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# List namespaces

GET /v1/files/namespaces

List all registered filesystem namespaces and their local roots. Namespaces are configured under `filesystems.namespaces` in settings; well-known names include 'session' and 'skills'; additional namespaces may be added in settings.

Reference: https://docs.privategpt.dev/api-reference/files/list-namespaces-v-1-files-namespaces-get

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `data` (list of NamespaceInfo, optional) — Registered namespaces, sorted alphabetically by name.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `any`

## Types

### NamespaceInfo

Description of a single filesystem namespace.

- `name` (string, required) — Logical namespace name (e.g. 'session', 'skills', or a custom name).
- `root` (string, required) — Absolute local path that backs this namespace.
- `default_mode` (enum, required) — Default access mode: 'rw' (read-write) or 'ro' (read-only).
  - Allowed values: `rw`, `ro`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "session",
      "root": "/mnt/filesystems/session",
      "default_mode": "rw"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces');

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.example.com/v1/files/namespaces")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```