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title: Create Directory activity
description: The Create Directory activity creates a new directory on an SFTP server.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Create Directory activity

The Create Directory activity creates a new directory on an SFTP server.

## Input variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|sourceHost|Name or IP address of the server containing the files you want to move.|
|sourcePort|Port number to use to communicate with the source server. The default port number is **22**.|
|sourceDirectory|Path to the target directory to create.|
|sourceCredentialTag|Specific [Credential aliases for Orchestration activities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/c_AssignCredsOrchActivities.md) this activity must use to run SSH commands on the host.|

## Output variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|errorMessage|The **executionResult.errorMessages** from the [Activity designer parsing sources](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_CreateAParsingRule.md). If this variable is not null, the operation has failed.|
|result|Text message advising that the command was executed successfully.|

## Conditions

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|Success|The activity succeeded in creating the directory.|
|Failure|The activity failed to create the directory.|

**Parent Topic:**[SFTP File Transfer activity pack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchestrationSFTPActivityPack.md)