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Creating Folders

You can create a new folder in the specified Azure container.

Request

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v6/AzureResources/containers/{containerName}/folders?accountId=<string>&RegionType=<string>

Request Headers

The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.

Request Parameters

The following parameters must be specified in the URL of the request:

Parameter	Type	Description
containerName	string	Specifies the container name. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Containers.
accountId	string	Specifies the identification number of a cloud account. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Accounts.
RegionType	string	Specifies a region type. The following types are available: Global Germany China Government

Parameter

Type

Description

containerName

string

Specifies the container name. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Containers.

accountId

string

Specifies the identification number of a cloud account. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Accounts.

RegionType

string

Specifies a region type. The following types are available:

Global
Germany
China
Government

Request Body

The request body must contain the following property:

Property	Type	Description
name	string	Specifies a name for a new folder.

Request Example

Request:

POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v6/AzureResources/containers/container1/folders?accountId=b59af548-3406-4681-a56b-3dfc6c379e96&RegionType=Global

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{

"name": "RESTFolder"

}

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns a response code 201 Created.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTPS headers.

Header	Description
Content-length	The length of the response body.
Content-type	The media type and syntax of the response body message: application/json; charset=utf-8

Response Body

The response body contains the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
path	string	Specifies a folder path.
name	string	Specifies a folder name.
_links	Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]	Links to related resources (navigation property).

Response Example

Response:

201 Created

Response Body:

{

"path": "Veeam/Backup365/RESTFolder/",

"_links": {

"self": {

"href": "/v6/AzureResources/containers/container1/folders/RESTFolder?accountId=b59af548-3406-4681-a56b-3dfc6c379e96&regionType=Global"

"account": {

"href": "/v6/accounts/b59af548-3406-4681-a56b-3dfc6c379e96"

"container": {

"href": "/v6/AzureResources/containers/container1?accountId=b59af548-3406-4681-a56b-3dfc6c379e96&RegionType=Global"

}

"name": "RESTFolder"

}