Is there a way to get all file URLs for a library with a single REST request?

Question

I have a bunch of images in a library that I need to get URLs for each item. I can get the GUIDs with this:

/sites/mysite/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Rotating%20Banner')/items

Is there a way to quickly get URLs for each item.

Vadim Gremyachev · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-20 10:56:34Z

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At least three options are available:

Option 1

Retrieve File Url via projected File object:

/_api/Web/Lists/getByTitle('<list title>')/items?$select=File/ServerRelativeUrl&$expand=File

Option 2

Retrieve File Url via FileRef property:

/_api/Web/Lists/getByTitle('<list title>')/items?$select=FieldValuesAsText/FileRef&$expand=FieldValuesAsText

Option 3

Retrieve files using GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl endpoint:

/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('<list url>')/Files?$select=ServerRelativeUrl

answered Oct 20 '14 at 10:56

Vadim Gremyachev

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How do you know what to put for $expand? – matt Oct 20 '14 at 15:28
I usually prefer to use Postman REST client to explore entity properties instead of msdn documentation – Vadim Gremyachev Oct 20 '14 at 15:41

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Choggo · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-17 23:08:44Z

Assuming it's a Document Library, you can use $expand to bring information from the File along with the query

Should be something like this:

/sites/mysite/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Rotating%20Banner')/items?$select=Id,Title,File/ServerRelativeUrl&$expand=File

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