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Assigning metadata using CSV files

  • February 25, 2025
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Is it possible to import information to documents in BOX via a metadata template using a CSV file? Or is it possible to add metadata to documents in BOX using a CSV file as custom metadata? And how to do that?
 

What I want to do is to use a CSV file to add individual metadata to a large number of documents at once.

I will need to use metadata templates from the UI and manually enter values for each attribute. Instead of doing that, I want to use a CSV file to apply them all at once and save time.


Currently, a test metadata template has been created. I understand that it is possible to export metadata information.

Extract metadata - Box Developer Documentation

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pchristensen Box
  • Senior Staff Platform Solutions Engineer
  • March 10, 2025

Hi Toku

You should be able to do this using Box CLI bulk commands. These can take a csv with file IDs and metadata values and apply at scale. 

Rgds
Peter Christensen, Platform Solutions Engineer, Box