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I am trying to create a folder in a document library with a custom content type. The custom content type is based on default document set content type.

The code below is straight forward in creating a folder, but I can't seem to find a way to assign the content type to that folder. Any help is much appreciated.

var pCreate = jQuery.ajax({
"url"        : _spPageContextInfo.siteAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/Web/Folders/add('SiteCollectionDocuments/newfolder')",
"type"       : "POST",
"headers"    : { 
                "accept"          : "application/json; odata=verbose", 
                "content-type"    : "application/json; odata=verbose",
                "X-RequestDigest" : $("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val()
               }
}); 

jQuery.when(pCreate).always(function (data){
   console.log(data);
});
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  • You need to pass the Slug in headers. Try using solution given here and here Commented Oct 6, 2022 at 4:10

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Use this SharePoint REST API code to create a folder with document set content type:

function createFolder(libraryName, folderName, folderContentTypeId) {
    //site URL
    var webUrl = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl;
    // path of the SharePoint library
    let libraryUrl = webUrl + "/" + libraryName;

    var folderPayload = {
        'Title': folderName,
        'Path': libraryUrl
    };

    //Create Folder resource
    $.ajax({
        url: webUrl + "/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/" + libraryName,
        type: "POST",
        contentType: "application/json;odata=verbose",
        data: JSON.stringify(folderPayload),
        headers: {
            "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
            "Slug": libraryUrl + "/" + folderName + "|" + folderContentTypeId
        },
        success: function (data) {
            console.log(data);
        },
        error: function (error) {
            console.log(error);
        }
    });
}

Usage:

createFolder("LibraryName", "FolderName", "0x0120D520007ACA148760DDC646BBA59538FC81DBF9");

References:

  1. Create SharePoint Document Set (and set metadata) using REST
  2. Is it possible to create a Document Set using REST API
  3. Creating a Document Set with the SharePoint 2013 REST API
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  • I have seen the code above a lot times, why do I still have to use the _vti_bin? that's old and probably outdated. Commented Oct 6, 2022 at 20:29
  • Did you try it? Is it working for you? Commented Oct 7, 2022 at 12:02
  • If you don't want to use above API, you can try creating a folder and then update it's content type as given at: sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/251690/… Commented Oct 7, 2022 at 12:02
  • I am doing just that, but the problem is that the folder icon does not change. It still looks like a folder, rather than a document set. I tried to use ProgId:"SharePoint...." but did not wokr Commented Oct 7, 2022 at 13:53
  • "ProgID": "Sharepoint.DocumentSet" Commented Oct 7, 2022 at 13:54

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