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boxadmin
boxadminBox Developer Relations
published in Blogs
Restructuring the Box folder tree with Python

Whether you are new to Box or you have been a user for a long time, folder tree structure is an important concept to understand. Recently, we had a developer post on our new community forum (quick plug — create an account if you don’t have one!) about a common question Box hears: how to get around the waterfall permissions requirement. To be blunt, you can’t, but there are still times when you need to do something similar. Let’s look at the situation in more detail. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/restructuring-the-box-folder-tree-with-python-31aeb7e051da?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

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boxadmin
1 year ago
agentgill
agentgillParticipating Frequently
posted in Box for Salesforce API
Salesforce UI Elements from managed package (4.28) - UI components not loading

When trying to add Salesforce UI Elements into Lightning Page or Flow - I am seeing this error when opening page or running the flow Refused to frame 'https://mydomain--mysandbox-box.sandbox.vf.force.com/' because an ancestor violates the following Content Security Policy directives: "frame-ancestor 'self'" Additional Info: https://developer.box.com/guides/tooling/salesforce-toolkit/ui-elements/

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1 year ago
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DCuser122Participating Frequently
asked in SDKs and Tools
Not able to get folder info using access token

Hello! I created app as “OAuth 2.0 with Client Credentials Grant (Server Authentication)” and used below python code to get the access token and get a folder info. Im able to get the access token but when I try to get the folder information i get this error {‘type’: ‘error’, ‘status’: 404, ‘code’: ‘not_found’, ‘context_info’: {‘errors’: [{‘reason’: ‘invalid_parameter’, ‘name’: ‘folder’, ‘message’: “Invalid value ‘d_232374452899’. ‘folder’ with value ‘d_232374452899’ not found”}]}, ‘help_url’: ‘http://developers.box.com/docs/#errors’, ‘message’: ‘Not Found’, ‘request_id’: ‘5el5t3hj87nd3i9z’} can any one please help me resolve this error? here is my python code

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1 year ago
agentgill
agentgillParticipating Frequently
posted in API
What is the most efficient method to stop users deleting folders?

What is the most efficient method to stop users deleting folders? It seems there is no direct permission which can be applied for this. Folder Locking available via API seems to be a possibility.

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Matt.Jelley
1 year ago
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ITCS_nakamuraNew Participant
asked in Box for Salesforce API
(Box for Salesforce) Flow APEX Action

I Installed Box for Salesforce and Use Apex Action「Get Folder ID By Record ID」 by Flow. But I get an Error mail everytime. From: FlowApplication <info@jp.salesforce.com> Date: ***** Subject: フロー「Target Folder Under Account」でエラーが発生しました: An Apex error occurred: box.Toolkit.BoxApiException: エラー要素 boxID_Parent (FlowActionCall)。 An Apex error occurred: box.Toolkit.BoxApiException: I don’t know what a happen. Error mail has no Detail Information.(ex. Missing required input parameter: recordId. ) In ApexDebugLogDetail, I can’t get an error information too. 14:06:45.229 (229451568)|HEAP_ALLOCATE|[EXTERNAL]|Bytes:8 14:06:45.229 (229480913)|VARIABLE_SCOPE_BEGIN|[31]|this|box.GetFolderIdByRecordId_v2.Request|true|false 14:06:45.229 (229546908)|VARIABLE_ASSIGNMENT|[31]|this|{}|0x5562b465 14:06:45.229 (229624678)|HEAP_ALLOCATE|[EXTERNAL]|Bytes:4 14:06:45.229 (229630570)|HEAP_ALLOCATE|[EXTERNAL]|Bytes:8 14:06:45.229 (229741110)|VARIABLE_ASSIGNMENT|[EXTERNAL]|this.recordId|“0015j00001DOKzrAA

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1 year ago
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qaApertureNew Participant
posted in SDKs and Tools
Ubable to create folder using box api

https://api.box.com/2.0/folders , using this api I passed the access token (bearer) unable to create a folder Json body : { "name": "New Folder", "parent": { "id": "0" } } Response: { "type": "error", "status": 404, "code": "not_found", "context_info": { "errors": [ { "reason": "invalid_parameter", "name": "parent", "message": "Invalid value '0'. 'parent' with value '0' not found" } ] }, "help_url": "http://developers.box.com/docs/#errors", "message": "Not Found", "request_id": "lg7h2vhj99q0o3yb" }

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rbarbosa Box
1 year ago
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doremunNew Participant
published in SDKs and Tools
Add Ui Element copy, move File

Hi everybody. I am integrating the box into my website. The integration has been completed. I searched the documentation to add the function to copy or move files to another folder but there was none. Do I have any solution for this problem? Thank you very much! I need copy or move function like app.box.com

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1 year ago
boxadmin
boxadminBox Developer Relations
published in Blogs
Searching content in the Box Platform

In any content management system, especially with unstructured content, search is fundamental to help users find what they are looking for. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/searching-content-in-the-box-platform-0f79c20e35b6?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

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boxadmin
1 year ago
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nitin.test08New Participant
published in SDKs and Tools
Content picker on iOS devices requires 2 clicks to complete the selected file sharing operation

Hi All, We are facing an issue w.r.t. box file picker on iOS devices. We have integrated file picker as per documentation but while sharing the files and after selection of files, we need to press select button twice to complete the operation and dismissing the file picker.

