---
title: "Create Source Folder"
method: POST
path: "/sources/collections"
tags: ["Source Box"]
---

# Create Source Folder

`POST /sources/collections`

Create a user-defined collection. The default source folder is the folder without a name. If a folder isn't specified when a source is attached, the source will be put in the default folder.

## Headers

- `Content-Type` 'application/x-fs-v1+json' | 'application/x-gedcomx-v1+json' | 'application/x-fs-v1+xml' | 'application/x-gedcomx-v1+xml', required

## Response `201`

The request was successful. Expect an Entity-Id header specifying the id of the created collection.

## Other responses

- `400` — If the collection to be created already exits or has an invalid name.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/familysearch/apis/authentication-endpoints.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/familysearch/apis/authentication-endpoints/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/familysearch/authentication-endpoints/revisions/2b5020574a62/schema)