---
title: "Add Folder"
method: POST
path: "/folders"
tags: ["folder"]
---

# Add Folder

`POST /folders`

Add a new Folder to the specified parent Folder

## Response `200`

successful operation

- Folder — Class Folder
  - `id` integer — The ID of this Folder
  - `type` string — The type of folder (home or root)
  - `text` string — The name of this Folder
  - `parentId` integer — The folderId of the parent of this Folder
  - `isRoot` integer — Flag indicating whether this is root Folder
  - `children` string — An array of children folderIds
  - `createdDt` string, nullable — Date this Folder was created
  - `modifiedDt` string, nullable — Date this Folder was last modified

## Changes

- **2026-07-30** `fe497e811c7f` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `createdDt` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `modifiedDt` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-02-25** `41c04de98ec5` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - added required request body
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
- **2021-11-17** `23e8e640f524` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2020-02-17** `8e1275395104` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/xibosignage/apis/xibo-api/changes/folders/post.md)

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