Is it possible to create a Document Set using REST API

Question

I know this can be done using the JSOM, but is it possible via the REST API to create a document set?

Answer 1

How to create a Document Set using SharePoint REST Interface

The following example demonstrates how to create a Document Set in SharePoint 2013:

function getListUrl(webUrl,listName,success, error) 
{
    var headers = {};
    $.ajax({       
       url: webUrl + "/_api/lists/getbytitle('" + listName + "')/rootFolder?$select=ServerRelativeUrl",   
       type: "GET",   
       contentType: "application/json;odata=verbose",
       headers: { 
          "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose"
       },   
       success: function(data){
           success(data.d.ServerRelativeUrl);
       },
       error: error
    });
}

function createFolder(webUrl,listName,folderName,folderContentTypeId, success, error) 
{  
    getListUrl(webUrl,listName,
      function(listUrl) {
          var folderPayload = {
             'Title' : folderName,
             'Path' : listUrl
          };

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


function createDocumentSet(webUrl,listName,folderName, success, error)
{
   createFolder(webUrl,listName,folderName,'0x0120D520', success, error);
}

Comments:

• getListUrl function is used for retrieving List/Library Url

• With some modifications applied (in fact it concerns getListUrl function only) it could be used in SharePoint 2010

Example

Create Document Set named Orders in Documents library:

createDocumentSet(_spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl,'Documents','Orders',
  function(folder){
    console.log('Document Set ' + folder.Name + ' has been created succesfully'); 
  },
  function(error){
    console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
  }
);