PowerShell Box: Create Folder

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Creates a new folder. To create a folder in the root folder, use a parent folder id = "0".

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#create-a-new-folder

CURL Command

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-d '{"name":"Important Docs", "parent": {"id": "BOX_FOLDER_ID"}}' \
-X POST

PowerShell Example

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet2.dll")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

#  URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders
$bTls = $true
$port = 443
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("api.box.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $("ConnectFailReason: " + $rest.ConnectFailReason)
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("name","Important Docs")
$json.UpdateString("parent.id","BOX_FOLDER_ID")

$rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$json.EmitSb($sbRequestBody)
$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/2.0/folders",$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)

$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 -lt $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 -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.order")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $by = $jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].by")
    $direction = $jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].direction")
    $i = $i + 1
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "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"
      }
    ]
  }
}