files:query

Description: Retrieve a list of files/documents for the authenticated account.

Request Schema 

{
  "payload": {
    "type": "files:query",
    "q": {
      "per_page": 25,
      "page": 1,
      "title_cont": "report"
    }
  },
  "signature": "payload_ed25519_hex_signature",
  "source_public_key": "your_client_public_key"
}

Request Attributes

Authentication Behavior

This endpoint follows Pattern A: Full Account Access.

All authentication methods see the same data - no person filtering is applied.

Response Schema 

{
  "source_public_key": "community_public_key",
  "source_site": {
    "protocol": "https",
    "fqdn": "arkipel.localhost:3000"
  },
  "created_at": "2025-03-18T10:30:00Z",
  "signature": "8b6392d5550605bd6ccddf9c21ebec470de4b44e4b4deb746076e37ab61c5346e07e7c7c7cebb5bbee41cdd92a476bcd3f02373d146ec165b31c31fc31c9ce0d",
  "payload": {
    "type": "files:query",
    "q": {
      "per_page": 25,
      "page": 1,
      "total": 10
    },
    "resources": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "import_id": "DOC-001",
        "title": "Annual Report 2024",
        "description": "Annual financial report for the community",
        "attachable_type": "Organization",
        "attachable_id": 456,
        "created_at": "2025-03-17T09:00:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2025-03-17T09:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response Attributes

  • payload.q - Object - Query metadata including pagination info
    • per_page - Integer - Items per page
    • page - Integer - Current page number
    • total - Integer - Total number of matching files
  • payload.resources - Array of file objects:
    • id - Integer - Unique identifier
    • import_id - String - External reference ID
    • title - String - File title
    • description - String - File description (optional)
    • attachable_type - String - The type of entity this file is attached to
    • attachable_id - Integer - The ID of the attached entity
    • created_at - ISO 8601 timestamp - Creation time
    • updated_at - ISO 8601 timestamp - Last update time

Error Responses

When an invalid query parameter is provided:

{
  "source_public_key": "community_public_key",
  "source_site": {
    "protocol": "https",
    "fqdn": "arkipel.localhost:3000"
  },
  "created_at": "2025-03-18T10:30:00Z",
  "signature": "...",
  "payload": {
    "type": "files:query",
    "q": { "invalid_param" => "value" }
  },
  "error": "Error message",
  "status": "bad_request"
}

Real Life Example 

{
  "source_public_key": "bwyexzko74pnnjn741936fnaujxyhib9rpx8rggtejwnc3cz6ans",
  "source_site": {
    "protocol": "https",
    "fqdn": "arkipel.co"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-02-14T14:14:22Z",
  "signature": "0b7cf3e421c4d7e4212e2069fbfbfd6734d0809fa3603e492949dc5b948da691f277c601d48b9cbac2bebbfdf697e8e01aa93ff54ae53afab4c5c2272dea0400",
  "payload": {
    "type": "files:query",
    "q": {
      "per_page": 10,
      "page": 1,
      "total": 5,
      "title_cont": "report"
    },
    "resources": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "import_id": "DOC-2024-001",
        "title": "Annual Report 2024",
        "description": "Annual financial report for the community",
        "attachable_type": "Organization",
        "attachable_id": 456,
        "created_at": "2025-03-15T10:00:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2025-03-15T10:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Usage Notes

  • This is an ephemeral query - no message is persisted to the database
  • Files are ordered by updated_at DESC (newest first) by default
  • Soft-deleted files are automatically excluded from results
  • Authentication can be via token, whitelist, or membership
  • All files in the account are accessible regardless of authentication method