Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder.
id,type,name
A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.
Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.
Setting this object enables the upload email address.
This email address can be used by users to directly upload files directly to the folder via email.
open
When this parameter has been set, users can email files to the email address that has been automatically created for this folder.
To create an email address, set this property either when creating or updating the folder.
When set to collaborators
, only emails from registered email
addresses for collaborators will be accepted. This includes
any email aliases a user might have registered.
When set to open
it will accept emails from any email
address.
Value is one of open
,collaborators
New Folder
255
The name for the new folder.
There are some restrictions to the file name. Names containing
non-printable ASCII characters, forward and backward slashes
(/
, \
), as well as names with trailing spaces are
prohibited.
Additionally, the names .
and ..
are
not allowed either.
The parent folder to create the new folder within.
0
The ID of parent folder
synced
Specifies whether a folder should be synced to a user's device or not. This is used by Box Sync (discontinued) and is not used by Box Drive.
Value is one of synced
,not_synced
,partially_synced
Returns an error if some of the parameters are missing or not valid.
bad_request
when a parameter is missing or incorrect.item_name_too_long
when the folder name is too long.item_name_invalid
when the folder name contains
non-valid characters.Returns an error if the user does not have the required access to perform the action. This might be because they don't have access to the folder or parent folder, or because the application does not have permission to write files and folders.
Returns an error if the parent folder could not be found, or the authenticated user does not have access to the parent folder.
not_found
when the authenticated user does not have access
to the parent folderoperation_blocked_temporary
: Returned if either of the destination
or source folders is locked due to another move, copy, delete or
restore operation in process.
The operation can be retried at a later point.
item_name_in_use
: Returned if a folder with the name
already exists in the parent folder.An unexpected client error.
curl -X POST https://api.box.com/2.0/folders \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'
-H 'Content-Type: application/json" '
-d '{
"name": "New Folder",
"parent": {
"id": "0"
}
}'
// Create a new folder in the user's root folder
var folderParams = new BoxFolderRequest()
{
Name = "New folder",
Parent = new BoxRequestEntity()
{
Id = "0"
}
};
BoxFolder folder = client.FoldersManager.CreateAsync(folderParams);
BoxFolder parentFolder = new BoxFolder(api, "id");
BoxFolder.Info childFolderInfo = parentFolder.createFolder("Child Folder Name");
subfolder = client.folder('0').create_subfolder('My Stuff')
print('Created subfolder with ID {0}'.format(subfolder.id))
client.folders.create('0', 'New Folder')
.then(folder => {
/* folder -> {
type: 'folder',
id: '123456',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
name: 'New Folder',
created_at: '2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00',
modified_at: '2012-12-12T11:15:04-08:00',
description: '',
size: 0,
path_collection:
{ total_count: 1,
entries:
[ { type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' } ] },
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Example User'
login: 'user@example.com' },
modified_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
owned_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
shared_link: null,
parent:
{ type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' },
item_status: 'active',
item_collection:
{ total_count: 0,
entries: [],
offset: 0,
limit: 100 } }
*/
});
client.folders.create(name: "New Folder", parentId: "22222") { (result: Result<Folder, BoxSDKError>) in
guard case let .success(folder) = result else {
print("Error creating folder")
return
}
print("Created folder \"\(folder.name)\" inside of folder \"\(folder.parent.name)\"")
}