Create folder

A folder is a container for files and sub folders.

Limitations

The name of folder has the following restrictions

• Name cannot begin with /
• Length should be less than 255 characters
• Name should not be reserved keywords like com, lpt, con, nul, prn, aux, ?, <, >, *, |

Name of the folder under the parent should be unique. Folder with same name cannot be created under the parent.

To create a folder, the identifier of the folder’s parent folder must be provided.

Prerequisites

• A space should be created. To know more about creating a space refer here

Request

POST {baseUrl}/spaces/{spaceId}/folders

• HEADER:

  • Authorization: Bearer {tid token}

• BODY:

  • name - Name of the folder
  • parentId - Parent id where folder needs to be created

Example request body:

    {
        "name":"folder1",
        "parentId":"b93c5919-e3e8-47f9-bf26-d99c8864a19f",
        "acl": {
            "contentManager": [
                "trn:tid:application:<applicationId>"
            ]
        }
    }

After the folder creation operation is completed, the JSON response includes the id value for the folder.

Response

Example response:

{
    "acl": {
        "contentManager": [
            "trn:tid:application:<applicationId>"
        ]
    },
    "createdAt": "2024-06-25T06:37:31Z",
    "createdByTrn": "trn:tid:application:<applicationId>",
    "deleted": false,
    "id": "1d50bf0e-ede2-4ea9-9646-bfa3bb374812",
    "metadata": {
        "test": "123"
    },
    "name": "test125",
    "parentId": "b93c5919-e3e8-47f9-bf26-d99c8864a19f",
    "path": "/test125",
    "spaceId": "1edd3cf2-226c-42a0-b0d8-8fa828ed5d2b",
    "type": "FOLDER",
    "updatedAt": "2024-06-25T06:37:31Z",
    "updatedByTrn": "trn:tid:application:<applicationId>"
    "version": "1"
}

To know more about the Create folder API refer here.