---
title: "Service: /groups/{group}/resources [GET]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/group-resources-GET.html
description: "GET endpoint for retrieving project resources. Returns file content or folder structure as XML. Requires manager role or higher. Supports both individual files and directory trees."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:03+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: developer-GET
resource_id: developer
path_template: /groups/{group}/resources
http_method: GET
api_category: developer
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 4.8101
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: experimental
cache_control: null
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~250
---

# /groups/\{group\}/resources \[GET\]

## Description

Retrieves a project resource.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| location | The path to the project resource to update from the Web container root | yes | path |  |

## Permission

Must have the role of manager or higher in the project.

## Response

If the location corresponds to a file, this service returns the following:

```xml
<file name="[name]"
      path="[path]"
      type="file"
      media-type="[media type]"
      modified="[last modified date and time]"
      length="[length in bytes]"
      text="[true|false]"
      editable="[true|false]">
  <!-- File content if text="true" -->
</file>
```

If the location corresponds to a folder, this service returns the following:

```xml
<file name="[name]" path="[path]" type="folder">
  <-- All files and subfolders as a tree -->
  ...
</file>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.