---
title: "Create folder"
method: POST
path: "/internal/api/clients/{client_id}/dms/folders"
tags: ["CLIENT", "Client Document Management", "DMS Folders"]
---

# Create folder

`POST /internal/api/clients/{client_id}/dms/folders`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.signalshq.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.signalshq.io/internal/api/clients/{client_id}/dms/folders`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Password
  - Token URL: `/auth/login`

Create a new folder

## Path parameters

- `client_id` string, uuid, required: Client ID

## Request body

- FolderCreateRequest
  - `name` string, required: Folder name
  - `parent_folder_id` string, uuid, nullable: Parent folder ID (null for root)
  - `description` string, nullable: Folder description
  - `tags` TagAssignment[]: Folder tags (key-value pairs only)
    - `key` string, required: Tag key (must exist)
    - `value` string, required: Tag value

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- FolderResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `parent_folder_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `path` string, required
  - `breadcrumb` BreadcrumbItem[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `name` string, required
  - `tags` TagSchema[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, nullable
    - `key` string, required
    - `display_name` string, required
    - `value` string, required
    - `display_value` string, nullable
    - `color` string
    - `is_system` boolean
    - `data_type` string
    - `allowed_values` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `created_by` string, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_by` string, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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