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+# DMS API Documentation
+
+## Folders
+
+### GET /api/dms/folder
+- **Description**: Retrieves all folders/cabinets in the DMS
+- **Method**: GET
+- **Response**: List of all folders with their details
+- **Response Example**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "status": 200,
+    "message": "Hello from the backend",
+    "folders": [...]
+  }
+  ```
+
+### POST /api/dms/folder
+- **Description**: Creates a new folder/cabinet in the DMS
+- **Method**: POST
+- **Request Body**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "cabinet_name": "Cabinet 1",
+    "cabinet_parent_id": null,
+    "cabinet_owner": "",
+    "cabinet_sector": "",
+    "dp_id": null,
+    "userID": null
+  }
+  ```
+- **Required Fields**: cabinet_name, cabinet_sector
+- **Response Example**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "status": 201,
+    "message": "Folder created successfully",
+    "folder": {...}
+  }
+  ```
+
+### PATCH /api/dms/folder
+- **Description**: Updates an existing folder (rename or move)
+- **Method**: PATCH
+- **Request Body**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "function": "rename|move",
+    "cabinet_id": "folder-id",
+    "new_name": "New Folder Name",
+    "new_parent_id": "parent-folder-id"
+  }
+  ```
+- **Required Fields**: cabinet_id, function
+- **Functions**:
+  - `rename`: Changes folder name (requires new_name)
+  - `move`: Changes parent folder (requires new_parent_id)
+- **Response Example**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "status": 200,
+    "message": "Folder renamed successfully",
+    "folder": {...}
+  }
+  ```
+
+### DELETE /api/dms/folder
+- **Description**: Deletes an existing folder/cabinet from the DMS
+- **Method**: DELETE
+- **Request Body**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "cabinet_id": "folder-id"
+  }
+  ```
+- **Required Fields**: cabinet_id
+- **Response Example**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "status": 200,
+    "message": "Folder deleted successfully"
+  }
+  ```
+
+## Settings
+
+### GET /api/dms/settings
+- **Description**: Retrieves DMS configuration settings
+- **Method**: GET
+- **Response**: Comprehensive settings for the DMS organized by category
+- **Categories**:
+  - User & Access Management
+  - Document & Folder Settings
+  - Metadata & Tagging
+  - Workflow & Automation
+  - Upload & Storage Settings
+  - System Settings
+
+### POST /api/dms/settings
+- **Description**: Updates DMS configuration settings
+- **Method**: POST
+- **Request Body**: Object containing settings to update, structured by category
+- **Categories**:
+  - access: User roles, permissions, authentication
+  - documents: Folder hierarchy, naming conventions, retention, version control
+  - metadata: Custom fields, tagging, classification
+  - workflow: Approval flows, notifications, automation
+  - upload: File types, size limits, quotas, storage
+  - system: Timezone, backup, maintenance, monitoring
+- **Response Example**:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "statusCode": 200,
+    "message": "DMS settings updated successfully",
+    "data": { "settingID": 1 }
+  }
+  ``` 
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