API Reference

Beta

Directories

Copy Markdown

Open in Claude

Open in ChatGPT

Open in Cursor

---

Copy Markdown

View as Markdown

Create Directory

POST/api/v1/beta/directories

Create a new directory within the specified project.

Query ParametersExpand Collapse

organization_id: optional string

project_id: optional string

Cookie ParametersExpand Collapse

session: optional string

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

name: string

Human-readable name for the directory.

minLength1

description: optional string

Optional description shown to users.

system_metadata: optional map[unknown]

Reserved system-managed metadata.

type: optional "user" or "ephemeral"

Directory type. Use ‘ephemeral’ for batch processing with automatic cleanup.

One of the following:

"user"

"ephemeral"

ReturnsExpand Collapse

id: string

Unique identifier for the directory.

name: string

Human-readable name for the directory.

minLength1

project_id: string

Project the directory belongs to.

created_at: optional string

Creation datetime

formatdate-time

deleted_at: optional string

Optional timestamp of when the directory was deleted. Null if not deleted.

formatdate-time

description: optional string

Optional description shown to users.

expires_at: optional string

When this directory expires and is eligible for cleanup.

formatdate-time

system_metadata: optional map[unknown]

Reserved system-managed metadata.

type: optional "user" or "index" or "ephemeral"

Directory type: ‘user’, ‘index’, or ‘ephemeral’.

One of the following:

"user"

"index"

"ephemeral"

updated_at: optional string

Update datetime

formatdate-time

Create Directory

HTTP

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

Java

Go

CLI Tool

curl https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/beta/directories \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "name": "x"
        }'

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "name": "x",
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "deleted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "description": "description",
  "expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "system_metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "type": "user",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "name": "x",
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "deleted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "description": "description",
  "expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "system_metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "type": "user",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}