Update a DataExtension folder verified

Learn how to update a Folder in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with SSJS (server-side JavaScript). Code snippets include WSProxy and Core methods.

Core

var folderID = "123456";

var folder = Folder.Init(folderID);
        
var result = folder.Update({ 
    "ID": folderID,
    "Description": "API Updated Folder"
});

<script runat="server">

    Platform.Load("core", "1");

	try {

        var folderID = "123456";

        var folder = Folder.Init(folderID);
                
        var result = folder.Update({ 
            "ID": folderID,
            "Description": "API Updated Folder"
        });

        Write(Stringify(result));
		
	} catch(error) {
        Write(Stringify(error));
    }	

</script>

"OK"

WSProxy

var api = new Script.Util.WSProxy();

var folderID = "123456";

var request = api.retrieve("DataFolder", ["ID", "CustomerKey"], {
    Property: "ID",
    SimpleOperator: "equals",
    Value: folderID
})

var customerKey = request.Results[0].CustomerKey;

var result = api.updateItem("DataFolder", {
    CustomerKey: customerKey,
    Description: "API Updated Folder"
});

<script runat="server">

    Platform.Load("core", "1");

    var api = new Script.Util.WSProxy();

	try {

        var folderID = "123456";

        var request = api.retrieve("DataFolder", ["ID", "CustomerKey"], {
            Property: "ID",
            SimpleOperator: "equals",
            Value: folderID
        })

        var customerKey = request.Results[0].CustomerKey;

        var result = api.updateItem("DataFolder", {
            CustomerKey: customerKey,
            Description: "API Updated Folder"
        });

        Write(Stringify(result));
		
	} catch(error) {
        Write(Stringify(error));
    }	

</script>

{
    "Status": "OK",
    "RequestID": "S0M3-GU1D-K3Y-G03SR1G4T-H3R3",
    "Results": [
        {
            "Object": null,
            "UpdateResults": null,
            "ParentPropertyName": null,
            "StatusCode": "OK",
            "StatusMessage": "Folder updated successfully.",
            "OrdinalID": 0,
            "ErrorCode": 0,
            "RequestID": null,
            "ConversationID": null,
            "OverallStatusCode": null,
            "RequestType": "Synchronous",
            "ResultType": null,
            "ResultDetailXML": null
        }
    ]
}

Reference

Ressources and references related to the current methods.

Official documentation

SOAP object

List of folder types