# Create List In Folder POST https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders/{folderId}/lists Creates a list inside a folder so tasks can be organized under that folder. ## Authentication Send `Authorization: Bearer ` using: - **Sub-Account token: OAuth access token or Private Integration Token.** Scopes: `projects/workspace.write` ## Parameters ### Header Parameters | Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | `Version` | string | Yes | API Version | ### Path Parameters | Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | `folderId` | string | Yes | Folder id | ### Query Parameters | Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | `locationId` | string | No | Location id. **Required for `channel: APP`.** Ignored for OAuth/PIT — those use the location on the auth token. Do not send in path, body, or headers. | ## OpenAPI Specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.0", "info": { "title": "HighLevel API", "version": "v3" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://services.leadconnectorhq.com" } ], "paths": { "/projects/folders/{folderId}/lists": { "post": { "summary": "Create List In Folder", "operationId": "createListInFolder", "description": "Creates a list inside a folder so tasks can be organized under that folder.", "parameters": [ { "name": "Version", "in": "header", "description": "API Version", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "v3" ] } }, { "name": "folderId", "required": true, "in": "path", "schema": { "type": "string", "example": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5508", "description": "Folder id" }, "description": "Folder id" }, { "name": "locationId", "required": false, "in": "query", "description": "Location id. **Required for `channel: APP`.** Ignored for OAuth/PIT — those use the location on the auth token. Do not send in path, body, or headers.", "schema": { "example": "ve9EPM428h8b87FE9C12Kg", "type": "string", "description": "Location id. Required for APP channel (`?locationId=`). Ignored for OAuth/PIT (token location is used). Do not send in path, body, or headers." } } ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsCreateWrapperBody" } } } }, "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsWrapperResponseDto" }, "example": { "id": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5508", "type": "folder", "name": "Client work", "locationId": "ve9EPM428h8b87FE9C12Kg", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "position": "a0", "createdAt": "2026-09-20T10:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z", "parentId": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5506" } } } }, "201": { "description": "Created", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsWrapperResponseDto" }, "example": { "id": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5508", "type": "folder", "name": "Client work", "locationId": "ve9EPM428h8b87FE9C12Kg", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "position": "a0", "createdAt": "2026-09-20T10:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z", "parentId": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5506" } } } }, "400": { "description": "Bad Request", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } }, "401": { "description": "Unauthorized", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } }, "403": { "description": "Forbidden — missing scope or no access to this space, folder, list, or task", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } }, "404": { "description": "Not Found — space, folder, list, task, comment, or recurring task missing", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } }, "422": { "description": "Unprocessable Entity", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } }, "429": { "description": "Rate limit exceeded", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } } }, "security": [ { "bearer": [ "projects/workspace.write" ] } ] } } }, "components": { "securitySchemes": { "bearer": { "scheme": "bearer", "bearerFormat": "JWT", "name": "Authorization", "in": "header", "description": "Use the Access Token generated with user type as Sub-Account (OR) Private Integration Token of Sub-Account.", "type": "http" }, "Location-Access": { "scheme": "bearer", "bearerFormat": "JWT", "name": "Authorization", "in": "header", "description": "Use the Access Token generated with user type as Sub-Account (OR) Private Integration Token of Sub-Account.", "type": "http" }, "Location-Access-Only": { "scheme": "bearer", "bearerFormat": "JWT", "name": "Authorization", "in": "header", "description": "Use the Access Token generated with user type as Sub-Account.", "type": "http" }, "Agency-Access": { "scheme": "bearer", "bearerFormat": "JWT", "name": "Authorization", "in": "header", "description": "Use the Access Token generated with user type as Agency (OR) Private Integration Token of Agency.", "type": "http" }, "Agency-Access-Only": { "scheme": "bearer", "bearerFormat": "JWT", "name": "Authorization", "in": "header", "description": "Use the Access Token generated with user type as Agency.", "type": "http" } }, "schemas": { "ProjectsCreateWrapperBody": { "type": "object", "properties": { "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Display name of the space, folder, or list", "example": "Marketing" }, "color": { "type": "string", "description": "Hierarchy palette swatch (one of 16 values). Status `color` on status groups is unrestricted hex — not this enum. Allowed: `#3B82F6`, `#6366F1`, `#8B5CF6`, `#A855F7`, `#EC4899`, `#EF4444`, `#F97316`, `#F59E0B`, `#EAB308`, `#84CC16`, `#22C55E`, `#10B981`, `#14B8A6`, `#06B6D4`, `#0EA5E9`, `#6B7280`.", "example": "#3B82F6", "enum": [ "#3B82F6", "#6366F1", "#8B5CF6", "#A855F7", "#EC4899", "#EF4444", "#F97316", "#F59E0B", "#EAB308", "#84CC16", "#22C55E", "#10B981", "#14B8A6", "#06B6D4", "#0EA5E9", "#6B7280" ] }, "isPrivate": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether the resource is private. `true` requires non-empty `userIds` (add-only grants). `false` makes it public for the location; existing direct grants remain but no longer gate access while public.", "example": false }, "userIds": { "description": "User IDs to grant when `isPrivate` is true (add-only). Omitting a user does not revoke — use `DELETE /projects/{spaces|folders|lists}/{id}/users/{userId}`.", "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "example": [ "user_1" ] } }, "required": [ "name" ], "description": "Create body for a space, folder, or list. `name` is required. When `isPrivate` is true, send a non-empty `userIds` array (add-only grants). `icon` and `description` are not accepted on the public API.", "title": "ProjectsCreateWrapperBody" }, "ProjectsWrapperResponseDto": { "type": "object", "description": "Space, folder, or list (`id` only — no `_id`)", "required": [ "id", "type", "name" ], "properties": { "id": { "type": "string", "description": "Resource id", "example": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5506" }, "type": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "space", "folder", "list" ], "description": "Resource