Box Component

Manage files stored in Box

Component key: box

Description

Box is a file sharing platform that allows teams to collaborate and share files with one another. The Box component allows you to create, list, fetch, move, or delete files and folders in a customer's Box account.

A common integration pattern involves listing files in a file store, and performing a series of actions on the array of files that are returned. See our looping over files quickstart for information about how to create a loop over an array of files.

Authorization Methods

Box requires one of the following authorization methods:

Auth Type	Key	Description	Fields
API Key	api_key	API authorization based on an API key	API Key |  api_key
OAuth 2.0 - Authorization Code	oauth2	OAuth 2.0 authorization using the authorization code grant type	Client ID |  client_id Client Secret |  client_secret Scopes |  scopes Authorization URL |  auth_uri Access Token URL |  token_uri

Box can use OAuth 2.0 for API authentication, or you can supply an API key. Information about generating Box OAuth2 Tokens can be found on their developer documentation site.

Actions

Copy Object

Copy a Folder or File from one path to another | key: copyObject

Input	Key	Notes	Example
From Path string / Required	fromPath	This represents the source files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/source/file.txt
To Path string / Required	toPath	This represents the destination files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/destination/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": [    {      "id": "exampleId",      "type": "folder",      "name": "example"    }  ]}

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Create Folder

Create a Folder at the specified path | key: createFolder

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "id": "exampleId",    "status": "active",    "name": "Example",    "created_at": "2020-01-01T12:00:00Z",    "description": "Example description.",    "folder": "exampleFolder"  }}

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Delete Object

Delete a Folder or File at the specified path | key: deleteObject

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

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Download File

Download the file at the specified path | key: downloadFile

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": {    "type": "Buffer",    "data": [      101,      120,      97,      109,      112,      108,      101    ]  },  "contentType": "application/octet"}

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Get File Download URL

Get a URL to download the file at the specified path | key: getFileDownloadUrl

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": "example.com/files/file.txt"}

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List Folder

List Folder contents at the specified path | key: listFolder

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": [    {      "id": "exampleId",      "type": "folder",      "name": "example"    }  ]}

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Move Object

Move a Folder or File from one path to another | key: moveObject

Input	Key	Notes	Example
From Path string / Required	fromPath	This represents the source files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/source/file.txt
To Path string / Required	toPath	This represents the destination files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/destination/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": [    {      "id": "exampleId",      "type": "folder",      "name": "example"    }  ]}

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Path Details

Get detailed information about folders/files in the specified path | key: pathDetails

Input	Key	Notes	Example
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": [    {      "id": "exampleId",      "type": "file",      "name": "example"    }  ]}

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Upload File

Upload a file to the specified path | key: uploadFile

Input	Key	Notes	Example
File Contents data / Required	fileContents	The contents to write to a file. This can be a string of text, it can be binary data (like an image or PDF) that was generated in a previous step.	My File Contents
Path string / Required	path	This represents the files's path. Include a leading /	/path/to/file.txt

Output Example Payload

{  "data": [    {      "id": "exampleId",      "type": "folder",      "name": "example"    }  ]}

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