> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trackplay.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a folder

> Creates a folder to file videos into. A folder changes where a video is listed in the dashboard and nothing about how it plays.

Requires a token with the `videos:write` scope.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /folders
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: TrackPlay API
  description: >-
    Send conversions and events to TrackPlay, and read them back. Authenticated
    with scoped tokens you mint in the dashboard.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.trackplay.io/api/v1
    description: App API. Conversions, videos, webhooks.
  - url: https://e.trackplay.io
    description: Events API. High-volume event ingest.
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Videos
    description: Create, read, update, and delete videos, and read workspace metadata.
  - name: Video settings
    description: Save a settings draft, publish it live, and read or restore past deploys.
  - name: Uploads
    description: >-
      Upload a source video file in one request or in resumable chunks, and poll
      its processing status.
  - name: Captions and chapters
    description: >-
      Manage caption tracks, chapter markers, AI-generated segments, and CTA
      cards on a video.
  - name: Playlists
    description: Group videos into a playlist or course, and manage the videos inside it.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Subscribe a URL to TrackPlay lifecycle events and test deliveries.
  - name: Zapier
    description: >-
      The REST-hook endpoints Zapier calls to connect a workspace and manage
      triggers.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Read play, retention, event, and conversion analytics for a video.
  - name: Exports
    description: Queue and download bulk analytics exports.
  - name: Conversions
    description: Report a sale or a lead, from your own server or from a browser fallback.
  - name: Events
    description: Send a custom event tied to a viewer's session.
  - name: Identity
    description: Resolve a viewer's identity from the page, with no token required.
paths:
  /folders:
    post:
      tags:
        - Videos
      summary: Create a folder
      description: >-
        Creates a folder to file videos into. A folder changes where a video is
        listed in the dashboard and nothing about how it plays.


        Requires a token with the `videos:write` scope.
      operationId: createFolder
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 120
                parent_id:
                  type:
                    - integer
                    - 'null'
                  description: Nest it in a folder of this workspace.
                color:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  maxLength: 16
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  folder:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
        '401':
          description: >-
            `AUTH_REQUIRED`: no token sent. `INVALID_TOKEN`: the token is
            invalid, expired, or revoked.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '403':
          description: '`INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`: the token does not carry `videos:write`.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '422':
          description: >-
            Validation failed, or `FOLDER_NOT_FOUND`: `parent_id` is not a
            folder of this workspace.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited. 60 requests per minute per token.
components:
  schemas:
    Folder:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        parent_id:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        name:
          type: string
        color:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        videos_count:
          type: integer
          description: Listed videos in the folder (list only).
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ApiError:
      type: object
      description: The error shape the app API returns on a failed read or export.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: >-
                A stable error code, e.g. `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`,
                `VIDEO_NOT_FOUND`, `EXPORT_NOT_FOUND`.
            message:
              type: string
              description: What went wrong, in plain English.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        A scoped token minted in **Settings → API tokens**. Send it as
        `Authorization: Bearer tplt_…` or `X-API-Key: tplt_…`.

````

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