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# Action: Create Folder

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<p align="center">The Create Folder action generates a new folder in the specified location.</p>

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#### Example User Story

I want to create a new folder in Google Drive so that I can organize my files effectively.

#### Fields

| Field Name     | Field Type | Required |
| -------------- | ---------- | -------- |
| folderName     | String     | Yes      |
| parentFolderId | String     | No       |

### Related Connections

[Google Drive](/human-connections/google/google-drive-individual.md)

### Related Automations

Example link

### Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

```
{
  "handle": "create-folder",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Create Folder",
    "description": "Creates a new folder in Google Drive."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "folderName",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Name of the folder to create."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "parentFolderId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "ID of the parent folder where the new folder will be created. If not provided, the folder will be created in the root directory."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "folderId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the created folder."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "folderName",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["name"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The name of the created folder."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/drive/v3/files",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"name\": \"{{folderName}}\", \"mimeType\": \"application/vnd.google-apps.folder\", \"parents\": [\"{{parentFolderId}}\"]}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "folderName",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Name of the folder to create.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "parentFolderId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "ID of the parent folder where the new folder will be created.",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

```

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