Skip to main content

What does a user in Enterprise A need to do to use a metadata template from Enterprise B?


I’d like to apply a metadata template from another enterprise (let’s call it Enterprise 😎 to files from my enterprise (Enterprise A). When I attempt to do so via the Box API, I receive 403 Forbidden.


I’ve tried a number of variations, to get an idea of what responses I can expect:



  • If Enterprise B doesn’t exist - 400 Bad Request, Invalid metadata scope.

  • If Enterprise B does exist but the metadata template does not - 404 Not Found, Specified Metadata Template not found.

  • If Enterprise B does exist and the metadata template does exist - 403 Forbidden.


I suspect that the user making the call needs permissions that they don’t have, but it’s not clear to me what permissions that user needs - there don’t appear to be any permissions specific to metadata.


What must I do to allow a user from Enterprise A to apply a metadata template from Enterprise B to files in Enterprise A?

2 replies

rbarbosa Box
  • Developer Advocate
  • 553 replies
  • February 8, 2024

Hi @Drew , welcome to the forum.


I don’t think it is possible to use a metadata template from another enterprise. There are global metadata templates that Box uses across the products like Shield for example. But I don’t see a way for 2 different enterprises to share them, short of duplicating them, of course.


Anyway, let me ask internally, I may be missing something.


Best regards


Thanks for sharing!  


Cookie policy

We use cookies to enhance and personalize your experience. If you accept you agree to our full cookie policy. Learn more about our cookies.

 
Cookie settings