Box for Developers

Box UI Element, the Content Explorer, is now extended with the metadata view! By following this article, you’ll learn how to add the component to your custom React-based project. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/metadata-view-in-box-content-explorer-4978e47e97e9?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

Hi @rbarbosa we have created app with CCG and were trying to get access token with client credentials (client id,secret ,box service id ,box sevice type)in POSTMAN. WE got following error : "error":“unauthorized_client”,“error_description”:“The grant type is unauthorized for this client_id”} " And also “Authrozition” tab is also not active (no clickable).it is my doubt that we logging to site with diff user then Admin user.If that is the case , how can we know the admin user name

We’ve integrated Box with Apache NiFi, there is a processor which puts files to Box folders. In case the folder does not exist, it is created by NiFi. Usually there are several nodes in NiFi cluster so two or more NiFi instances try to create the same folder in Box parallel. Normally Box returns 409 (conflict) in case the folder is being created while another request arrives for the creation of the same folder, the NiFi processor handles this case. Although we experienced intermittent failures during our system tests when subfolders are created in Box (e.g. folder1/folder2/folder3) . Sometimes the folder is created twice with the same name, e.g. we have two “folder1” which is considered illegal since folder names are unique in Box. It seems Box does not throw an error in some cases and creates a folder with an existing name. Is it a known issue maybe? We use box-java-sdk, 4.4.0.

With Groups, you have the ability to add multiple users to folders and assign access permissions quickly and easily. When implemented effectively, groups streamline deployment and make long-term user management much simpler. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-python-next-gen-sdk-groups-8099f2fc3274?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

Hi Team, I am facing issue while uploading file to folder, I am having collaborator access for uploading file to a folder. My colleague has added me as collaborator (Admin) in app. When using Developer Token of that app I am able to upload file on folder, but when generating Access Token and using it to upload it gives me below error: Error when uploading using Generated Access Token: { “type”: “error”, “status”: 404, “code”: “not_found”, “context_info”: { “errors”: [ { “reason”: “invalid_parameter”, “name”: “parent”, “message”: “Invalid value ‘d_244280116703’. ‘parent’ with value ‘d_244280116703’ not found” } ] }, “help_url”: “http://developers.box.com/docs/#errors”, “message”: “Not Found”, “request_id”: “6sq71ghlvfufpj1r” } I am generating token using client credentials and authentication for my app is OAuth 2.0 Can someone tell me what is issue or what i am missing in this implementation? Thanks

We have a new city to announce for our Box Platform Developer Day series.☀️🌴 Miami 🌴☀️ This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-platform-developer-day-miami-01ccb4dc911f?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

Hi Team, I am using Box Toolkit for Salesforce; I have authenticated one service account. But I don’t want add user account in user settings as we are having users in large number. So, we can’t add users every time. Is there any other way of using Box Toolkit to upload files on box folder without providing user account? Thanks Jahanvi

I’m trying to download the files of the publicly shared KUL fall simulation dataset (Box), as I access the server I want to run my AI training on via ssh and of course don’t have a browser there. Also I’d like to avoid copying 20GB of videos via ssh or something. My app successfully authenticates and obtains the folder ID from the shared link using client.get_shared_item(shared_link), it returns “44028703597” as the folder ID. Then I call folder_items = client.folder(folder_id).get_items(), no problems here. Now when I try to iterate over that, I get an error message that the folder with the ID “d_44028703597” can’t be found, which is weird because in the same message I can see that the SDK calls GET https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/44028703597/items?offset=0, without the d_ prefix. Any idea what I’m doing wrong? My app has read permission, I can’t see anything else it might need to read public files.

Hi, I’m new using Box.com’s Java SDK. The application I’m working is trying to use Java to connect to Box.com in order to download a file. The application is a Spring Boot project, version 2.5.9, compiled using Java 8. The code below “fails” in method: BoxDeveloperEditionAPIConnection.getAppEnterpriseConnection(boxConfig, tokenCache). The method does not throw an error and never comes back from the call. The thread this process is in Stops. try { Reader reader = new FileReader("D:/Box/xxxxxxx_config.json"); BoxConfig boxConfig = BoxConfig.readFrom(reader); IAccessTokenCache tokenCache = new InMemoryLRUAccessTokenCache(100); BoxDeveloperEditionAPIConnection api = BoxDeveloperEditionAPIConnection.getAppEnterpriseConnection(boxConfig, tokenCache); BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "1081XXXXXXXXX"); BoxFile.Info info = file.getInfo(); FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(info.getName()); file.download(stream); tr

Hi, I am running this API call. ‘https://api.box.com/2.0/workflows?folder_id=FOLDER_ID’. When I run it, I am getting a 404 error. Here’s what I’ve done so far. I know it’s not an authentication issue because I can run ‘https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/FOLDER_ID/items’ just fine. I know it’s not an issue of there not being a workflow in the folder. I was able to successfully make this call yesterday. And I can SEE the workflows on the front end. I had our company box admin run this API call with his root account and got the same 404 error. What am I missing? Again, it’s super odd to me because I ran this just fine yesterday morning.

