Google Drive: Create a folder — MCP tool
Google Drive MCP tool: Creates a new folder in My Drive, inside another folder or in a shared drive.
Technical name: create_folder
What task it solves
I want to create a folder to organize files.
Creates a folder (a Drive file with the folder mimeType) and returns its id for immediate use as a parent.
When to use it
Use it when building a folder structure before uploading or moving files into it. Search first: Drive happily allows several folders with the same name in the same parent, so check with search_files (only_folders) and reuse an existing id instead of duplicating.
What to provide
name— required. The folder name.parent_id— optional. Parent folder or shared-drive id; omitted = My Drive root.
What it returns
The new folder's id, name, mimeType, parents and webViewLink.
What changes in Google Drive
A new folder appears at the chosen location. Creation is a real write: retrying after an unclear failure would create a second folder with the same name.
Example request
Create a "2026 Reports" folder inside the Finance folder in Google Drive.
Errors and limitations
Folder names are not unique — this tool never "finds or creates", it always creates. Writing into a shared drive requires at least contributor access there.
Related MCP tools
- Search and list files — check for an existing folder first.
- Move a file / Upload file content — fill the folder.
Technical details
- Impact: changes data
- Group: Files
- Description source:
create_folderregistration insrc/tools/files.ts - Full technical reference
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