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To create a folder in Box you will need to provide our API with a name for the new folder, as well as the id of the parent folder that you would like to create the new folder within. 
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -H "content-type: application/json" \
     -d '{
       "name": "New Folder",
       "parent": {
         "id": "0"
       }
     }'
Name restrictionsThere are some restrictions to the folder name. Names containing non-printable ASCII characters, forward and backward slashes (/, \), as well as names with trailing spaces are prohibited.Additionally, the names . and .. are reserved names and therefore also prohibited.