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Question came up on our roundtable with Federal Contractors yesterday.  

The file is still not uploading via the API. The response returned was '401 Unauthorized'.It worked fine approximately 2 hours ago. 

Hi team, Is there any API supported by box to get historical user details (deleted users, any updates done in users details). I’m currently using List Enterprise User endpoint, which gives me list of all the users present at the moment, but I need historical users details.The API I’m currently using is: https://developer.box.com/reference/get-users/ 

hellois there a way round the 1 hour developer token?I am just trying to batch download files as a one off but keep hitting the 1 hour limit CheersLuke

I have created an application of JWT type in Box Developer console. But i dont see any option to approve/enable the application.My role is admin appearntly but i am still not allowed to approve it. I was invited to join the Box by another user.

Before signing up for a business account, I would like to verify the behavior of Box API features—particularly user creation/deletion and folder creation/deletion. Is there any way to do this?

I am currently working on a use case that involves retrieving and analysing documents stored in Box using Watson Discovery. The objective is to enable a conversational chatbot that can extract and provide specific information from these documents based on user queries. To achieve this, Watson Discovery needs to successfully crawl, index, and process the content stored in Box.While I have successfully authenticated and connected my Box account with Watson Discovery, I am encountering the following error:"There was an error in creating your source crawl: the source configuration for this collection defines no content to crawl."Despite ensuring that all necessary permissions have been granted in the Box Developer Console and verifying that the Box folder contains multiple documents, Watson Discovery is not retrieving any content.When i asked few of my colleagues they told to contact box support because related issues was solved through box support.. but i am unable to find any related blo

Have created folder with Fil Request collection ‘webpage’ that include some meta data fields.  Want to use this so clients can upload documents securely via link on email autosignature per user. Trying to create Box flow (or using power automate) to send email notification to user when new file is uploaded, but want to include more info than what the generic notification sends.Something like:A new file, {{File Name}}, was uploaded to {{Folder Name}} by {{name}}.Uploaded by: {{Uploader Email}} (if available)Comment: {{Metadata: Comments}} but can’t get this to work with the variable entries as I currently built them (ie {{File Name}}. Does anyone know the formatting Box requires?  

I’ve been working with the python box-sdk-gen.  I’m specifically using the create_zip_download method of the ZipDownloadsManager.  This creates two links.  One for downloading you files and one for the status.  The status link does not work.  The status link has the domain of “api.box.com”.  I checked that status of that domain and it appears to be down for everyone for more than a week.  Someone needs to do something about this.  

Since it’s been a week now and still no response from sales, does anyone know the cost of going over the API call limit. We used rsync which wasn’t configured correctly so 1.5m calls later we are trying to get an answer to if we are billed for this or not?

I clicked the check box for signature groups but it gives me the error when trying to send to be signed.  "User is missing permissions: sign_recipient_groups" Also is there a limit to the number of requests a month? Free tier  Also can free tier use the API to sign stuff? 

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Our plan allows for 50k API calls per month. If we go over that 50k (within the same month), how do we know what we'll be charged per call?

Hi everyone, I am looking for a way to programmatically apply a custom watermark into a given file. I see the /files/{file_id}/watermark API endpoint, however the current docs only show a ‘default’ option for the imprint parameter. Has anyone found a way to insert a custom watermark string into a file via API? Thanks in advance!

I need some help with the Box AI integration that pops up for each file I preview in my Box folders.(Sorry in advance for any inaccurate language. I’m an end user biologist, and information technology is largely beyond me.)I’m not going to use this integration. Full stop. Period. Putting aside the ethical and environmental concerns that I have about generative AI, I do not trust the application to be accurate with my information. I work in research, so information in the documents that I generate are still likely speculative and/or unproven and the information that is available might not be peer reviewed or validated.That being said, I find it incredibly annoying that the first thing that happens every time I preview a document is I’m prompted to start a conversation with Box AI. Is there a way to disable this integration on the users side? It’s galling that I’m being prompted again and again to use a tool that I think will be actively detrimental to my work and ability to utilize Box.

HiI am using React 18 (TSX) for my UI application. I want to integrate Box Content Explorer into my application.

Hi We are integrating box with our custom build software from where user uploads file. We are using Service Account to upload.It works fine and we can upload file. However we cannot see those files from box.com when login as admin or other user.Is there a way admin can view Service account uploaded files from box.com? If so how? ThanksMahatab

  I receive the error when trying to add a group to a collaboration :403 - “The request requires higher privileges than provided by the access token”. But when I try to add a user, using the user's email, it works fine with the same token. Note: I’m using a Client/User Authentication App, and although the app does not have the “manage_groups” scope, it has “root_readwrite” (which, according to the docs, should be enough to create collaborations).Am I missing something?Request body:{ "item": { "type": "file", "id": "xxxx" }, "accessible_by": { "type": "group", "id": "xxxxx" }, "role": "viewer" } Thank you.

We use a dynamic stamp on invoices for coding, with boxes set aside for approvers to initial. When I send such a document out to 2 signers, the signature image of the first signer appears underneath the dynamic stamp, while the image of the second/final signer appears on top of the stamp (as desired). Short of flattening the documents before send, is there a way to ensure all of the signatures/initials display above the stamp in the final PDF? Thanks,Phil

Hi, I just added this non react script to our Blazor site and it is complaining that React is not defined.  Could you please check to make sure the correct script has been uploaded?<script src="https://cdn01.boxcdn.net/platform/elements/23.0.0/en-US/uploader.no.react.js"></script> 

We need to transfer files in blocks of a maximum of 5 MB.This is a proxy limitation (payload max of 5 Mo) We also need to transmit files ranging from 5 to 20 MB in blocks. Do you have a method or capability that allows us to transfer a file of less than 20 MB in blocks of up to 5 MB?

I’m using the box-sdk-gen to download files from box.  Some of the files are quite large.  With larger files we are experiencing timeouts.  Is there anyway to prevent timeouts.  Are there server configuration changes we need to make or are there settings in the sdk that we can change that might stop the timeouts from happening.   

Hello there,I am working on integrating Box to Salesforce with account H*******@***.com, but give me service account null error. Can you help me to fix it?Thanks very much,Xin Ma

Hello,I'm trying to download big files in chunks using the API, but no matter how I hit the API, if it's by using de c# SDK or by a plain HTTP Client, always is returning me no more than 3600 bytes per call.This is not the entire code, but a summarizes what I'm doing. Here I'm trying to download first chunk of 99999 bytes. but It's returning just around 3600.var config = new BoxConfigBuilder(..);var session = new OAuthSession(..);var boxClient = new BoxClient(config, session);var folderId = 1234;var items = await boxClient.FoldersManager.GetFolderItemsAsync(folderId, int.MaxValue, fields: new List<string> { "size", "sha1", "name" });var item = items.First(); //--> Unique 10GB itemvar url = await boxClient.FilesManager.GetDownloadUriAsync(item.Id);using HttpClient client = new HttpClient();using var boxStream = await client.GetStreamAsync(url);Memory<byte> buffer = new Memory<byte>(new byte[99999]);bytesRead = await boxStream.ReadAsync(buffer.ToArray(), 0, buffer.L