Add Folder to Site landing.site.addFolder

Scope: landing

Who can execute the method: a user with "edit" access permission for the site

The method landing.site.addFolder creates a folder in the specified site and returns the identifier of the created folder.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

siteId*
integer

The identifier of the site where the folder needs to be created.

The site identifier can be obtained using the landing.site.getList method or from the result of the landing.site.add method

fields*
object

A set of fields for the folder being created (detailed description)

Parameter fields

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

TITLE*
string

The name of the folder, maximum length 255 characters

CODE
string

Symbolic code for the folder in the URL, maximum length 255 characters. If not provided or empty, the code is generated from TITLE using transliteration.

If the code is empty after transliteration, a random string of length 12 characters is created

PARENT_ID
integer

The identifier of the parent folder. If the value is 0, null, or empty, the folder is created at the root of the site

ACTIVE
string

Folder activity flag Y/N, default is N

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{
            "siteId": 1817,
            "fields": {
              "TITLE": "New Folder",
              "CODE": "new-folder",
              "ACTIVE": "Y",
              "PARENT_ID": 736
            }
          }' \
          "https://**put.your-domain-here**/rest/**user_id**/**webhook_code**/landing.site.addFolder.json"
        
curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{
            "siteId": 1817,
            "fields": {
              "TITLE": "New Folder",
              "CODE": "new-folder",
              "ACTIVE": "Y",
              "PARENT_ID": 736
            },
            "auth": "**put_access_token_here**"
          }' \
          "https://**put.your-domain-here**/rest/landing.site.addFolder.json"
        
try
        {
        	const response = await $b24.callMethod(
        		'landing.site.addFolder',
        		{
        			siteId: 1817,
        			fields: {
        				TITLE: 'New Folder',
        				CODE: 'new-folder',
        				ACTIVE: 'Y',
        				PARENT_ID: 736
        			}
        		}
        	);
        
        	const result = response.getData().result;
        	console.info(result);
        }
        catch (error)
        {
        	console.error(error);
        }
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'landing.site.addFolder',
                    [
                        'siteId' => 1817,
                        'fields' => [
                            'TITLE' => 'New Folder',
                            'CODE' => 'new-folder',
                            'ACTIVE' => 'Y',
                            'PARENT_ID' => 736,
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result, true);
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error adding folder: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'landing.site.addFolder',
            {
                siteId: 1817,
                fields: {
                    TITLE: 'New Folder',
                    CODE: 'new-folder',
                    ACTIVE: 'Y',
                    PARENT_ID: 736
                }
            },
            function(result)
            {
                if (result.error())
                {
                    console.error(result.error());
                }
                else
                {
                    console.info(result.data());
                }
            }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'landing.site.addFolder',
            [
                'siteId' => 1817,
                'fields' => [
                    'TITLE' => 'New Folder',
                    'CODE' => 'new-folder',
                    'ACTIVE' => 'Y',
                    'PARENT_ID' => 736,
                ],
            ]
        );
        
        if (isset($result['error']))
        {
            echo 'Error: ' . $result['error_description'];
        }
        else
        {
            echo '<pre>';
            print_r($result['result']);
            echo '</pre>';
        }
        

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": 89,
            "time": {
                "start": 1773169396,
                "finish": 1773169396.875899,
                "duration": 0.875899076461792,
                "processing": 0,
                "date_start": "2026-03-10T22:03:16+01:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-03-10T22:03:16+01:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1773169996,
                "operating": 0
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
integer

The identifier of the created folder

time
time

Information about the execution time of the request

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400

{
            "error": "ACCESS_DENIED",
            "error_description": "Site not found or access to it is denied."
        }
        

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It may consist of digits, Latin letters, and underscores

error_description
error_description

Textual description of the error. The description is not intended to be shown to the end user in its raw form

Possible Error Codes

Code

Description

ACCESS_DENIED

Site not found or access to it is denied

BX_EMPTY_REQUIRED

A required field is not filled, such as TITLE or CODE

FOLDER_IS_NOT_UNIQUE

A folder with this name already exists. This error occurs when there is a conflict with CODE within the site and the parent folder

SLASH_IS_NOT_ALLOWED

The character / is present in fields.CODE

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 20x, 40x, 50x

The errors described below may occur when calling any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred, please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

An internal server error has occurred, please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

405

ERROR_BATCH_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
Method is not allowed for batch usage

The current method is not allowed to be called using batch

400

ERROR_BATCH_LENGTH_EXCEEDED
Max batch length exceeded

The maximum length of parameters passed to the batch method has been exceeded

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

Invalid access token or webhook code

400

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

The methods must be called using the HTTPS protocol

503

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block, to remove it you need to contact Bitrix24 technical support

403

ACCESS_DENIED
REST API is available only on commercial plans

The REST API is available only on commercial plans

403

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

The user whose access token or webhook was used to call the method lacks permissions

404

ERROR_MANIFEST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE
Manifest is not available

The manifest is not available

403

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires higher privileges than those provided by the webhook token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The provided access token has expired

403

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The user does not have access to the application. This means that the application is installed, but the account administrator has allowed access to this application only for specific users

500

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open the public part of the site on an on-premise installation, disable the option "Temporary closure of the public part of the site". Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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