  responses:
    Error:
      description: An error occurred.
      content:
        '*/*':
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.hubspot.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.hubapi.com/oauth/v1/token
          scopes:
            cms.membership.access_groups.write: ''
            crm.lists.read: ''
            crm.lists.write: ''

````