Amazon Cloud Directory - ListObjectParentPathsCommand returns empty response

[abhinav-enboarder]

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Describe the bug

I have a cloud directory populated with objects having parent child links established which have been validated using ListObjectParentsCommand and here is the output:

{
  "$metadata": {
    "httpStatusCode": 200,
    "requestId": "51f529a4-************b247, 51f529a4-4f02-**********b247",
    "attempts": 1,
    "totalRetryDelay": 0
  },
  "Parents": {
    "AQFm3Vsv****************TKYXtAnmjvlZQ": "mgr-uid0004-uid0008"
  }
}

But when executing ListObjectParentPathsCommand for the same object the response is an empty list

const listObjParentPathsCmd = new ListObjectParentPathsCommand({
	DirectoryArn: DIRECTORY_ARN,
	MaxResults: 5,
	ObjectReference: {
		Selector: '$AQFm3VsvYc*************yyLuxQmAzXHQ',
	},
});

{
  "$metadata": {
    "httpStatusCode": 200,
    "requestId": "1dc2b32e-**************03b82c01c38a, 1dc2b32e-************03b82c01c38a",
    "attempts": 1,
    "totalRetryDelay": 0
  },
  "PathToObjectIdentifiersList": []
}

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SDK version number

@aws-sdk/client-clouddirectory@3.716.0

Which JavaScript Runtime is this issue in?

Node.js

Details of the browser/Node.js/ReactNative version

Node 22

Reproduction Steps

• Create a directory
• Populate with objects
• Attach parent links to objects
• Execute ListObjectParentPathsCommand on one of the objects containing parent link

Observed Behavior

PathToObjectIdentifiersList is an empty array

Expected Behavior

PathToObjectIdentifiersList should contain list of objects with this shape:

{ 
  "ObjectIdentifiers": [ "string" ],
  "Path": "string"
}

Possible Solution

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Additional Information/Context

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[aBurmeseDev]

Hi @abhinav-enboarder - thanks for reaching out.

Based on information provided, here are my initial thoughts and assumptions:

• There might be an issue with how the directory structure is set up, where parent links exist but full paths are not properly established.
• If the parent object "mgr-uid0004-uid0008" is at the root level of your directory, it might explain why ListObjectParentPathsCommand returns an empty list. The object has a parent, but there's no path to traverse.

Can you help verify if "mgr-uid0004-uid0008" is indeed a root-level object in your directory? Also You can call GetObjectInformationCommand on the parent object to gather more details about its position in the hierarchy.

Best,
John

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