vSphere v4.13.2 published on Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 by Pulumi
vsphere.getFolder
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The vsphere.Folder data source can be used to get the general attributes of a
vSphere inventory folder. The data source supports creating folders of the 5
major types - datacenter folders, host and cluster folders, virtual machine
folders, storage folders, and network folders.
Paths are absolute and must include the datacenter.
Example Usage
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as vsphere from "@pulumi/vsphere";
const folder = vsphere.getFolder({
    path: "/dc-01/datastore-01/folder-01",
});
import pulumi
import pulumi_vsphere as vsphere
folder = vsphere.get_folder(path="/dc-01/datastore-01/folder-01")
package main
import (
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-vsphere/sdk/v4/go/vsphere"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)
func main() {
	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
		_, err := vsphere.LookupFolder(ctx, &vsphere.LookupFolderArgs{
			Path: "/dc-01/datastore-01/folder-01",
		}, nil)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	})
}
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Pulumi;
using VSphere = Pulumi.VSphere;
return await Deployment.RunAsync(() => 
{
    var folder = VSphere.GetFolder.Invoke(new()
    {
        Path = "/dc-01/datastore-01/folder-01",
    });
});
package generated_program;
import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.vsphere.VsphereFunctions;
import com.pulumi.vsphere.inputs.GetFolderArgs;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pulumi.run(App::stack);
    }
    public static void stack(Context ctx) {
        final var folder = VsphereFunctions.getFolder(GetFolderArgs.builder()
            .path("/dc-01/datastore-01/folder-01")
            .build());
    }
}
variables:
  folder:
    fn::invoke:
      function: vsphere:getFolder
      arguments:
        path: /dc-01/datastore-01/folder-01
Using getFolder
Two invocation forms are available. The direct form accepts plain arguments and either blocks until the result value is available, or returns a Promise-wrapped result. The output form accepts Input-wrapped arguments and returns an Output-wrapped result.
function getFolder(args: GetFolderArgs, opts?: InvokeOptions): Promise<GetFolderResult>
function getFolderOutput(args: GetFolderOutputArgs, opts?: InvokeOptions): Output<GetFolderResult>def get_folder(path: Optional[str] = None,
               opts: Optional[InvokeOptions] = None) -> GetFolderResult
def get_folder_output(path: Optional[pulumi.Input[str]] = None,
               opts: Optional[InvokeOptions] = None) -> Output[GetFolderResult]func LookupFolder(ctx *Context, args *LookupFolderArgs, opts ...InvokeOption) (*LookupFolderResult, error)
func LookupFolderOutput(ctx *Context, args *LookupFolderOutputArgs, opts ...InvokeOption) LookupFolderResultOutput> Note: This function is named LookupFolder in the Go SDK.
public static class GetFolder 
{
    public static Task<GetFolderResult> InvokeAsync(GetFolderArgs args, InvokeOptions? opts = null)
    public static Output<GetFolderResult> Invoke(GetFolderInvokeArgs args, InvokeOptions? opts = null)
}public static CompletableFuture<GetFolderResult> getFolder(GetFolderArgs args, InvokeOptions options)
public static Output<GetFolderResult> getFolder(GetFolderArgs args, InvokeOptions options)
fn::invoke:
  function: vsphere:index/getFolder:getFolder
  arguments:
    # arguments dictionaryThe following arguments are supported:
- Path string
 - The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
default datacenter of 
default-dc, a folder of typevm, and a folder name oftest-folder, the resulting path would be/default-dc/vm/test-folder. The valid folder types to be used in the path are:vm,host,datacenter,datastore, ornetwork. 
- Path string
 - The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
default datacenter of 
default-dc, a folder of typevm, and a folder name oftest-folder, the resulting path would be/default-dc/vm/test-folder. The valid folder types to be used in the path are:vm,host,datacenter,datastore, ornetwork. 
- path String
 - The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
default datacenter of 
default-dc, a folder of typevm, and a folder name oftest-folder, the resulting path would be/default-dc/vm/test-folder. The valid folder types to be used in the path are:vm,host,datacenter,datastore, ornetwork. 
- path string
 - The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
default datacenter of 
default-dc, a folder of typevm, and a folder name oftest-folder, the resulting path would be/default-dc/vm/test-folder. The valid folder types to be used in the path are:vm,host,datacenter,datastore, ornetwork. 
- path str
 - The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
default datacenter of 
default-dc, a folder of typevm, and a folder name oftest-folder, the resulting path would be/default-dc/vm/test-folder. The valid folder types to be used in the path are:vm,host,datacenter,datastore, ornetwork. 
- path String
 - The absolute path of the folder. For example, given a
default datacenter of 
default-dc, a folder of typevm, and a folder name oftest-folder, the resulting path would be/default-dc/vm/test-folder. The valid folder types to be used in the path are:vm,host,datacenter,datastore, ornetwork. 
getFolder Result
The following output properties are available:
Package Details
- Repository
 - vSphere pulumi/pulumi-vsphere
 - License
 - Apache-2.0
 - Notes
 - This Pulumi package is based on the 
vsphereTerraform Provider.