Hi I’m building a PHP app and I implemented the OAuth flow described in the documentation developer.box.com OAuth 2.0 without SDKs - Box Developer Documentation Explore the Box APIs and SDKs to use for app development, API documentation, developer support resources, and access the Box Developer Console however, after I successfully receive my refresh token, it only works for one request, the following request always fails Any reason why it won’t allow me to use the refresh token again in offline mode? Thanks

I want to to know if there is a webhook that can notify similar information that following: status.box.com Box Status Welcome to Box's home for real-time and historical data on system performance. because this status usually has too much delay. What do you think about, as a workaround, just use some general webhook, and finally if I didn’t receive a response it sounds like the service is unavailable?.

Box file requests provide a nice interface to collect files from anyone, and place them in a Box folder of your choice. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-python-next-gen-sdk-file-requests-fb4aaf17f1ef?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

error: package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel does not exist import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.*; i meet above error when i coding , i has add the poi dependencies in build.gradle as below implementation “org.apache.poi:poi:3.17” i am using IntelliJ IDEA , anyone can help to this ? thanks!

Hello, I’m using the cloudsync by synology for mirroring files. On 29/11/2023, I have noticed that one or two out of ten files are synced after 4 hours since the files was uploaded to the Box(Others was synced immediately). That problem persists for half a day. After some investigation, I have got to know that cloudsync uses the box event api and the event was delayed. I got the event data below by calling the api using curl command. The event data shows that recorded_at is about 4 hours later than created_at. { "type": "event", "event_id": "6a6e8892b56aa016e60dac75973e3c16ac06148f", "created_at": "2023-11-29T23:42:29-08:00", "recorded_at": "2023-11-30T03:43:23-08:00", "event_type": "ITEM_UPLOAD", "session_id": "v5wegwhkd6bo63sk", ... Now, I have the following questions below. How often does similar event delay occurs? How long is max expected event delay? Regards,

Mastering the art of asking questions on developer forums can make all the difference in getting the answers quickly. Providing all necessary information will reduce the time of getting a satisfactory solutions from days to hours. Let’s look into some best practices for asking great questions related to software issues. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/how-to-write-great-developer-forum-questions-and-get-lightning-fast-answers-5d882b0cb5f0?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

Hi all, I was wondering whether the Events API call has the same rate limits as described here. Due to its potential huge-size in enterprise environments, i wondered if it really falls under the 100K per month for an enterprise for example. If an enterprise with a lot of users has a SIEM tool and a few more integrated tools, this can be reached easily. Also - how the rate limiting of a client-credentials authenticated app is measured? is the app considered as a “user”? Another question i had, is whether i can filter out events based on their type (for example filter out login events etc). Thanks a lot.

Hi Team, I am working on an app integration to poll and parse Enterprise Event Stream API. I found the documentation for the list of events at the following link: https://developer.box.com/guides/events/enterprise-events/for-enterprise/#event-types 👍 Just wondering if there is documentation that explains the JSON response document for each event as it seems to vary a little based on event - example: CONTENT_ACCESS/LOCK/UNLOCK/EDIT has additional_details field. Thanks Andy

Hello all, I am using the download file API with a downscoped token to allow the user to download files directly from their browser as part of an application where box is hidden from the user (https://developer.box.com/guides/downloads/in-browser/). This works fine, except that the response includes a Content-Disposition header with the value set to “attachment;filename=…”. Ideally, I would want a response with Content-Disposition set to “inline;filename=…” so that the default behavior for browsers would be to preview the file rather than downloading it. So my questions: Is there a way to force box to return an inline disposition? If not, is there another endpoint/workaround I can use to achieve this (without recreating a preview system myself)?

The Box API supports a variety of users, ranging from real employees logging in with their managed user account, to applications using service accounts to drive powerful automation workflows. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-python-next-gen-sdk-users-8735f41516bf?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

{‘error’: ‘invalid_grant’, ‘error_description’: ‘Grant credentials are invalid’} getting error while using ccgAuth() with cient id, client secret and user. please help…

I am trying to post comments on files in box using rest api callouts.It is asking for auth token.I have already authorized the app in box.I am not sure how it will work.if anybody has a working example in postman etc.

Hello everyone. I created a custom app in september 2019 and I have been using it since them to automate some of my monthly tasks. It is able to upload and retrieve files data as I need, but not to list neither delete due a low regularity of usage of these functions, mainly because I’ve used to manage and delete old files using web Content Manager. Unfortunately I am not able to do it anymore. If I understood it well, now the feature is restrict to plans upper to Business Plus. I got the point to restrict users management, but wouldn’t it be bad for Custom Apps that haven’t a full self-management (CRUD) files feature? We must consider that some apps does not even have an UI, some finished and delivered apps to final users could not implement a full management, and even there is a needing to write more code and spend time to fix a issue that can’t be solved due a policy plan change Thanks.