## Create Directory

`DirectoryCreateResponse beta().directories().create(DirectoryCreateParamsparams, RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())`

**post** `/api/v1/beta/directories`

Create a new directory within the specified project.

### Parameters

- `DirectoryCreateParams params`

  - `Optional<String> organizationId`

  - `Optional<String> projectId`

  - `String name`

    Human-readable name for the directory.

  - `Optional<String> description`

    Optional description shown to users.

  - `Optional<LocalDateTime> expiresAt`

    When this directory expires. Required for ephemeral directories.

  - `Optional<SystemMetadata> systemMetadata`

    Reserved system-managed metadata.

  - `Optional<Type> type`

    Directory type. Use 'ephemeral' for batch processing with automatic cleanup.

    - `USER("user")`

    - `EPHEMERAL("ephemeral")`

### Returns

- `class DirectoryCreateResponse:`

  API response schema for a directory.

  - `String id`

    Unique identifier for the directory.

  - `String name`

    Human-readable name for the directory.

  - `String projectId`

    Project the directory belongs to.

  - `Optional<LocalDateTime> createdAt`

    Creation datetime

  - `Optional<LocalDateTime> deletedAt`

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

  - `Optional<String> description`

    Optional description shown to users.

  - `Optional<LocalDateTime> expiresAt`

    When this directory expires and is eligible for cleanup.

  - `Optional<SystemMetadata> systemMetadata`

    Reserved system-managed metadata.

  - `Optional<Type> type`

    Directory type: 'user', 'index', 'ephemeral', or 'system_ephemeral'.

    - `USER("user")`

    - `INDEX("index")`

    - `EPHEMERAL("ephemeral")`

    - `SYSTEM_EPHEMERAL("system_ephemeral")`

  - `Optional<LocalDateTime> updatedAt`

    Update datetime

### Example

```java
package com.llamacloud_prod.api.example;

import com.llamacloud_prod.api.client.LlamaCloudClient;
import com.llamacloud_prod.api.client.okhttp.LlamaCloudOkHttpClient;
import com.llamacloud_prod.api.models.beta.directories.DirectoryCreateParams;
import com.llamacloud_prod.api.models.beta.directories.DirectoryCreateResponse;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        LlamaCloudClient client = LlamaCloudOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        DirectoryCreateParams params = DirectoryCreateParams.builder()
            .name("x")
            .build();
        DirectoryCreateResponse directory = client.beta().directories().create(params);
    }
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "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"
}
```