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# Create folder
 Creates an empty directory on the drive



`Function CreateFolder(Val Token, Val Name, Val Parent = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|
  | Token | --token | String | Token |
  | Name | --title | String | Folder name |
  | Parent | --catalog | String | Parent |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - serialized JSON response from Google

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```bsl title="Code example"
  
  Name = "TestFolder";
  
  Response = OPI_GoogleDrive.CreateFolder(Token, Name); //Map
  Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //String
```



```sh title="CLI command example"
    
  oint gdrive CreateFolder --token %token% --title "TestFolder" --catalog %catalog%

```

```json title="Result"
{
  "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder",
  "name": "TestFolder",
  "id": "1fIqr5pJV3QybT5sPeZhBD_0TIvtL5Ovc",
  "kind": "drive#file"
  }
```
