> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.testdino.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List manual test suites

> Returns a flat list of manual test suites for one hierarchy level. Use `parentSuiteId`
to navigate into child suites; omit it for top-level suites. Response is `{ data, count }`
(not a paginated envelope).




## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.yml get /{projectId}/manual-tests/suites
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: TestDino Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Public API for TestDino — read-only access to test analytics, manual tests,
    and project data.


    **17 read-only GET endpoints** organized into 12 sections. Query parameters
    are **endpoint-specific** —

    see each operation for supported filters, enums, and defaults.


    ## Authentication


    All endpoints require a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header:

    ```

    Authorization: Bearer td_pat_<token>

    ```


    Use a user PAT (`td_pat_` prefix) scoped to the organization/project.


    ## Rate Limiting


    - **Per-token:** 100 requests/minute

    - **Per-IP (pre-auth):** 200 requests/minute

    - **PDF generation:** 1 request/minute per token


    Standard headers: `RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Remaining`,
    `RateLimit-Reset`


    ## Response Format


    **Success:**

    ```json

    { "success": true, "data": { ... }, "pagination": { ... } }

    ```


    **Error:**

    ```json

    { "success": false, "error": { "code": "ERROR_CODE", "message":
    "Human-readable message" } }

    ```


    ## Time windows and date filters


    There is **no global date-filter convention**. Each endpoint documents its
    own parameters:


    | Endpoint family | Parameter | Allowed values |

    |-----------------|-----------|------------------|

    | Test runs list | `start_date`, `end_date` | RFC3339 timestamps (both
    required together) |

    | Explorer, specs, analytics | `days` | Integer snapped to **7, 30, or 90**
    (see each endpoint) |

    | Test runs list | — | No preset `period` / `dateRange` params |

    | Dashboard, filters | — | **No query params** (fixed downstream snapshot) |


    ## Served by


    This contract is served by the **MCP service** (the gateway), which
    authenticates the `td_pat_`

    user PAT and fans out to data-handler / tcm / user-service / billing. It is
    **read-only** —

    webhook subscription management (the previous public API's only write
    surface) is owned by the

    **integration service** and is not part of this contract.


    ## Implementation status


    All 17 routes are mounted (auth + rate-limit). Most call their real
    downstream today; a few

    still have lean shapes or pending owners (notably `usage` → billing). Live
    vs pending detail:

    `docs/DOWNSTREAM_WORK.md`.
  contact:
    name: TestDino Support
    url: https://docs.testdino.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.testdino.com/api/v1/public
    description: Production
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Token Info
    description: Token introspection and project metadata
  - name: Test Runs
    description: List, inspect, and drill into test runs
  - name: Test Cases
    description: Automated test case details and history
  - name: Specs
    description: Project-level spec file health
  - name: Manual Tests
    description: Manual test suites and cases (read-only)
  - name: Test Case Explorer
    description: Aggregated test case metrics explorer
  - name: Context
    description: >-
      Debugging payload at three levels (run / suite / test) — error, steps,
      failure window, attempts, attachments, trace, deep links, and a copy-paste
      retry command. Designed for AI agents and CI scripts.
  - name: Dashboard
    description: Project health overview
  - name: Filters
    description: Available filter values (environments, branches, developers, tags)
  - name: Reports
    description: PDF report generation and download
  - name: Analytics
    description: Consolidated analytics summary and test case execution performance
  - name: Usage
    description: Subscription usage and limits
paths:
  /{projectId}/manual-tests/suites:
    get:
      tags:
        - Manual Tests
      summary: List manual test suites
      description: >
        Returns a flat list of manual test suites for one hierarchy level. Use
        `parentSuiteId`

        to navigate into child suites; omit it for top-level suites. Response is
        `{ data, count }`

        (not a paginated envelope).
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectId'
        - name: parentSuiteId
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Filter to children of this suite. Omit for top-level suites. Pass
            the literal string `null` to scope to root-level suites explicitly.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Suite list with count
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManualTestSuiteListItem'
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    description: Total suites returned in `data`.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  parameters:
    projectId:
      name: projectId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: >-
        The project identifier (e.g. `project_abc123`). Must match the project
        associated with your PAT.
  schemas:
    ManualTestSuiteListItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          example: tcm_suite_6641a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0
        name:
          type: string
          example: Login Tests
        description:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Public-shaped: internal `project`, `createdBy`, and `createdAt` are
            stripped; `lastModifiedBy` is collapsed to name + email.
          properties:
            lastModifiedBy:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollapsedUser'
        hierarchy:
          type: object
          properties:
            parentSuite:
              type: object
              nullable: true
              description: Populated parent suite (name only), null for root suites
              properties:
                _id:
                  type: string
                name:
                  type: string
            order:
              type: integer
              description: Display order within the parent
            depth:
              type: integer
              description: Nesting depth (1 = root, max 6)
        childSuitesCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of direct child suites
        children:
          type: array
          description: Nested child suites (same shape, recursively public-shaped).
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManualTestSuiteListItem'
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    CollapsedUser:
      type: object
      nullable: true
      description: User reference collapsed to display name and email for public responses.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing, invalid, expired, or revoked token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
          example:
            success: false
            error:
              code: AUTH_INVALID_TOKEN
              message: Invalid or expired token
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: User PAT (td_pat_) scoped to the target project

````