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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 | Destination |
 |-|-|-|-|
 | Token | --token | String | Token |
 | Name | --title | String | Folder name |
 | Parent | --catalog | String | Parent |

 
 Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - serialized JSON response from Google

```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"
 }

```