Add Folder to Site landing.site.addFolder

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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
scope `string`	Internal scope of the landing pages. It is not related to the REST scope `landing` in the method name. The value of `scope` must correspond to the type of site (detailed description)
siteId* `integer`	Identifier of the site where the folder needs to be created. The site identifier can be obtained using the method landing.site.getList or from the result of the method landing.site.add
fields* `object`	Set of fields for the folder being created (detailed description)

Parameter fields

Required parameters are marked with *

Name `type`	Description
TITLE* `string`	Title of the folder, maximum length `255` characters
CODE `string`	Symbolic code of the folder for 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 `12` characters is created
PARENT_ID `integer`	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`	Flag indicating the folder's activity `Y/N`, default is `N`

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (Webhook)

cURL (OAuth)

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

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`	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`	Required field is not filled, such as `TITLE` or `CODE`
`FOLDER_IS_NOT_UNIQUE`	A folder with this name is already defined. This error occurs when there is a conflict with `CODE` within the site and parent folder
`SLASH_IS_NOT_ALLOWED`	The character `/` is passed 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 permitted for calls 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 HTTPS protocol is required for method calls
`503`	`OVERLOAD_LIMIT` REST API is blocked due to overload	The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block; please contact Bitrix24 technical support to lift it
`403`	`ACCESS_DENIED` REST API is available only on commercial plans	The REST API is only available on commercial plans
`403`	`INVALID_CREDENTIALS` Invalid request credentials	The user associated with the access token or webhook used to call the method lacks the necessary 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 portal administrator has restricted access to this application to specific users only
`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 "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. 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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