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Hi there,

I'm trying to understand whether it's possible to use the Box API with a free account. I’ve successfully created an application, but it seems like it remains unapproved indefinitely.

From what I can tell, without this approval, the API doesn't function properly. Could someone clarify whether free accounts can gain approval for apps or if API access is restricted to paid plans?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards,

 

 

Hi ​@community-manager,

Can you help on this?

Thanks!

Hi,

Anyone can help on this?

Thanks.

Hi ​@Antonio Pascual, 

 

For free account, that is not going to be able to work with CCG or JWT applications. OAuth 2.0 will work fine.


For your reference, there are 3 types of authentication apps in Box:

  • OAuth 2.0 - Available in all box tiers, requires a user to login to box and authorize the app
  • CCG - Client Credential Grants - Not available in free accounts - Requires administrator to approve the application. Creates a service account for application.
  • JWT - JSON Web Tokens - Same as CCG.


Please check out our Developer guides to learn more.

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