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user163Participating Frequently
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Alternatives to Webdav

Hi Rui , We are having company account with Box site, where were using Webdev (using curl ) to upload files to Box site . “*/opt/bin/curl -vsiS -n -T product.zip https://dav.box.com/dav/Data%20Sharing*/” so from 5 years we have been uploading files to site.Now we came to know that webdev is being depricated .And it is no longer working. Could you please suggest how can we move forward with this. AFter going through developer documents i found the similar kind of things related to curl . curl -X POST https://api.box.com/2.0/files/content -*H ‘Authorization: Bearer DEVTOKEN’ * -H “Content-Type: multipart/form-data” -F attributes=‘{“name”:“Photo.jpg”, “parent”:{“id”:“121466666995”}}’ -F file=@Photo.jpg How can we get Authorization parameter for already created application . Thanks in advance

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bhaveshNew Participant
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The API returned an error code [400] invalid_grant - Grant credentials are invalid

Hi Team, I am getting The API returned an error code [400] invalid_grant - Grant credentials are invalid error while connect to BOX . Authorization method : OAuth 2.0 (Server Authentication) with Client Credentials Authorization My account is a paid account

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ComputerHabitNew Participant
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Box storage-policies:assignments:lookup $ManagedUserID Failed

Hello, I’m working through creating my first application. I have my script working to create new users using the CLI. I am working on using the command for storage policies. When I run the command: box storage-policies:assignments:lookup $ManagedUserID I get “box : Unexpected API Response [404 Not Found | 04b98908e769f2e0] not_found - Authorization Failed” I’m sure this is due to some sort of permissions, but I’m not sure why. I created the application using Client Credentials Grant. I have given every permission except for “Generate user access tokens”. So far in my script I have not had to generate a token. To assign a storage policy do I have to use a token? Thank you.

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user182New Participant
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Programmatically upload a file to Box

Hello, currently I am using Box Web Interface to login and upload the files on Box. I would like to use Python to Authenticate and upload the files. I have gone through the documentation and I think I need a developer access for the same. I am using SSO to login into box. Is there a way to achieve this without BOX SDK or creating an app?

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user192New Participant
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Get folder by folder name

We have a requirement to upload document to a specific folder. I see to achieve that, we need to know the folder id, but we only have folder name. So I am trying to get folder Id by name, but looks like we don’t have an API for that, the closest one I found is /folders/{folder_id}/items, we pull all children items under a folder, then find the one whose name matches. The problem is that endpoint has a limitation of 1000 records for each call, and the offset also has a limitation of 10,000. So if there are too many folders, we will not able find the one we need, and even if it doesn’t have that many, the performance is too bad. So the question is, do we have such an API that getting folder Id by parent Id and folder name?

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sanjay_sahuNew Participant
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Box-node-sdk throws unauthorized for getAppAuthClient method

I have box account as individual. I have integrated box node sdk in my api server. I was passing my ACCOUNTID to authenticate box with getAppAuthClient method. But It was throwing "“Please check the ‘sub’ claim. The ‘sub’ specified is invalid.” Please can anyone help me on this?

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landonwoodNew Participant
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Box API usage with custom domain

Hello, My team has a custom domain enabled for our Box account, such that when we access Box, the domain is https://{company_name}.app.box.com. I am now trying to create a feature to programmatically generate an embed link for files in our company’s Box storage. To do so, I need to get the shared link of a file, which I know is detailed in the Box API documentation. However, as far as I can tell, this is only shown with the default API URL (https://api.box.com/2.0/). Given that we use a custom domain, what would the API URL be to get the shared link of a file?

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user190New Participant
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Preview with JWT Token

Hi, I am trying to display file on a website simply using the preview like this: <div class="preview-container"></div> <script> var preview = new Box.Preview(); preview.show("FILEID", "DEVELOPER_ACCESS_TOKE", { container: ".preview-container", }); </script> Using the developer access toke works great, but it has a 60minute ligfe span, so I found this page which is about creating a JWT, so I implemented it and it creates a code as $access_code but its super long and therefore doesn’t work with the previewer when using like this: <div class="preview-container"></div> <script> var preview = new Box.Preview(); preview.show("FILEID", $access_token, { container: ".preview-container", }); </script> Any idea what I am doing wrong?

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Pingu786New Participant
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Forgotten password can't use old email

Hi I forgot my password with old email address which I can’t use anymore I have created new account using new email. Is it possible to get my old box account to new email address Thanks

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CesarcataoNew Participant
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App deleted without removing a Publick Key

I deleted an application on developers.box.com without removing the Public Key and now I cannot use the Public key in another application. How can I release the public key without having access to the deleted application? Login: aplicativo@pescar.app.br : pcscatao@gmail.com (Older user)

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VenkateshNew Participant
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Need cURL API for Transferring Ownership

Hi, We have a requirement of transfer ownership to another account using powershell. Please provide cURL API request with parameters and body format. so that it will be helpful Thanks

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user128New Participant
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Downloading From Public Folder Via API

Hello! I apologize if this is a silly question, but I am confused! Can someone help me figure out why this query isn’t working? I am hoping to retreive the file in question via the api (Box). The file is public and exists, but the response I get is 404 not found.

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user183New Participant
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How to access service account folder tree

Hello, I have read somewhere that the service account has its own folder tree, apart from being able to collaborate with another user’s folder’s content. Is it possible to upload to/download from this specific folder tree? I’ve tried logging into the service account on the box website, but it redirects me to the dev account login. Thank you!

