Create Folder

Version 4.0.24.20 (latest)

Create a folder with specified information.

Caller must have permission to edit the parent folder and to create folders, otherwise the request returns 404 Not Found.

Request

POST /folders
Datatype
Description
Request
HTTP Request
body
HTTP Body
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body
Folder parameters
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name
string
Unique Name
parent_id
string
Id of Parent. If the parent id is null, this is a root-level entry

Response

200: Folder

Datatype
Description
(object)
name
string
Unique Name
parent_id
string
Id of Parent. If the parent id is null, this is a root-level entry
id
string
Unique Id
content_metadata_id
string
Id of content metadata
created_at
string
Time the space was created
creator_id
string
User Id of Creator
child_count
integer
Children Count
external_id
string
Embedder's Id if this folder was autogenerated as an embedding shared folder via 'external_group_id' in an SSO embed login
is_embed
boolean
Folder is an embed folder
is_embed_shared_root
boolean
Folder is the root embed shared folder
is_embed_users_root
boolean
Folder is the root embed users folder
is_personal
boolean
Folder is a user's personal folder
is_personal_descendant
boolean
Folder is descendant of a user's personal folder
is_shared_root
boolean
Folder is the root shared folder
is_users_root
boolean
Folder is the root user folder
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
dashboards
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can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
content_favorite_id
string
Content Favorite Id
content_metadata_id
string
Id of content metadata
description
string
Description
hidden
boolean
Is Hidden
id
string
Unique Id
model
Model
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id
string
Model Id
label
string
Model Label
query_timezone
string
Timezone in which the Dashboard will run by default.
readonly
boolean
Is Read-only
refresh_interval
string
Refresh Interval, as a time duration phrase like "2 hours 30 minutes". A number with no time units will be interpreted as whole seconds.
refresh_interval_to_i
integer
Refresh Interval in milliseconds
folder
Folder
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name
string
Unique Name
parent_id
string
Id of Parent. If the parent id is null, this is a root-level entry
id
string
Unique Id
content_metadata_id
string
Id of content metadata
created_at
string
Time the folder was created
creator_id
string
User Id of Creator
child_count
integer
Children Count
external_id
string
Embedder's Id if this folder was autogenerated as an embedding shared folder via 'external_group_id' in an SSO embed login
is_embed
boolean
Folder is an embed folder
is_embed_shared_root
boolean
Folder is the root embed shared folder
is_embed_users_root
boolean
Folder is the root embed users folder
is_personal
boolean
Folder is a user's personal folder
is_personal_descendant
boolean
Folder is descendant of a user's personal folder
is_shared_root
boolean
Folder is the root shared folder
is_users_root
boolean
Folder is the root user folder
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
title
string
Dashboard Title
user_id
string
Id of User
slug
string
Content Metadata Slug
preferred_viewer
string
The preferred route for viewing this dashboard (ie: dashboards or dashboards-next)
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can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
content_metadata_id
string
Id of content metadata
id
string
Unique Id
title
string
Look Title
user_id
string
User Id
content_favorite_id
string
Content Favorite Id
created_at
string
Time that the Look was created.
deleted
boolean
Whether or not a look is 'soft' deleted.
deleted_at
string
Time that the Look was deleted.
deleter_id
string
Id of User that deleted the look.
description
string
Description
embed_url
string
Embed Url
excel_file_url
string
Excel File Url
favorite_count
integer
Number of times favorited
google_spreadsheet_formula
string
Google Spreadsheet Formula
image_embed_url
string
Image Embed Url
is_run_on_load
boolean
auto-run query when Look viewed
last_accessed_at
string
Time that the Look was last accessed by any user
last_updater_id
string
Id of User that last updated the look.
last_viewed_at
string
Time last viewed in the Looker web UI
model
Model
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id
string
Model Id
label
string
Model Label
public
boolean
Is Public
public_slug
string
Public Slug
public_url
string
Public Url
query_id
string
Query Id
short_url
string
Short Url
folder
Folder of this Look
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name
string
Unique Name
parent_id
string
Id of Parent. If the parent id is null, this is a root-level entry
id
string
Unique Id
content_metadata_id
string
Id of content metadata
created_at
string
Time the folder was created
creator_id
string
User Id of Creator
child_count
integer
Children Count
external_id
string
Embedder's Id if this folder was autogenerated as an embedding shared folder via 'external_group_id' in an SSO embed login
is_embed
boolean
Folder is an embed folder
is_embed_shared_root
boolean
Folder is the root embed shared folder
is_embed_users_root
boolean
Folder is the root embed users folder
is_personal
boolean
Folder is a user's personal folder
is_personal_descendant
boolean
Folder is descendant of a user's personal folder
is_shared_root
boolean
Folder is the root shared folder
is_users_root
boolean
Folder is the root user folder
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
folder_id
string
Folder Id
updated_at
string
Time that the Look was updated.
user_name
string
Name of User that created the look.
view_count
integer
Number of times viewed in the Looker web UI
dashboards
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can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
content_favorite_id
string
Content Favorite Id
content_metadata_id
string
Id of content metadata
description
string
Description
hidden
boolean
Is Hidden
id
string
Unique Id
model
Model
query_timezone
string
Timezone in which the Dashboard will run by default.
readonly
boolean
Is Read-only
refresh_interval
string
Refresh Interval, as a time duration phrase like "2 hours 30 minutes". A number with no time units will be interpreted as whole seconds.
refresh_interval_to_i
integer
Refresh Interval in milliseconds
folder
Folder
title
string
Dashboard Title
user_id
string
Id of User
slug
string
Content Metadata Slug
preferred_viewer
string
The preferred route for viewing this dashboard (ie: dashboards or dashboards-next)

400: Bad Request

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

404: Not Found

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

409: Resource Already Exists

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

422: Validation Error

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
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field
string
Field with error
code
string
Error code
message
string
Error info message
documentation_url
string
Documentation link
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

429: Too Many Requests

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link