type. Allowed: `space`, `folder`, `list`.", "example": "list" }, "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Display name", "example": "Marketing" }, "locationId": { "type": "string", "description": "Location id", "example": "ve9EPM428h8b87FE9C12Kg" }, "parentId": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "Parent id. A folder’s parent is a space. A list’s parent is a space when the list was created directly under that space, otherwise a folder. Spaces omit this. Statuses: call Get List Statuses — do not walk parents.", "example": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5505" }, "effectiveStatusSourceId": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "Id of the space whose status set applies. Null when the default set applies. Prefer Get List Statuses.", "example": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5506" }, "color": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "enum": [ "#3B82F6", "#6366F1", "#8B5CF6", "#A855F7", "#EC4899", "#EF4444", "#F97316", "#F59E0B", "#EAB308", "#84CC16", "#22C55E", "#10B981", "#14B8A6", "#06B6D4", "#0EA5E9", "#6B7280" ], "description": "Hierarchy palette swatch (same 16 values accepted on create/update). Status `color` on status groups is unrestricted hex — not this enum. Allowed: `#3B82F6`, `#6366F1`, `#8B5CF6`, `#A855F7`, `#EC4899`, `#EF4444`, `#F97316`, `#F59E0B`, `#EAB308`, `#84CC16`, `#22C55E`, `#10B981`, `#14B8A6`, `#06B6D4`, `#0EA5E9`, `#6B7280`.", "example": "#3B82F6" }, "isPrivate": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether the resource is private. When true, access is gated by direct grants (and ancestors). When false, the resource is public for the location; existing direct grants remain but do not gate access while public.", "example": false }, "position": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "Opaque sibling sort key (lexorank). Compare as strings; do not parse as a number. Server-assigned — there is no public reorder endpoint.", "example": "a0" }, "createdAt": { "type": "string", "description": "When the space, folder, or list was created (ISO-8601)", "example": "2026-09-20T10:00:00.000Z" }, "updatedAt": { "type": "string", "description": "When the space, folder, or list was last updated (ISO-8601)", "example": "2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z" } }, "example": { "id": "6a102435124ecfb348bd5506", "type": "space", "name": "Marketing", "locationId": "ve9EPM428h8b87FE9C12Kg", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "position": "a0", "createdAt": "2026-09-20T10:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z" }, "title": "ProjectsWrapperResponseDto" }, "ProjectsErrorResponseDto": { "type": "object", "description": "Error payload for non-2xx responses. Same shape on every Projects operation.\n\n`message` is a string, or a string array for validation failures.\n\n`error` is usually the HTTP reason phrase (`Bad Request`, `Unprocessable Entity`, …). Known domain values include `graph_scope_invalid` (Search list-scope failures).\n\nWhen `error` is `graph_scope_invalid`, `reason` discriminates the failure: `too_many_ids` | `non_list_type` | `duplicate_graph_scope`.", "required": [ "statusCode", "message" ], "properties": { "statusCode": { "type": "number", "description": "HTTP status code", "example": 422 }, "message": { "description": "Human-readable message, or a list of validation messages", "oneOf": [ { "type": "string", "example": "Task is already in the destination list" }, { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "example": [ "dueDate must be a string" ] } ], "example": null }, "error": { "type": "string", "description": "HTTP reason phrase or domain code when present. Domain codes seen today: `graph_scope_invalid`. Otherwise Nest’s reason phrase.", "example": "graph_scope_invalid" }, "reason": { "type": "string", "description": "Present when `error` is `graph_scope_invalid`. Discriminates Search list-scope failures. Allowed: `too_many_ids`, `non_list_type`, `duplicate_graph_scope`.", "enum": [ "too_many_ids", "non_list_type", "duplicate_graph_scope" ], "example": "too_many_ids" } }, "example": { "statusCode": 422, "message": "graph.id scope may not exceed 10 list IDs", "error": "graph_scope_invalid", "reason": "too_many_ids" }, "title": "ProjectsErrorResponseDto" } } } } ``` ## Code Examples **cURL** ```bash curl -L -X POST 'https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' \ -H 'Version: v3' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data-raw '{ "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] }' ``` **Node.js** ```javascript const options = { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ', Version: 'v3', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] }) }; try { const response = await fetch('https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists', options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` **Python** ```python import requests url = "https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders/{folderId}/lists" headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Version": "v3" } payload = { "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] } response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` **PHP** ```php 'https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists', CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST', CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [ 'Authorization: Bearer ', 'Version: v3', 'Content-Type: application/json', ], CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{ "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] }', ]); $response = curl_exec($curl); curl_close($curl); echo $response; ``` **Java** ```java HttpResponse response = Unirest .post("https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Version", "v3") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\"name\":\"Marketing\",\"color\":\"#3B82F6\",\"isPrivate\":false,\"userIds\":[\"user_1\"]}") .asString(); ``` **Go** ```go package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" "io" "strings" ) func main() { url := "https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists" payload := strings.NewReader(`{ "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] }`) req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer ") req.Header.Add("Version", "v3") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` **Ruby** ```ruby require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Authorization"] = "Bearer " request["Version"] = "v3" request["Content-Type"] = "application/json" request.body = '{ "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] }' response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` **PowerShell** ```powershell $headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer " "Version" = "v3" } $body = '{ "name": "Marketing", "color": "#3B82F6", "isPrivate": false, "userIds": [ "user_1" ] }' $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/projects/folders//lists' -Method 'POST' -Headers $headers -Body $body -ContentType 'application/json' $response | ConvertTo-Json ```