Create Folder

Create new folder (s) in your IDrive account using the createFolder API.

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• Input parameters
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• Description
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Syntax for ‘createFolder’ API:

HTTP method: POST

Input parameters:

uid	username or email address
pwd	password
pvtkey	Private encryption key is an optional parameter and is not required if you opt for the default encryption key during your IDrive account sign up
p	Location (path) to create new folder in your account
foldername	Name of the folder that you wish to create

Output:

Below is a sample XML output generated during folder creation:

<tree message="SUCCESS" desc="FOLDER CREATED SUCCESSFULLY" />

Description:

• tree
  Root node with attributes; message and desc.
• message
  This attribute describes the operation as SUCCESS or FAIL.
• desc
  This attribute holds the description of the SUCCESS or FAIL case.

The following case explains the expected output during a Failure operation:

• Failure case
  
  The output is as follows:
  
  <tree message="ERROR" desc="FOLDER ALREADY EXISTS" />
  <tree message="ERROR" desc="FOLDER CREATION FAILED" />

Code snippets for Java, PHP, Python and Ruby:

Java:

PHP:

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Ruby: