create_folder Method

Creates a new folder.

Syntax

def create_folder(name: str, parent_id: str) -> str: ...

Remarks

Creates a new folder and returns the new folder's itemId as a string. Must call list_items or get_item_info before the Item* properties will be updated with the new folder. Name is the name of the folder. ParentId is the id of the parent folder to the newly-created folder.

Note that the string root may be used as a folder Id to represent the root folder, and the string home may be used as a folder Id to represent the home folder for the current user. Other special id's include:

• favorites
• allshared
• connectors
• box
• top

// Creates a folder named parentFolder in the home directory for the authenticated user
string parentId = shareFile.CreateFolder("parentFolder", "home");
// Creates a child folder in the parentFolder. 
string childId = shareFile.CreateFolder("childFolder", parentId);