diff --git a/scripts/api.js b/scripts/api.js
index 073ae55..1144575 100644
--- a/scripts/api.js
+++ b/scripts/api.js
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ export class api {
   static globals () {
     globalThis.swadeMBHelpers = {
       DEBUG: true,
-      runOnTargetOrSelectedTokens: helpers.runOnTargetOrSelectedTokens,
       createEffectDocument: helpers.createEffectDocument,
       createMutationWithEffect: helpers.createMutationWithEffect,
-      defaultMutationOptions: helpers.defaultMutationOptions
+      defaultMutationOptions: helpers.defaultMutationOptions,
+      getActorFolderByPath: helpers.getActorFolderByPath,
+      getActorsInFolder: helpers.getActorsInFolder,
+      runOnTargetOrSelectedTokens: helpers.runOnTargetOrSelectedTokens
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/helpers.js b/scripts/helpers.js
index 7e31295..a194193 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.js
+++ b/scripts/helpers.js
@@ -49,4 +49,44 @@ export class helpers {
     }
     return mutateOptions
   }
+
+  static getActorFolderByPath (path) {
+    const names = path.split('/')
+    if (names[0] === '') {
+      names.shift()
+    }
+    let name = names.shift()
+    let folder = game.folders.find(f => f.name === name && !f.folder)
+    while (names.length > 0) {
+      name = names.shift()
+      folder = folder.children.find(c => c.folder.name === name)
+      folder = folder.folder
+    }
+    return folder
+  }
+
+  static getActorsInFolder (inFolder) {
+    const prefixStack = ['']
+    const actors = {}
+    const folderStack = [inFolder]
+
+    while (folderStack.length > 0) {
+      const prefix = prefixStack.shift()
+      const folder = folderStack.shift()
+      for (const actor of folder.contents) {
+        if (
+          game.user.isGM || actor.testUserPermission(
+            game.user, foundry.CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OBSERVER)
+        ) {
+          actors[`${prefix}${actor.name}`] = actor
+        }
+      }
+      for (const child of folder.children) {
+        const newPrefix = `${prefix}${child.folder.name} | `
+        prefixStack.push(newPrefix)
+        folderStack.push(child.folder)
+      }
+    }
+    return actors
+  }
 }