diff --git a/mfapi/apicalls.h b/mfapi/apicalls.h
index 784f7f4..a0de610 100644
--- a/mfapi/apicalls.h
+++ b/mfapi/apicalls.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ int             mfconn_api_folder_create(mfconn * conn, const char *parent,
                                          const char *name);
 
 long            mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfconn * conn, int mode,
-                                              mffolder * folder_curr);
+                                              mffolder * folder_curr,
+                                              mffolder ***folder_result,
+                                              mffile ***file_result);
 
 int             mfconn_api_folder_get_info(mfconn * conn, mffolder * folder,
                                            const char *folderkey);
diff --git a/mfapi/apicalls/folder_get_content.c b/mfapi/apicalls/folder_get_content.c
index 9aebc6f..1f5bc27 100644
--- a/mfapi/apicalls/folder_get_content.c
+++ b/mfapi/apicalls/folder_get_content.c
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE           // for strptime
+#include <time.h>
 #include <jansson.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "../../utils/http.h"
 #include "../../utils/json.h"
@@ -32,8 +35,14 @@ static int      _decode_folder_get_content_folders(mfhttp * conn, void *data);
 
 static int      _decode_folder_get_content_files(mfhttp * conn, void *data);
 
+/*
+ * the helper functions will do a realloc on the values pointed to by
+ * mffolder_result and mffile_result so make sure that those are either NULL
+ * or values of already malloc'ed regions. They must not be uninitialized
+ * values.
+ */
 long
-mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfconn * conn, int mode, mffolder * folder_curr)
+mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfconn * conn, int mode, mffolder * folder_curr, mffolder ***mffolder_result, mffile ***mffile_result)
 {
     const char     *api_call;
     int             retval;
@@ -67,11 +76,11 @@ mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfconn * conn, int mode, mffolder * folder_curr)
     if (mode == 0)
         retval =
             http_get_buf(http, api_call,
-                         _decode_folder_get_content_folders, NULL);
+                         _decode_folder_get_content_folders, (void *)mffolder_result);
     else
         retval =
             http_get_buf(http, api_call,
-                         _decode_folder_get_content_files, NULL);
+                         _decode_folder_get_content_files, (void *)mffile_result);
     http_destroy(http);
 
     free((void *)api_call);
@@ -89,12 +98,20 @@ static int _decode_folder_get_content_folders(mfhttp * conn, void *user_ptr)
     json_t         *folders_array;
     json_t         *folderkey;
     json_t         *folder_name;
-    char           *folder_name_tmp;
+    json_t         *j_obj;
+
+    char           *ret;
+    struct tm       tm;
 
     int             array_sz;
     int             i = 0;
 
-    if (user_ptr != NULL)
+    mffolder     ***mffolder_result;
+    mffolder       *tmp_folder;
+    size_t          len_mffolder_result;
+
+    mffolder_result = (mffolder ***)user_ptr;
+    if (mffolder_result == NULL)
         return -1;
 
     root = http_parse_buf_json(conn, 0, &error);
@@ -110,6 +127,7 @@ static int _decode_folder_get_content_folders(mfhttp * conn, void *user_ptr)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    len_mffolder_result = 0;
     array_sz = json_array_size(folders_array);
     for (i = 0; i < array_sz; i++) {
         data = json_array_get(folders_array, i);
@@ -120,17 +138,45 @@ static int _decode_folder_get_content_folders(mfhttp * conn, void *user_ptr)
             folder_name = json_object_get(data, "name");
 
             if (folderkey != NULL && folder_name != NULL) {
-                folder_name_tmp = strdup_printf("< %s >",
-                                                json_string_value(folder_name));
+                tmp_folder = folder_alloc();
 
-                printf("   %-15.13s   %s\n\r",
-                       json_string_value(folderkey), folder_name_tmp);
+                folder_set_key(tmp_folder, json_string_value(folderkey));
+                folder_set_name(tmp_folder, json_string_value(folder_name));
 
