> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.formstack.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# /folders

Create a new folder

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Formstack API v2025.0",
    "version": "0.0.4"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.formstack.com/api/v2025",
      "description": "Production server"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://staging-formstack.com/api/v2025",
      "description": "Staging server"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://dev-formstack.com/api/v2025",
      "description": "Development server"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/folders": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Folders",
          "Classic"
        ],
        "description": "Create a new folder",
        "operationId": "createFolder",
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateFolderInputApiDto"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FolderDetailedApiDto"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden"
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "FolderDetailedApiDto": {
        "title": "Folder Detailed",
        "description": "Folder detailed response",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "description": "ID of the folder",
            "type": "integer",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "name": {
            "description": "Name of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "parent": {
            "description": "Parent of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "permissions": {
            "description": "Permissions of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "subfolders": {
            "description": "Direct subfolders visible to the caller (one level; populate via Folder::setSubfolders before copyFrom)",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FolderSubfolderApiDto"
            },
            "nullable": false
          }
        },
        "type": "object"
      },
      "FolderSubfolderApiDto": {
        "title": "Folder subfolder entry",
        "description": "Direct child folder (no deeper nesting in the API)",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "description": "ID of the folder",
            "type": "integer",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "name": {
            "description": "Name of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "parent": {
            "description": "Parent of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "permissions": {
            "description": "Permissions of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          }
        },
        "type": "object"
      },
      "CreateFolderInputApiDto": {
        "title": "Create Folder",
        "description": "Create Folder request",
        "required": [
          "name"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "description": "Name of the folder",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": false
          },
          "parent": {
            "description": "Parent folder ID (optional, defaults to root level)",
            "type": "integer",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Folders",
      "description": "Folders organize the forms in an account. Use these endpoints to list folders, retrieve a folder, and create, rename, or delete folders. The API exposes a single level of nesting (a folder and its direct subfolders)."
    },
    {
      "name": "Classic",
      "description": "Classic"
    }
  ]
}
```