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<h2>Summary</h2>

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  <p><p>The Folder model represents a Nylas Folder object. For more
information about Folder on the Nylas Platform, read the <a href="https://nylas.com/docs/api#folders">Folder API
Documentation</a></p>
<p>NOTE: This is different from a <code>Label</code>. A <code>Folder</code> is used for generic
IMAP and Exchange, while <code>Label</code>s are used for Gmail. The <code>Account</code> has
the filed <code>organizationUnit</code> which specifies if the current account uses
either &quot;folder&quot; or &quot;label&quot;.</p>
<p>While the two appear fairly similar, they have different behavioral
semantics and are treated separately.</p>
<p>Nylas also exposes a set of standard types or categories of folders/
labels: an extended version of [rfc-6154]
(<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6154">http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6154</a>), returned as the name of the folder/
label:</p>
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<li>inbox</li>
<li>all</li>
<li>trash</li>
<li>archive</li>
<li>drafts</li>
<li>sent</li>
<li>spam</li>
<li>important</li>
</ul>
<p>NOTE: &quot;starred&quot; and &quot;unread&quot; are no longer folder nor labels. They are now
boolean values on messages and threads.</p>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
<p><code>name</code>: <a href='attributestring.html'>AttributeString</a> The internal name of the folder. Queryable.</p>
<p><code>displayName</code>: <a href='attributestring.html'>AttributeString</a> The display-friendly name of the folder. Queryable.</p>
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