Creates a new folder. To create a folder in the root folder, use a parent folder id = "0".
curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-d '{"name":"Important Docs", "parent": {"id": "BOX_FOLDER_ID"}}' \
-X POSTvar os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {
var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_win32');
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_arm');
} else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux32');
} else {
var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux64');
}
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_macosx');
}
function chilkatExample() {
var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
var success;
// URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders
var bTls = true;
var port = 443;
var bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("api.box.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success !== true) {
console.log("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.ConnectFailReason);
console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
return;
}
var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("name","Important Docs");
json.UpdateString("parent.id","BOX_FOLDER_ID");
rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");
var sbRequestBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/2.0/folders",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success !== true) {
console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
return;
}
var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
var type;
var id;
var sequence_id;
var etag;
var name;
var created_at;
var modified_at;
var description;
var size;
var path_collectionTotal_count;
var created_byType;
var created_byId;
var created_byName;
var created_byLogin;
var modified_byType;
var modified_byId;
var modified_byName;
var modified_byLogin;
var trashed_at;
var purged_at;
var content_created_at;
var content_modified_at;
var owned_byType;
var owned_byId;
var owned_byName;
var owned_byLogin;
var shared_link;
var folder_upload_email;
var parentType;
var parentId;
var parentSequence_id;
var parentEtag;
var parentName;
var item_status;
var item_collectionTotal_count;
var item_collectionOffset;
var item_collectionLimit;
var i;
var count_i;
var sequence_id_bool;
var etag_bool;
var by;
var direction;
type = jsonResponse.StringOf("type");
id = jsonResponse.StringOf("id");
sequence_id = jsonResponse.StringOf("sequence_id");
etag = jsonResponse.StringOf("etag");
name = jsonResponse.StringOf("name");
created_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_at");
modified_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_at");
description = jsonResponse.StringOf("description");
size = jsonResponse.IntOf("size");
path_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("path_collection.total_count");
created_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.type");
created_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.id");
created_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.name");
created_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.login");
modified_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.type");
modified_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.id");
modified_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.name");
modified_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.login");
trashed_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("trashed_at");
purged_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("purged_at");
content_created_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("content_created_at");
content_modified_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("content_modified_at");
owned_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.type");
owned_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.id");
owned_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.name");
owned_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.login");
shared_link = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("shared_link");
folder_upload_email = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("folder_upload_email");
parentType = jsonResponse.StringOf("parent.type");
parentId = jsonResponse.StringOf("parent.id");
parentSequence_id = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("parent.sequence_id");
parentEtag = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("parent.etag");
parentName = jsonResponse.StringOf("parent.name");
item_status = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_status");
item_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.total_count");
item_collectionOffset = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.offset");
item_collectionLimit = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.limit");
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("path_collection.entries");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.I = i;
type = jsonResponse.StringOf("path_collection.entries[i].type");
id = jsonResponse.StringOf("path_collection.entries[i].id");
sequence_id_bool = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("path_collection.entries[i].sequence_id");
etag_bool = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("path_collection.entries[i].etag");
name = jsonResponse.StringOf("path_collection.entries[i].name");
i = i+1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.entries");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.I = i;
i = i+1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.order");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.I = i;
by = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].by");
direction = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].direction");
i = i+1;
}
}
chilkatExample();
{
"type": "folder",
"id": "47885473705",
"sequence_id": "0",
"etag": "0",
"name": "Important Docs",
"created_at": "2018-03-16T06:54:57-07:00",
"modified_at": "2018-03-16T06:54:57-07:00",
"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": "2787704945",
"name": "chilkat",
"login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
},
"modified_by": {
"type": "user",
"id": "2787704945",
"name": "chilkat",
"login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
},
"trashed_at": null,
"purged_at": null,
"content_created_at": "2018-03-16T06:54:57-07:00",
"content_modified_at": "2018-03-16T06:54:57-07:00",
"owned_by": {
"type": "user",
"id": "2787704945",
"name": "chilkat",
"login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
},
"shared_link": null,
"folder_upload_email": 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,
"order": [
{
"by": "type",
"direction": "ASC"
},
{
"by": "name",
"direction": "ASC"
}
]
}
}