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smartoneinok Box
1 year ago
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user112New Participant
posted in SDKs and Tools
Retrieving Entire Folder Tree in a User's Box Repository

I am working on an application that requires the ability to retrieve the entire folder tree in a user’s Box repository. I am aware that Box’s API typically requires navigating the folder structure step by step. However, I wanted to check if there have been any updates or new features introduced in the Box API that may allow for more efficient retrieval of the folder tree. Is there a specific API endpoint or method that can help me achieve this ? Thank you

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rbarbosa Box
1 year ago
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alanNew Participant
asked in SDKs and Tools
Custom Portal using OAuth with Box configured for Azure SSO?

I am creating a Custom Portal ( Box Application ) using OAuth for authentication (NextAuth). The Box environment is configured with SSO via Azure. I’m seeking clarification if this is possible. I recall skimming through the developer site that this isn’t. I’m not able to find that reference.

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smartoneinok Box
1 year ago
boxadmin
boxadminBox Developer Relations
published in Blogs
Using Comments in the Box Platform

Box is all about content collaboration, and one of the many ways users can collaborate over a file is via the comments. Comments are like a slack channel contextualized on a specific file. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/using-comments-in-the-box-platform-ab32f7d3d2f1?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

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boxadmin
1 year ago
boxadmin
boxadminBox Developer Relations
published in Blogs
Taking Postman collection deployments to the next level

In this article we'll explore how Box implemented incremental collection deployments using the Postman API's. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/taking-postman-collection-deployments-to-the-next-level-dc06ecf08ccf?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

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boxadmin
1 year ago
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VishakanNew Participant
posted in API
Box Sign Events API

I’m utilising the Box Sign Events API to construct my workflows. The API provides capacity to monitor the sign document when it is converted to a .pdf file, using the SIGN_DOCUMENT_CONVERTED event. However, this event does not seem to trigger - I’ve tried using different sign document file formats. They all get successfully converted to a PDF for signing, but the CONVERTED event never seems to show up in the enterprise events stream (admin_logs_streaming). Similarly, I’m also not able to trigger the SIGNER_DOWNLOADED event - the documentation states that: “A SIGNER_DOWNLOADED event_type is produced when a signer downloads the signing document.”, but when I test this out, I only receive an additional SIGN_DOCUMENT_VIEWED_BY_SIGNER event (note that this isn’t the event upon opening the sign document email, but an additional one when I click the download button in the Box sign UI). Is this an intentional behaviour? If so, how do we trigger the SIGNER_DOWNLOADED event? Could someone please

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1 year ago
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user112New Participant
posted in SDKs and Tools
Is there a limitation of size to download text representation of a file for example if the file is 5gb?

Hello Box developer community, I hope you are all doing well. I have a query regarding the download of text representations for files, specifically for files that are quite large, for instance, around 5GB in size. I understand that Box provides the ability to download files using their API, and I’ve been successfully using it for smaller files. However, I’d like to know if there are any limitations or best practices when it comes to downloading the text representation of large files, especially when they are significantly larger, like the 5GB example. Specifically, I’m interested in knowing: Size Limitations: Are there any size limitations when it comes to downloading the text representation of a file? Is there a maximum file size that should be considered when requesting text content? API Rate Limit: Does Box have any rate limits or throttling in place for downloading large files? Are there any guidelines on how to handle rate limits, especially for large downloads? Optimizations: Ar

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rbarbosa Box
1 year ago
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user101New Participant
asked in API
Open app integration via box returns 403

Hi, I’m trying to figure out why our app integration no longer opens successfully, it shows “403 forbidden” when opening the app via Box (in a new tab). From our logs it looks like it stopped working August 22th (the oath endpoint haven’t been called since then). Have something changed in how Box calls the authentication endpoint? Its this network call https://app.box.com/index.php?rm=box_openbox_post_form&url=[...] that returns a 403. See screenshot: When i call the url specified in the query parameter above manually with a POST it returns a redirect which can open the app successfully so I suspect something might have changed on Box end. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

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rbarbosa Box
1 year ago
agentgill
agentgillParticipating Frequently
asked in Box for Salesforce API
Bulkification of Flow Actions e.g. Create Folder For Record ID (createFolderForRecordId)

