Folders Create | Dropbox API Documentation

Required scope: files.content.write

Endpoint format: RPC

Authentication: User

This endpoint does not support apps with the app folder permission.

Create a new Paper folder with the provided info. Note that this endpoint will continue to work for content created by users on the older version of Paper. To check which version of Paper a user is on, use /users/features/get_values. If the paper_as_files feature is enabled, then the user is running the new version of Paper. Refer to the [Paper Migration Guide](https://www.dropbox.com/lp/developers/reference/paper-migration-guide) for migration information. **Required scope:** `files.content.write` **Endpoint format:** [RPC](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/technical-reference/request-response-formats#rpc-endpoints) **Authentication:** [User](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#user-authentication) This endpoint does not support apps with the app folder permission.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use Authorization: Bearer <token>.

Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256).

For background or offline access, send token_access_type=offline during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens.

You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see Testing with a generated token.

OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256). For background or offline access, send `token_access_type=offline` during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens. You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see [Testing with a generated token](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/oauth#testing-with-a-generated-token).

Headers

Dropbox-API-Path-RootstringOptional

Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the common.PathRoot union: {".tag": "home"}, {".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}, or {".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}. On failure the request returns 422 with a common.PathRootError.

Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the `common.PathRoot` union: `{".tag": "home"}`, `{".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}`, or `{".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}`. On failure the request returns 422 with a `common.PathRootError`.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

namestringRequired

The name of the new Paper folder.

is_team_folderboolean or nullOptional

Whether the folder to be created should be a team folder. This value will be ignored if parent_folder_id is supplied, as the new folder will inherit the type (private or team folder) from its parent. We will by default create a top-level private folder if both parent_folder_id and is_team_folder are not supplied.

parent_folder_idstring or nullOptional

The encrypted Paper folder Id where the new Paper folder should be created. The API user has to have write access to this folder or error is thrown. If not supplied, the new folder will be created at top level.

Response headers

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional

A unique identifier for the request, useful for debugging and support.

Response

Successful response

folder_idstring

Folder ID of the newly created folder.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

403

Forbidden Error

409

Conflict Error

429

Too Many Requests Error

500

Internal Server Error