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metadata:
  - name: generator
    content: Diplodoc Platform v5.44.0
alternate:
  - https://yandex.com/dev/disk/doc/en/reference/propfind-resource-properties.md
  - https://yandex.com/dev/disk/doc/ru/reference/propfind-resource-properties.md
---
> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/dev/disk/doc/en/llms.txt

# Properties of a file or directory

The section [Changing the properties of a file or directory (PROPPATCH)](https://yandex.com/dev/disk/doc/en/reference/proppatch.md) describes how properties are created.

If the request body does not indicate specific properties, Yandex Disk sends the following in the response:

- Date and time the object was modified.
- Whether the object is a directory.
- For files, the size and type of contents.

> Request for the value of the `myprop` property for the ##/a/## directory:
>
> ```yaml
> PROPFIND /a/ HTTP/1.1
> Host: webdav.yandex.ru
> Accept: */*
> Depth: 1
> Authorization: OAuth 0c4181a7c2cf4521964a72ff57a34a07
> Content-Length: 115
> Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
>  
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> <propfind xmlns="DAV:">
>   <prop>
>     <myprop xmlns="mynamespace"/>
>   </prop>
> </propfind>
> ```
>
> If the directory exists and it has this property, the following response is returned:
>
> ```yaml
> HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
> Content-Type: application/xml; charset="utf-8"
> Content-Length: 252
>  
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <d:multistatus xmlns:d="DAV:">
>   <d:response>
>     <d:href>/a/</d:href>
>     <d:propstat>
>       <d:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</d:status>
>       <d:prop>
>         <myprop xmlns="mynamespace">
>           myvalue
>         </myprop>
>       </d:prop>
>     </d:propstat>
>   </d:response>
> </d:multistatus>
> ```