driveItems.createChild

Create a folder or document inside a folder.

POST /api/v1/drive-items/{itemId}/children

SDK: tb.driveItems.createChild(input)
CLI: thinkbench drive-items create-child
MCP tool: drive_items_create_child

Input

Field	Type	In
`itemId`	`string`	path
`name`	`string`	body
`driveItemType`	`"folder"` \| `"docs_workbook"` \| `"viz_workbook"`	body

Output

Field	Type	Description
`item`	DriveItem

Examples

curl

curl -X POST "https://app.thinkbench.com/api/v1/drive-items/<itemId>/children" \
  -H "x-api-key: $THINKBENCH_API_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Q3 planning","driveItemType":"folder"}'

TypeScript SDK

const result = await tb.driveItems.createChild({ itemId: "<itemId>", name: "Q3 planning", driveItemType: "folder" });

CLI

thinkbench drive-items create-child --item-id "<itemId>" --name "Q3 planning" --drive-item-type "folder"

MCP

{
  "name": "drive_items_create_child",
  "arguments": {
    "itemId": "<itemId>",
    "name": "Q3 planning",
    "driveItemType": "folder"
  }
}