How to find the folder ID to create/integrate static lists via API in Database

[DaniTeles]

Hi everyone,

I'm integrating external database lists into Marketo, and part of the business requirement is to create new static lists in Marketo automatically from that external source.

The database API requires passing a folder ID or program ID where the lists should be created. However, in the Database section of Marketo, there are only folders and lists, no programs. Also, folders in the Database don’t display any ID in the UI.

How can I find the correct folder ID to use in the API request, so the integration knows where to create these new lists within the desired folder in the Database section?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[SanfordWhiteman]

@DaniTeles please return to your thread and check replies.

[SanfordWhiteman · Accepted solution]

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The database API requires passing a folder ID or program ID where the lists should be created. However, in the Database section of Marketo, there are only folders and lists, no programs. Also, folders in the Database don’t display any ID in the UI.

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You don’t get Folder and Program IDs from the UI. You get them from the API.

Note a Program is a type of Folder under the hood. Although the terms are often treated as mutually exclusive (or “siblings”), from the API standpoint they have a parent-child relationship.