# Medialoopster Create Project Action

The Medialoopster Create Project Action allows you to automatically create a project/collection in medialoopster. For this purpose, the medialoopster API is used to create the corresponding project. During this process, the project/collection ID assigned by medialoopster is written to Helmut4's database and stored as a custom project metadata.

This ID can be retrieved by using the wildcard: {[project.custom](/helmut4-releases/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/project-related-wildcards-27/project-custom.md).medialoopster}.

Additionally, you can define a folder structure for the catalog, which is created automatically.

If the node is used to duplicate a project/collection, you have the option to add the source project name to the “Copy of” field. This instructs medialoopster to create a linked instance of each asset from the source project within the duplicated project. Creating a duplicate requires to use this node within a Duplicate trigger with the wildcard: {[project.source.custom](/helmut4-releases/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/project-related-wildcards-27/project-source-custom.md).medialoopster}

You can also choose whether to share the linked assets with the copied project/collection by toggling the appropriate switch.

You can also set a deletion or retention date for the project/collection using the wildcard: [{date.increment.days.?}](/helmut4-releases/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/date-and-time-21/date-increment-days.md).

<figure><img src="/files/iPAGUPY5XYPD1GZNrpcA" alt="" width="316"><figcaption><p>Medialoopster Create Project Action</p></figcaption></figure>


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