List of CKFinder commands

Below you can find a list of all CKFinder 3 for Java commands along with some examples.

# Common URL parameters

Name	Description
command	The name of the command to execute.
type	The resource type name.
currentFolder	The current working folder path.

# CopyFiles

Copies files from selected folders.

# Sample request

Copy two files from the sub1 directory of the Files resource type to the root (/) directory of the Images resource type.

Example of the files parameter structure (JSON notation):

request["files"] = [
    {
        "name": "file1.jpg",
        "type": "Files",
        "folder": "/sub1/"
        "options": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "file2.png",
        "type": "Files",
        "folder": "/sub1/"
        "options": ""
    }
]

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=CopyFiles&type=Images&currentFolder=/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "copied": 2
}

# Additional notes

The request should contain an array parameter named files with elements defining source files to be copied. Each array element should contain the following parameters:

• name – The file name.
• type – The file resource type.
• folder – The file folder.
• options – A parameter that defines the way the file should be copied if a file with the same name already exists in the target folder.

The options parameter can contain the following values:

• By default it is an empty string and in this case an appropriate error will be added to the response if the file already exists.
• overwrite – The target file is overwritten.
• autorename – In this case the name of the copied file is altered by adding a number to the file name, for example file.txt after automatic renaming is file(1).txt.

# CreateFolder

Creates a child folder.

# Sample request

Create the My Folder folder in the root (/) folder of the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=CreateFolder&type=Files&currentFolder=/&newFolderName=My Folder

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "newFolder": "My Folder",
    "created": 1
}

# DeleteFiles

Deletes given files.

# Sample request

Delete two files from the sub1 directory of the Files resource type.

Example of the files parameter structure (JSON notation):

request["files"] = [
    {
        "name": "file1.jpg",
        "type": "Files",
        "folder": "/sub1/"
    },
    {
        "name": "file2.png",
        "type": "Files",
        "folder": "/sub1/"
    }
]

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=DeleteFiles&type=Files&currentFolder=/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "deleted": 2
}

# Additional notes

The request should contain an array parameter named files with elements defining source files to be deleted. Each array element should contain the following parameters:

• name – The file name.
• type – The file resource type.
• folder – The file folder.

# DeleteFolder

Deletes a given folder.

# Sample request

Delete the sub1 directory of the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=DeleteFolder&type=Files&currentFolder=/sub1/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/sub1/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sub1/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "deleted": 1
}

# DownloadFile

Downloads a file from the server.

# Sample request

Download the file named Test.jpg from the root (/) directory of the Files resource type:

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=DownloadFile&type=Files&currentFolder=/&fileName=Test.jpg

# Additional notes

This command does not expect the connector to return a text response. Instead, it must stream the file data to the client.

# FileUpload

Uploads a file to a given folder.

# Sample request

Upload a file to the root (/) directory of the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=FileUpload&type=Files&currentFolder=/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "fileName": "fileName.jpg",
    "uploaded": 1
}

# Additional notes

• File data should be encoded as multipart/form-data.
• The POST parameter containing the uploaded file should be named upload.
• Uploaded file names may contain non-ASCII characters.

# GetFiles

Returns the list of files for a given folder.

# Sample request

Get the list of files inside the /Docs/ folder of the Images resource type:

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=GetFiles&type=Images&currentFolder=/Docs/

# Sample response

{
   "resourceType": "Images",
   "currentFolder": {
       "path": "/Docs/",
       "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Docs/",
       "acl": 255
   },
   "files": [
       {
           "name": "image1.png",
           "date": "201406080924",
           "size": 1
       },
       {
           "name": "測試.png",
           "date": "201406080924",
           "size": 12
       }
   ]
}

# Additional notes

File names may contain non-ASCII characters, like in the example above with Chinese characters.

The date attribute corresponds to the time of the last file modification in the format of YYYYMMDDHHmm, where:

• YYYY – The year (4 digits).
• MM – The month (2 digits with padding zero).
• DD – The day (2 digits with padding zero).
• HH – The hour (24-hour format, 2 digits with padding zero).
• mm – The minute (2 digits with padding zero).

The size attribute contains the file size in kilobytes.

# GetFileUrl

Returns a direct URL to a file.

# Sample request

Get a direct URL to a file named longcat.jpg stored in the /kittens/ folder of the Images resource type:

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=GetFileUrl&type=Images&currentFolder=/kittens/&fileName=longcat.jpg

# Sample response

{
   "resourceType": "Images",
   "currentFolder": {
       "path": "/kittens/",
       "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/",
       "acl": 255
   },
   "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/longcat.jpg"
}

# Additional notes

The URL returned by this command depends on the backend defined for a resource type. In most cases it is required to define a baseUrl for a backend to be able to obtain valid direct URLs to files.

# GetFolders

Returns the list of child folders for a given folder.

# Sample request

Get child folders inside the /Docs/ folder of the Images resource type.

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=GetFolders&type=Images&currentFolder=/Docs/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Images",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/Docs/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Docs/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "folders": [
        {
            "name": "folder1",
            "hasChildren": false,
            "acl": 255
        },
        {
            "name": "繁體中文字",
            "hasChildren": false,
            "acl": 255
        }
    ]
}

# Additional notes

Folder names may contain non-ASCII characters, like in the example above with Chinese characters.

# GetResizedImages

Returns a list of resized versions of the image file.

# Sample request

Get resized versions of the longcat.jpg image that is stored in the /kittens/ folder of the Images resource type:

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=GetResizedImages&type=Images&currentFolder=/kittens/&fileName=longcat.jpg

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Images",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/kittens/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "originalSize":"1920x1200",
    "resized": {
        "small": "longcat__480x300.jpg",
        "medium": "longcat__600x375.jpg",
        "large": "longcat__800x500.jpg",
        "__custom": ["longcat__200x125.jpg", "longcat__300x188.jpg"]
    }
}

# Additional notes

The resized versions of images always preserve the aspect ratio of the original.

When a resized version of the image matches any size defined in the images.sizes configuration option, it is
appended under an appropriate key in the response (like small, medium, large in the example above). All other existing resized versions are stored under the key named __custom.

# ImageEdit

Performs basic image modifications: crop, rotate, resize.

# Sample request

Actions to perform together with required parameters are sent in the actions array parameter.

An example of the actions parameter structure (JSON notation):

request["actions"] = [
    {
        "action": "rotate",
        "angle": 90            // Number of degrees for clockwise rotation.
    },
    {
        "action": "resize",
        "width": 300,          // Maximum image width.
        "height": 300          // Maximum image height.
    },
    {
        "action": "crop",
        "x": 0,                // X coordinate of the top-left corner of the cropped area.
        "y": 0,                // Y coordinate of the top-left corner of the cropped area.
        "width": 225,          // The cropped area width.
        "height": 150          // The cropped area height.
    }
]

Depending on whether the newFileName parameter was provided or not:

• If provided, a new file with a given name is created.
• If omitted, the current file is replaced.

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=ImageEdit&type=Images&currentFolder=/kittens/&fileName=longcat.jpg

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Images",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/kittens/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "saved": 1
}

# ImageInfo

Returns information about the dimensions of the image file.

# Sample request

Get dimensions of the longcat.jpg image that is stored in the /kittens/ folder of the Images resource type.

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=ImageInfo&type=Images&currentFolder=/kittens/&fileName=longcat.jpg

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Images",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/kittens/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "width": 1440,
    "height": 900
}

# ImagePreview

Serves a resized version of the image file.

# Sample request

Create a resized version of the longcat.jpg image that is stored in the /kittens/ folder of the Images resource type.
Resize it to 450x450:

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=ImagePreview&type=Images&currentFolder=/kittens/&fileName=longcat.jpg&size=450x450

# Sample response

This command does not expect the connector to return a text response. Instead, it must stream the image data to the client.

# Additional notes

• Returned images always preserve the aspect ratio of the original (using the higher scaling factor calculated for borders).
• Requested size is corrected when its aspect ratio does not match the aspect ratio of the original image.
• Images generated with this command are not stored on the server side.

# ImageResize

Creates a resized version of the image file.

# Sample request

Create a resized version of the longcat.jpg image that is stored in the /kittens/ folder of the Images resource type.
Resize it to 450x450:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=ImageResize&type=Images&currentFolder=/kittens/&fileName=longcat.jpg&size=450x450

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Images",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/kittens/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "url":"/ckfinder/userfiles/images/kittens/__thumbs/longcat.jpg/longcat__450x281.jpg"   // Direct URL to a file
}

# Additional notes

• Returned images always preserve the aspect ratio of the original (using the lower scaling factor calculated for borders).
• Requested size is corrected when its aspect ratio does not match the aspect ratio of the original image.
• Images generated with this command are stored in a special folder named __thumbs created in the current file folder.

# Init

This is the first command issued by CKFinder. It returns the general settings of the connector and all configured resource types.

# Sample request

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=Init

# Sample response

{
    "enabled": true,
    "s": "",
    "c": "",
    "thumbs": ["150x150", "300x300", "500x500"],
    "images":{"max":"500x400","sizes":{"small":"480x320","medium":"600x480","large":"800x600"}},
    "uploadMaxSize": "425167",
    "uploadCheckImages": true,
    "resourceTypes": [
        {
            "name": "Files",
            "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files",
            "allowedExtensions": "7z,aiff,asf,avi,bmp,csv,doc,docx,fla,flv,gif,gz,gzip,jpeg,zip",
            "deniedExtensions": "",
            "hash": "8b787e3ea25b5079",
            "hasChildren": false,
            "acl": 1023,
            "maxSize": 32768
        },
        {
            "name": "Images",
            "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/images",
            "allowedExtensions": "bmp,gif,jpeg,jpg,png",
            "deniedExtensions": "",
            "hash": "b8de0a3f3cb3cd1f",
            "hasChildren": false,
            "acl": 1023,
            "maxSize": 65536
        }
    ]
}

# MoveFiles

Moves files from selected folders.

