Get files from SharePoint document library using REST API

Sometimes we need to read files in particular folder in SharePoint, we can achieve this using REST.

My Business Case : I got the requirement in angularjs form to attach documents, so rather than attaching in list item itself, i used document library to attach files and then read it in edit and display form using unique id.

Usage : var filenames = getFolderFiles("foldername");

function getFolderFiles(foldername) {

var attachments = [];

$.ajax({

url: SiteURL + "/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('/SiteCol1/Site1/Library1/" + foldername + "\')/files",

method: "GET",

async: false,

headers: {

"Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose"

},

success: function(data) {

var files = data.d.results;

for (i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {

//debugger;

attachments.push(files[i].ServerRelativeUrl);

}

//window.open(AddAttachmentURL + foldername, "_blank")

},

error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {

//handle error...

alert(jqXHR.responseText);

}

});

return attachments;

}