Is there a flow bulk pattern for creating Box Folders with default batch size of 200. When I insert 200 custom object records, I want 200 box folders created. Reducing batch size works, but not ideal. In the debug logs I see multiple SOQL queries executed by the Box managed package for a single Folder create which ends up tripping the salesforce limits - An Apex error occurred: System.LimitException: box:Too many SOQL queries: 101

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agentgill
1 year ago
boxadmin
boxadminBox Developer Relations
published in Blogs
Sneak peek at Box AI API

You may have heard during our recent BoxWorks product keynote, that we’re making the Box Platform even better with all new Box AI APIs. Soon you will be able to leverage Box AI APIs within your custom apps to both meet your business’ unique needs and extend the power of your enterprise content — all while maintaining content security and compliance requirements. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/sneak-peek-at-box-ai-api-d1f6e69a3e92?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

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boxadmin
1 year ago
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HindAlaasemiNew Participant
posted in Box for Salesforce API
I have a question about flow to create a folder in salesforce

when I run flow to create a folder for a couple of records (using data loader to update the records to meet the criteria) I get this error “Error Occurred: An Apex error occurred: box.Toolkit.BoxApiException: Unable to create a folder for record id 5002M00001ZXLc4QAH - Details: The folder was returned with a null id.” however when I go to this record and updated to meet the criteria to trigger the flow the folder gets created without any issue any idea why I get this issue? the flow run Asynchronously using BOX Apex “create folder”

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1 year ago
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HindAlaasemiNew Participant
published in Box for Salesforce API
Component error when the record loaded and no folder created yet

This is happening only when the record doesn’t have a folder created but once the folder gets created the message will be gone this is very inconvenience for the users, is there a way to prevent it from showing up also, this is only happening with content explorer component

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smartoneinok Box
1 year ago
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koji.onoNew Participant
posted in SDKs and Tools
Unable to configure BOX CLI with OAuth 2.0 Error

Hi Everyone, I am configuring the Box App and setting up the BOX CLI. After executing the login command and entering the client ID and client secret,and granting access,I am redirected,and the following message appears: (node:7544) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: BoxCLIError: Error: Unexpected API Response [403 Forbidden] at C:\Program Files (x86)@boxcli\client\src\commands\login.js:122:11 (Use node --trace-warnings ... to show where the warning was created) (node:7544) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). To terminate the node process on unhandled promise rejection, use the CLI flag --unhandled-rejections=strict (see Command-line API | Node.js v21.2.0 Documentation). (rejection id: 1) (node:7544) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections

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1 year ago
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TechnigogoNew Participant
posted in API
Issue with Box permissions

Hi, I’m part of an IT company and one of our clients has been using Box since before we started managing them. We’ve been trying to handle an issue with the permissions and so far, we haven’t been able to find a good solution. Box support was not helpful, and I spent some time learning the CLI, but I’m still struggling to figure anything out. Anyways, here is the problem: The file structure that they have set up does not work with the way Box handles permissions. The situation is they have a folder titled “Human Resources”. In this folder there is an “Employees” folder and each employee of the company has their own subfolder. Within each employee’s folder, there are two subfolders. One of these subfolders is called “Confidential” and should only be accessed by HR. The other subfolder is “Personnel” and should be accessed by HR and Accounting. Since Box forces their waterfall/inheritance permissions model, we are not able to make this work. If we give read access for Accounting to the “

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smartoneinok Box
1 year ago
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mikekaroNew Participant
posted in API
Microsoft Sentinel Data Connector

We are currently working on Deploying Microsoft Sentinel, and I’d like to get the data connector for Box working, Microsoft’s documentation is sparse and vague (feigning surprise!). In combining both their docs and Box.com, I think the issue is what is needed for the JSON input parameters, nothing I’ve seen so far has given me specifics. Has anyone been able to implement this successfully? Thanks! Mike

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rbarbosa Box
1 year ago
boxadmin
boxadminBox Developer Relations
published in Blogs
Box + Salesforce: Box Sign Writeback Flow

Happy BoxWorks 2023! If you haven’t signed up for the event yet, its not too late to join in the fun. There are four developer focused sessions on using Box Platform and a wealth of other cool demos and announcements you won’t want to miss. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-salesforce-box-sign-writeback-flow-f4e050f2f60b?source=rss----a995c24848a3---4

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boxadmin
1 year ago
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user56New Participant
published in SDKs and Tools
The command to change folder owner returns 403 status

Hi, When “Restrict content creation” is enabled in the Enterprise settings, the following CLI command produces a 403 error. $FolderID = 1234567890 $OwnerPre = 1234567891 $OwnerAft = 1234567892 $CollaborationID = box folders:collaborations:add $FolderID --as-user=$OwnerPre --role co-owner --user-id $OwnerAft --id-only box folders:collaborations:update $CollaborationID --as-user=$OwnerPre --role owner If I uncheck the “Restrict content creation” box, it succeeds, but is there any way to succeed with the box checked? Sincerely,

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rbarbosa Box
1 year ago

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