---
title: "Create a new 'TestCaseFolder' entity"
method: POST
path: "/testcase-folder"
tags: ["TestCaseFolder"]
---

# Create a new 'TestCaseFolder' entity

`POST /testcase-folder`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.testiny.io/api/v1`
- URL: `https://app.testiny.io/api/v1/testcase-folder`
- Auth: API key in header `X-Api-Key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/testiny/apis/testiny-api/docs/testcase-folder/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates a new 'TestCaseFolder' entity. Returns full entity with new id and (optional) creation metadata.

## Request body

- TestCaseFolder
  - `id` integer: The unique entity id - must be a positive integer
  - `title` string: A descriptive title for this entity or mapping (1 to 200 characters)
  - `sort_index` number: An integer sort index for natural ordering of this entity or mapping value - value must be in range (-999999999999999,999999999999999)
  - `is_deleted` boolean: If the entity has been soft-deleted this value is true
  - `created_at` string, date-time: The creation time for this entity or mapping value
  - `created_by` number: The creator user id of this entity or mapping value - or zero if created by the system
  - `modified_at` string, date-time: The last modification time for this entity or mapping value
  - `modified_by` number: The id of the user who last modified or undeleted this entity or mapping value - or zero if modified by the system
  - `deleted_at` string, date-time: The soft-deletion time for this entity or mapping value
  - `deleted_by` number: The id of the user who deleted this entity or mapping value - or zero if deleted by the system
  - `_etag` string, required: A tag for detecting conflicting modifications - current value (may be empty) must be passed along in an update (or update must be forced)
  - `project_id` integer: The project id this entity or mapping belongs to
  - `testcase_folder_parent_id` integer: The id of the folder's parent in the tree structure (no cycles allowed)
  - `description` string: An optional description for this test case folder (can be a rich text document, i.e. markdown with header line `<!--markdown-->` or Testiny JSON format)

## Response `200`

Returns a single TestCaseFolder

- TestCaseFolder
  - `id` integer: The unique entity id - must be a positive integer
  - `title` string: A descriptive title for this entity or mapping (1 to 200 characters)
  - `sort_index` number: An integer sort index for natural ordering of this entity or mapping value - value must be in range (-999999999999999,999999999999999)
  - `is_deleted` boolean: If the entity has been soft-deleted this value is true
  - `created_at` string, date-time: The creation time for this entity or mapping value
  - `created_by` number: The creator user id of this entity or mapping value - or zero if created by the system
  - `modified_at` string, date-time: The last modification time for this entity or mapping value
  - `modified_by` number: The id of the user who last modified or undeleted this entity or mapping value - or zero if modified by the system
  - `deleted_at` string, date-time: The soft-deletion time for this entity or mapping value
  - `deleted_by` number: The id of the user who deleted this entity or mapping value - or zero if deleted by the system
  - `_etag` string, required: A tag for detecting conflicting modifications - current value (may be empty) must be passed along in an update (or update must be forced)
  - `project_id` integer: The project id this entity or mapping belongs to
  - `testcase_folder_parent_id` integer: The id of the folder's parent in the tree structure (no cycles allowed)
  - `description` string: An optional description for this test case folder (can be a rich text document, i.e. markdown with header line `<!--markdown-->` or Testiny JSON format)

## Other responses

- `4XX`: The request failed because invalid request parameters or data were supplied or access was denied.
- `5XX`: The request failed because an error occurred during processing of the request.

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