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moradNew Participant
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Developer Token

hi how can i do Not to expire this Developer Token? . is valid for 60 minutes

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user179New Participant
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Network drive Old files move to Box: Automation topic

Hi all, I have a requirement where we need to move files from a network drive to a folder in Box based on few conditions. Conditions are: Files which are not accessed for more than 90 days should move to box, while retaining the folder structure that it had on Network drive. Not creating duplicate folders for each file, but creating sub folders if needed. Those who had permission on that file should carry over to box as well. Once the file is moved to Box, delete the file from network drive. If this can be automated to run weekly. Any ideas, suggestions. Appreciate it. Thanks

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user155New Participant
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How to access target folder?

I’m BoxSDK beginner. I’m developping by using Python Box SDK. I’d created client by Json setting configuration file and sccessed authentification. I’d also createed BoxApp original folder and finished reading/writing folders/files in this folder. For next step I’d like to access target Box folder. How to access target folder? Is it enough to ask target folder owner to invite my BoxApp service account ****@boxdevedition.com? Service account information is not use when authentification. Does Box system recognize BoxApp(Client ID and private ID) and check available folder by service account from resistrated informations? Yoshio Uchikata

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mpelilloNew Participant
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Password Expiration emails

Is there a way to have BOX send emails in advance of password expiration? We primarily use Box via Salesforce and SF just reports an error when trying to access box from SF. That error doesn’t indicate that the password has expired or if there is a larger system access issue. If box-cli was able to determine last change date of a users password, then that could be used to send out notification emails in advance to users if there is not a native method. In using box-cli, I can see some basic user information, but not the password change date and I have a number of users whos password change date does not match the modified date so that isn’t a valid field to be using.

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2540New Participant
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Box Integration with Sailpoint

Hi All, I am attempting to integrate Box into SailPoint for access management. Since I am new to the Box application, I am having difficulty creating a private key password. Can you guys assist me by providing documentation on how to create a private key password using OpenSSL?

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marcusfreitas182New Participant
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403 - Access denied - insufficient permission

Hi there, I’m trying to use the Box API with Client Credentials. I can get the access token but when I try to use this token to get a list of items from a folder I got this response: { “type”: “error”, “status”: 403, “code”: “access_denied_insufficient_permissions”, “help_url”: “http://developers.box.com/docs/#errors”, “message”: “Access denied - insufficient permission”, “request_id”: “ag9fdlhmauc74la5” } The folder I’m trying to access was created by me. How I don’t have permission to access it?

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NicodemusNew Participant
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Box Signature pass uneditable data to template

Hi, I’m new to Box and am trying to create a signature template that allows me to pass data from my app to the template that is not editable by any signer and is visible to all users. So far I am able to pass data via the pre_fill tags but they are editable for the signer, and aren’t visible to the other signers. I’m using the typescript SDK and have made a template that has external ID’s which I have locked in the template. What do I need to do to solve my issue?

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mike BoxNew Participant
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Improved mobile user experience within UI Elements for custom applications

We are making UI Elements mobile responsiveness updates to ensure consistency across mobile and desktop experiences. These updates will be implemented within the Content Explorer, Content Uploader, Content Picker, and Content Preview UI Elements. To see a full list of changes, check out the recent version 19 summary on GitHub. Box UI Elements are pre-built UI components that allow devs - you! - to add elements of the main Box web application into your own applications. They can be used to navigate through, upload, preview, and select content stored on Box and are available both as React components and framework-agnostic JavaScript libraries. To learn more about UI Elements, check out our developer documentation.

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MrHamblinNew Participant
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Create a bunch of public links and sent them to individuals in Bulk

We have a list of 7826 files in a .csv document that we need to create a shared link for in bulk, and then send an individual public link out to each person. our internal employee hopes to have this done by tomorrow (very last minute request, but for a very important external client).

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InuStudioNew Participant
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Bubble.io integration

Hello everyone, I am currently developing a minimum viable product for my company using Bubble.io. I am looking for an efficient and scalable way to store documents that my application can access. It seems to me that Box might be a simple solution for this. I am trying to use the Box plugin on Bubble. I have already found the Client ID, Client Secret, Enterprise ID, and User ID. I have also created a custom OAuth2 app on Box’s developer profile. However, I can’t seem to find what the plugin on Bubble.io refers to as the API Key and PublicKey ID. Can you help me? There are probably some preliminary steps in creating this integration that I have missed, so please feel free to direct me to introductory readings or specific tutorials for Bubble.io and Box. In particular, I am wondering if the API Key and PublicKey ID are elements that are automatically generated by Box or if I need to configure them manually. Additionally, advice on best practices for securing these keys and integrating Bo

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RamseyAustinNew Participant
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Developer tokens not generating after request for approval

Do developer tokens cease working after a request for application approval? Every time I try to generate a token it seems to work but the token gives me a expiration error and if I refresh the developer console the developer token does not persist. My application is not approved yet and so I’m now blocked. I can’t find anything in the docs. Thanks in advance for your help!

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lokesh.kumarNew Participant
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Reg: Need how to get API reference for proper sync operation if using BOX drive with Box.com web account

I want to do realtime sync once we do any changes on Box drive or Box.com account in both directions. The Sync happens automatically but I want the reference API to manage the sync in realtime before I perform other development or operations on Drive or Box.com Please suggest to achieve this and what API are avaiable in Box Drive for the sync operation.

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