---
title: "Add-VBOAzureBlobFolder"
description: "This cmdlet creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/add-vboazureblobfolder.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Settings > Microsoft Azure Storage Containers and Folders > Add-VBOAzureBlobFolder"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Add-VBOAzureBlobFolder

## Short Description
Creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

## Syntax
```
Add-VBOAzureBlobFolder -Container <VBOAzureBlobContainer> -Name <String> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Container</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a folder in this container.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboazureblobcontainer.md"><code>VBOAzureBlobContainer</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vboazureblobcontainer.md"><code>Get-VBOAzureBlobContainer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboazureblobcontainer.md"><code>VBOAzureBlobContainer</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of the Microsoft Azure Blob folder. The cmdlet will create the Microsoft Azure Blob folder with this name.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VBOAzureBlobFolder`](vboazureblobfolder.md) object that contains an array of Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Microsoft Azure Blob Folder

This example shows how to create a Microsoft Azure Blob folder.

```
$account = Get-VBOAzureBlobAccount -Id 133dae61-cfce-4fe0-8f8d-cbe52bd5612a
$connection = New-VBOAzureBlobConnectionSettings -Account $account -RegionType Global
$container = Get-VBOAzureBlobContainer -ConnectionSettings $connection
Add-VBOAzureBlobFolder -Container $container -Name "Images"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOAzureBlobAccount`](get-vboazureblobaccount.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the [`New-VBOAzureBlobConnectionSettings`](new-vboazureblobconnectionsettings.md) cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `RegionType` parameter value.
3. Run the [`Get-VBOAzureBlobContainer`](get-vboazureblobcontainer.md) cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `ConnectionSettings` parameter value.
4. Run the `Add-VBOAzureBlobFolder` cmdlet. Set the `$container` variable as the `Container` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOAzureBlobAccount`](get-vboazureblobaccount.md)
- [`New-VBOAzureBlobConnectionSettings`](new-vboazureblobconnectionsettings.md)
- [`Get-VBOAzureBlobContainer`](get-vboazureblobcontainer.md)