Systems and methods for providing access to a data file stored at a data storage system

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the memory, to:
• receive, at an application server of a first provider and from a user device, a first request to create a folder to organize data files that are to be stored at a third-party storage server of a second provider, wherein the folder is different than the data files, wherein the folder is comprised by a plurality of folders organized in a hierarchical structure, wherein the first request identifies a position of the folder among the plurality of folders in the hierarchical structure, wherein the third-party storage server is hosted by the second provider that is different than and independent of the first provider hosting the application server;
• responsive to receiving the first request to create the folder, send, by the application server and to the third-party storage server via an application programming interface (API) call over a network, a second request for metadata associated with a first instance of the folder created at the third-party storage server;
• responsive to the second request, receive, from the third-party storage server, an indication that the first instance of the folder has been created at the third-party storage server;
• and
• responsive to receiving the indication that the first instance of the folder has been created at the third-party storage server, generate, by the application server, a second instance of the folder.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, responsive to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at an application server of a first provider and from a user device, a first request to create a folder to organize data files that are to be stored at a third-party storage server of a second provider, wherein the folder is different than the data files, wherein the folder is comprised by a plurality of folders organized in a hierarchical structure, wherein the first request identifies a position of the folder among the plurality of folders in the hierarchical structure, wherein the third-party storage server is hosted by the second provider that is different than and independent of the first provider hosting the application server;
• responsive to receiving the first request to create the folder, sending, by the application server and to the third-party storage server via an application programming interface (API) call over a network, a second request for metadata associated with a first instance of the folder created at the third-party storage server;
• responsive to the second request, receiving, from the third-party storage server, an indication that the first instance of the folder has been created at the third-party storage server;
• and
• responsive to receiving the indication that the first instance of the folder has been created at the third-party storage server, generating, by the application server, a second instance of the folder.