-                free(folder_name_tmp);
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "revision");
+                if (j_obj != NULL) {
+                    folder_set_revision(tmp_folder, atoll(json_string_value(j_obj)));
+                }
+
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "parent");
+                if (j_obj != NULL) {
+                    folder_set_parent(tmp_folder, json_string_value(j_obj));
+                }
+
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "created");
+                if (j_obj != NULL) {
+                    memset(&tm, 0, sizeof(struct tm));
+                    ret = strptime(json_string_value(j_obj), "%F %T", &tm);
+                    if (ret[0] == '\0') {
+                        folder_set_created(tmp_folder, mktime(&tm));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                len_mffolder_result++;
+                *mffolder_result =
+                    (mffolder**)realloc(*mffolder_result,
+                                        len_mffolder_result*sizeof(mffolder*));
+                (*mffolder_result)[len_mffolder_result - 1] = tmp_folder;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // append an terminating empty mffolder
+    len_mffolder_result++;
+    *mffolder_result = (mffolder**)realloc(*mffolder_result, len_mffolder_result*sizeof(mffolder*));
+    // write an empty last element
+    (*mffolder_result)[len_mffolder_result-1] = NULL;
+
     if (root != NULL)
         json_decref(root);
 
@@ -147,10 +193,20 @@ static int _decode_folder_get_content_files(mfhttp * conn, void *user_ptr)
     json_t         *files_array;
     json_t         *quickkey;
     json_t         *file_name;
+    json_t         *j_obj;
+
+    char           *ret;
+    struct tm       tm;
+
     int             array_sz;
     int             i = 0;
 
-    if (user_ptr != NULL)
+    mffile       ***mffile_result;
+    mffile         *tmp_file;
+    size_t          len_mffile_result;
+
+    mffile_result = (mffile ***)user_ptr;
+    if (mffile_result == NULL)
         return -1;
 
     root = http_parse_buf_json(conn, 0, &error);
@@ -163,6 +219,7 @@ static int _decode_folder_get_content_files(mfhttp * conn, void *user_ptr)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    len_mffile_result = 0;
     array_sz = json_array_size(files_array);
     for (i = 0; i < array_sz; i++) {
         data = json_array_get(files_array, i);
@@ -173,13 +230,51 @@ static int _decode_folder_get_content_files(mfhttp * conn, void *user_ptr)
             file_name = json_object_get(data, "filename");
 
             if (quickkey != NULL && file_name != NULL) {
-                printf("   %-15.15s   %s\n\r",
-                       json_string_value(quickkey),
-                       json_string_value(file_name));
+                tmp_file = file_alloc();
+
+                file_set_key(tmp_file, json_string_value(quickkey));
+                file_set_name(tmp_file, json_string_value(file_name));
+
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "size");
+                if (j_obj != NULL) {
+                    file_set_size(tmp_file, atoll(json_string_value(j_obj)));
+                }
+
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "created");
+                if (j_obj != NULL ) {
+                    memset(&tm, 0, sizeof(struct tm));
+                    ret = strptime(json_string_value(j_obj), "%F %T", &tm);
+                    if (ret[0] == '\0') {
+                        file_set_created(tmp_file, mktime(&tm));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "revision");
+                if (j_obj != NULL) {
+                    file_set_revision(tmp_file, atoll(json_string_value(j_obj)));
+                }
+
+                // FIXME don't save hex ascii string but binary chars instead
+                j_obj = json_object_get(data, "hash");
+                if (j_obj != NULL) {
+                    file_set_hash(tmp_file, json_string_value(j_obj));
+                }
+
+                len_mffile_result++;
+                *mffile_result =
+                    (mffile**)realloc(*mffile_result,
+                                      len_mffile_result*sizeof(mffile*));
+                (*mffile_result)[len_mffile_result - 1] = tmp_file;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // append a terminating empty file
+    len_mffile_result++;
+    *mffile_result = (mffile**)realloc(*mffile_result, len_mffile_result*sizeof(mffile*));
+    // write an empty last element
+    (*mffile_result)[len_mffile_result - 1] = NULL;
+
     if (root != NULL)
         json_decref(root);
 
diff --git a/mfapi/file.c b/mfapi/file.c
index d36d259..8cf033e 100644
--- a/mfapi/file.c
+++ b/mfapi/file.c
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ struct mffile {
     char            quickkey[18];
     char            hash[65];
     char            name[256];
-    char            mtime[16];
+    time_t          created;
     uint64_t        revision;
+    uint64_t        size;
 
     char           *share_link;
     char           *direct_link;
@@ -142,6 +143,60 @@ const char     *file_get_name(mffile * file)
     return file->name;
 }
 
+int file_set_size(mffile * file, uint64_t size)
+{
+    if (file == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    file->size = size;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+uint64_t file_get_size(mffile * file)
+{
+    if (file == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    return file->size;
+}
+
+int file_set_revision(mffile * file, uint64_t revision)
+{
+    if (file == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    file->revision = revision;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+uint64_t file_get_revision(mffile * file)
+{
+    if (file == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    return file->revision;
+}
+
+int file_set_created(mffile * file, time_t created)
+{
+    if (file == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    file->created = created;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+time_t file_get_created(mffile * file)
+{
+    if (file == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    return file->created;
+}
+
 int file_set_share_link(mffile * file, const char *share_link)
 {
     if (file == NULL)
diff --git a/mfapi/file.h b/mfapi/file.h
index b20570c..fd121bc 100644
--- a/mfapi/file.h
+++ b/mfapi/file.h
@@ -54,4 +54,16 @@ const char     *file_get_onetime_link(mffile * file);
 
 ssize_t         file_download_direct(mffile * file, const char *local_dir);
 
+int             file_set_size(mffile * file, uint64_t size);
+
+uint64_t        file_get_size(mffile * file);
+
+int             file_set_revision(mffile * file, uint64_t revision);
+
+uint64_t        file_get_revision(mffile * file);
+
+int             file_set_created(mffile * file, time_t created);
+
+time_t          file_get_created(mffile * file);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/mfshell/commands/list.c b/mfshell/commands/list.c
index bea5e4d..922d756 100644
--- a/mfshell/commands/list.c
+++ b/mfshell/commands/list.c
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@
 #include "../../mfapi/apicalls.h"
 #include "../mfshell.h"
 #include "../../mfapi/mfconn.h"
+#include "../../mfapi/folder.h"
+#include "../../mfapi/file.h"
 #include "../commands.h"        // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 int mfshell_cmd_list(mfshell * mfshell, int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
     (void)argv;
     int             retval;
+    mffolder      **folder_result;
+    mffile        **file_result;
+    int             i;
 
     if (mfshell == NULL)
         return -1;
@@ -36,15 +41,26 @@ int mfshell_cmd_list(mfshell * mfshell, int argc, char *const argv[])
         fprintf(stderr, "Invalid number of arguments\n");
         return -1;
     }
+
     // first folders
+    folder_result = NULL;
     retval =
-        mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfshell->conn, 0, mfshell->folder_curr);
+        mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfshell->conn, 0, mfshell->folder_curr, &folder_result, NULL);
     mfconn_update_secret_key(mfshell->conn);
 
+    for (i = 0; folder_result[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        printf("%s %s\n", folder_get_name(folder_result[i]), folder_get_key(folder_result[i]));
+    }
+
     // then files
+    file_result = NULL;
     retval =
-        mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfshell->conn, 1, mfshell->folder_curr);
+        mfconn_api_folder_get_content(mfshell->conn, 1, mfshell->folder_curr, NULL, &file_result);
     mfconn_update_secret_key(mfshell->conn);
 
+    for (i = 0; file_result[i] != NULL; i++) {
+        printf("%s %s\n", file_get_name(file_result[i]), file_get_key(file_result[i]));
+    }
+
     return retval;
 }
diff --git a/mfshell/commands/status.c b/mfshell/commands/status.c
index 368ed4b..a7e3ebf 100644
--- a/mfshell/commands/status.c
+++ b/mfshell/commands/status.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "../../mfapi/apicalls.h"
 #include "../mfshell.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ int mfshell_cmd_status(mfshell * mfshell, int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
     (void)argv;
     int             retval;
+    uint64_t        revision;
 
     if (mfshell == NULL)
         return -1;
@@ -37,8 +39,13 @@ int mfshell_cmd_status(mfshell * mfshell, int argc, char *const argv[])
         return -1;
     }
     // then files
-    retval = mfconn_api_device_get_status(mfshell->conn);
+    retval = mfconn_api_device_get_status(mfshell->conn, &revision);
     mfconn_update_secret_key(mfshell->conn);
+    if (retval == 0) {
+        printf("device_revision: %" PRIu64 "\n", revision);
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "device/get_status() unsuccessful\n");
+    }
 
     return retval;
 }