diff --git a/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py b/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py
index ffe0249dd..936b14380 100644
--- a/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py
+++ b/api_server/routes/internal/internal_routes.py
@@ -76,6 +76,45 @@ class InternalRoutes:
             return web.json_response([entry.name for entry in sorted_files], status=200)
 
 
+    def get_app(self):
+        if self._app is None:
+            self._app = web.Application()
+            self.setup_routes()
+            self._app.add_routes(self.routes)
+        return self._app
+
+class InternalRoutesV2:
+    '''
+    V2 internal routes with structured responses.
+    '''
+
+    def __init__(self, prompt_server):
+        self.routes: web.RouteTableDef = web.RouteTableDef()
+        self._app: Optional[web.Application] = None
+        self.prompt_server = prompt_server
+
+    def setup_routes(self):
+        @self.routes.get('/files/{directory_type}')
+        async def get_files(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
+            directory_type = request.match_info['directory_type']
+            directory = get_directory_for_type(directory_type)
+            if directory is None:
+                return web.json_response({"error": "Invalid directory type"}, status=400)
+
+            files = []
+            for entry in os.scandir(directory):
+                if not is_visible_file(entry):
+                    continue
+                stat = entry.stat()
+                files.append({
+                    "name": entry.name,
+                    "modified": stat.st_mtime,
+                    "size": stat.st_size
+                })
+
+            files.sort(key=lambda item: -item["modified"])
+            return web.json_response(files, status=200)
+
     def get_app(self):
         if self._app is None:
             self._app = web.Application()
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index c27f8be7d..e1e304cf0 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from app.model_manager import ModelFileManager
 from app.custom_node_manager import CustomNodeManager
 from app.subgraph_manager import SubgraphManager
 from typing import Optional, Union
-from api_server.routes.internal.internal_routes import InternalRoutes
+from api_server.routes.internal.internal_routes import InternalRoutes, InternalRoutesV2
 from protocol import BinaryEventTypes
 
 # Import cache control middleware
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class PromptServer():
         self.custom_node_manager = CustomNodeManager()
         self.subgraph_manager = SubgraphManager()
         self.internal_routes = InternalRoutes(self)
+        self.internal_routes_v2 = InternalRoutesV2(self)
         self.supports = ["custom_nodes_from_web"]
         self.prompt_queue = execution.PromptQueue(self)
         self.loop = loop
@@ -984,6 +985,7 @@ class PromptServer():
         self.custom_node_manager.add_routes(self.routes, self.app, nodes.LOADED_MODULE_DIRS.items())
         self.subgraph_manager.add_routes(self.routes, nodes.LOADED_MODULE_DIRS.items())
         self.app.add_subapp('/internal', self.internal_routes.get_app())
+        self.app.add_subapp('/v2/internal', self.internal_routes_v2.get_app())
 
         # Prefix every route with /api for easier matching for delegation.
         # This is very useful for frontend dev server, which need to forward