# Sample request

Move two files from the sub1 directory of the Files resource type to the root (/) directory of the Images resource type.

Example of the files parameter structure (JSON notation):

request["files"] = [
    {
        "name": "file1.jpg",
        "type": "Files",
        "folder": "/sub1/"
        "options": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "file2.png",
        "type": "Files",
        "folder": "/sub1/"
        "options": ""
    }
]

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=MoveFiles&type=Files&currentFolder=/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "moved": 2
}

# Additional notes

The request should contain an array parameter named files with elements defining source files to be moved. Each array element should contain the following parameters:

• name – The file name.
• type – The file resource type.
• folder – The file folder.
• options – A parameter that defines the way the file should be moved when a file with the same name already exists in the target folder.

The options parameter can contain the following values:

• By default it is an empty string and in this case an appropriate error will be added to the response when the file already exists.
• overwrite – The target file is overwritten.
• autorename – In this case the name of the moved file is altered by adding a number to the file name, for example file.txt after automatic renaming is file(1).txt.

# Operation

Tracks the progress of the operation in time-consuming connector commands.

# Sample request

Progress tracking can be started for a time-consuming command by passing an additional parameter named operationId:

/ckfinder/connector?command=RenameFolder&type=Files&currentFolder=/foo/&newFolderName=bar&operationId=i52q7a7db83rz3n6

The operationId is a unique operation identifier that should match the following regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]{16}.

The status of the operation can be then periodically checked with a request to the Operation command:

/ckfinder/connector?command=Operation&operationId=i52q7a7db83rz3n6

# Additional notes

Not all commands support operation tracking and this feature may depend on the storage type defined for a backend.

This command may use the following optional parameters:

• abort – If this Boolean parameter is present, the time-consuming operation will be immediately aborted.

# Proxy

Serves a file to the browser without forcing the download. This command is useful in cases where you want to use files without direct access on a web page. These may be files stored on a backend that does not have a baseUrl defined (like a private FTP server), or files that are not in the web server root folder. If the useProxyCommand flag is set in the backend configuration, all links generated by CKFinder will be pointing to the Proxy command.

Note: If you decide to use this option, all links generated by CKFinder will be pointing to the Proxy command, and will be dependent on the CKFinder connector to work properly.

# Sample request

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&type=Files&currentFolder=/&fileName=foo.jpg

# Sample response

This command does not expect the connector to return a text response. Instead, it must stream the file data to the client.

# Additional notes

This command may use the following optional parameters:

• cache – An integer value defining the cache lifetime in seconds (this corresponds to Expires and Cache-Control response headers). See the cache configuration option.
• thumbnail – The name of the public thumbnail file, if a resized version of the image should be served.

# QuickUpload

Uploads a file to the given folder. This command is very similar to FileUpload and it is used to handle uploads from the CKEditor Image or Link dialog.

# Sample request

This command accepts an additional URL parameter called responseType that defines the format of the returned response.

Upload a file to the root (/) directory of the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=QuickUpload&type=Files&currentFolder=/

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "fileName": "fileName.jpg",
    "uploaded": 1
}

# Additional notes

• File data should be encoded as multipart/form-data.
• The POST parameter containing the uploaded file should be named upload.
• Uploaded file names may contain non-ASCII characters.

# RenameFile

Renames a file.

# Sample request

Rename the file foo.jpg to bar.jpg in the sub1 directory of the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=RenameFile&type=Files&currentFolder=/sub1/&fileName=foo.jpg&newFileName=bar.jpg

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/sub1/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sub1/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "name": "foo.jpg",
    "newName":"bar.jpg",
    "renamed": 1
}

# RenameFolder

Renames a folder.

# Sample request

Rename the sub1 folder to sub1_renamed in the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=RenameFolder&type=Files&currentFolder=/sub1/&newFolderName=sub1_renamed

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/sub1/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sub1/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "newName": "sub1_renamed",
    "newPath": "/sub1_renamed/",
    "renamed": 1
}

# SaveImage

Saves a Base64-encoded PNG image to a file.

# Sample request

Save the Base64-encoded image sent in the content parameter as the Test.jpg file in the root (/) directory of the Files resource type:

POST /ckfinder/connector?command=SaveImage&type=Files&currentFolder=/&fileName=Test.jpg

# Sample response

{
    "resourceType": "Files",
    "currentFolder": {
        "path": "/",
        "url": "/ckfinder/userfiles/files/",
        "acl": 255
    },
    "saved": 1,
    "date": "201406080924",
    "size": 1
}

# Thumbnail

Downloads the thumbnail of an image file.

# Sample request

Download the thumbnail of the file named Test.jpg from the root (/) directory of the Files resource type:

GET /ckfinder/connector?command=Thumbnail&type=Files&currentFolder=/&fileName=Test.jpg&size=150x150

# Additional notes

The size parameter can be used to control the size of the returned thumbnail image.

By default the CKFinder 3 for Java connector supports the following thumbnail sizes:

• 150x150
• 300x300
• 500x500

Default sizes can be overwritten in the main configuration file.