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converselabelsParticipating Frequently
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Client Credentials Grant User ID Access_token failed

I would like to obtain Access_Token through ‘Client Credentials Grant’. I created a New App through the My Apps menu. Administrator approval was obtained through the Authorization tab. When I request authentication as follows, an error message appears. https://api.box.com/oauth2/token grant_type: client_credentials client_id: xd~~ client_secret: Tm~~ box_subject_type: user box_subject_id: 28~~ response) { “error”: “invalid_grant”, “error_description”: “Grant credentials are invalid” } I requested the API through ‘Postman’. Help me please~ Thanks.

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Box List Recent Events API - `path_collection.entries.has_collaborations`

Hello - Using the Box List Recents API, I would like to exclude any events where the root-level parent folder is private (has_collaborations=false). It looks like I can pass has_collaborations as a field, but this only tells me about the item itself - I need to know if the item’s root level parent is also private. To get the parent, I can use path_collection, but when passing path_collection.entries.has_collaborations as a field to https://api.box.com/2.0/recent_items, nothing is returned. Is there another way to exclude recent events where the parent event is private? Thanks,

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Use List items in folder using access_token through Enterprise ID

I created the access_token through Enterprise ID. The authentication method used was Client Credentials Grant. I obtained the access_token. I called the ‘List items in folder’ API using this access_token. I entered 0 for ‘folder_id’. However, as a result, no error message appeared and ‘total_count’ was output as 0. Clearly this folder exists. So I made the same call to the ‘List items in folder’ API using the ‘Developer Token’. The folder was output normally. Why can’t I get a list of folders when I create an access_token with ‘enterprise ID’? reference. If I create an access_token using OAuth 2.0, I can get the list of folders normally. Thanks.

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I have a problem when calling the share link files API with error code 403 and I don't know what to do

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a.ahmadzada1998New Participant
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Login from box cli on cmd only linux machine

Hi, we are trying to setup box cli from redhat based operating system but it has no ui, when we try to login from cli we supposed to get pop up page for confirmation, how we should handle it in no ui linux?

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user73New Participant
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Need to delete Apps from my developer account

Hi Box Support Team, I would like to request to delete two custom Apps from my account. Client Ids of Apps are jpb0nvf4uv9a81o4k91vvozhucl4d56d (CAPS JWT App) jhhpiwuqh8jfm81dv8j6m3nfhdfu89uj (LookoutBlue-cloudapi)

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user88New Participant
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"Could not upload file" error message while uploading folder

Hi, When using the following command line: box folders:upload --parent-folder=xxxxxx [folder_to_upload] I am getting error messages “Could not upload file” not related to the size of the file. Sometimes these are .txt extensions but it can happen as well with other extensions such as .log, .json, these are usually small files of a few k. Is it possible to know why the files cannot be uploaded and is there a option to skip this error and continue the upload of the folder? the annoying bit is that the data transfer stops after this error. Thanks, Sol

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user84New Participant
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Upload API throwing 415 Unsupported Media Type javascript

I’ve been trying calling the upload API for box in node.js application and keep getting 415 Unsupported_Media_Type. I gave the correct parent id. Also tried using both parent_id and parent: { ‘id’: ‘12345’} response.status = 415 response.statusText = Unsupported Media Type I also tried "Try this API’ on the developers page and just get ‘An unknown error occured’. When tried to get more details from the browser developer tools then I see that the call just returned as above 415 and unsupported media type message. If I include 'Content-type" header with multipart/form-data then it doesn’t find the file part. What is the wrong with the following code? PS: I do not want to use SDK. var parent = ‘12345’; var token = 'Bearer ’ + accessToken; const url = 'https://upload.box.com/api/2.0/files/content'; const fileData = fs.createReadStream("c:\\Work\\box-development\\CustomerRequest.txt"); let formData = new FormData(); formData.append('attributes', "{"name":"newfile.txt", "parent_id":"123

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user86New Participant
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Message: Please check the 'sub' claim. The 'sub' specified is invalid.

I have this error (in title) when i use JWTAuth, i think it’s because my enterprise ID is not valid, where can in find it? do i have to be admin in my enterprise to have access to it? When I point at getusers/me i don’t have information on my enterprise, did it mean that i don’t have enterprise?

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user49New Participant
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Box App Centre Application Limits

Hi Support, Application hosted on Box App Centre is a centralized Application that can be installed on multiple Box accounts: What are the API and Rate limits applied to the API calls made by the installed application? Are the rate limits shared per installation or bound to the App Centre app for all installations? Which per month API call plans are applied to each of the installations? Thanks waiting for the response.

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Automatically create file event workflows in each new folder

We use a workflow to set up the same folder structure under each new main file we add. So it works like Smith, John → Internal → Folder A → External → Folder A So the internal is for team member use, and the external is shared with clients to upload folders into. This structure gets created automatically each time we add a main folder using Box relay workflows. We would like to add the rule so that any file uploaded to Smith/External/Folder A gets copied to Smith/Internal/Folder A, and send a notification to the team. It doesn’t seem like there is a way to generically create those type of triggered rules through the AI, is there a way to do so through the API and SDK?

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DanNew Participant
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Suppress Notifications

Trying to apply the following - developer.box.com Suppress Notifications - 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 But still getting error 403 Access denied - insufficient permission. Need help with steps described…

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KeithNew Participant
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Can I curl Box to get a list of my files changed in the last hour

Hi, I am completely new to Box so please let me know if I am in the wrong place. I would like to be able to run a Curl command to pull a list of files modified in the last hour from my All Files view and it should look down through child folders. I found this: https://developer.box.com/reference/get-folders-id-items/ which is nearly there but it needs a Token. And when I look for how to create a token I see https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/tokens/access-tokens/ but the example there dont show the -d values. I suspect I am on the wrong trail. Can What is the easiest way to create a token that I can use? Thanks

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Retrieving Folder ID based on path

I am trying to retrieve the Folder ID based on the path of the folder using Microsoft Power Automate. I don’t see a Power Automate Action that accomplishes this. I’m not a developer so I am looking for a simple way to retrieve this information using the Box API. Any ideas?

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mcannellaNew Participant
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How to find a freelance developer with Box API experience?

Hi Box Developer Community! My company is looking to engage a freelance developer to assist with an API integration between Box and our Salesforce CRM, as well as uploading files to Box via API. Our question is where to find developers that have experience with the Box API and are available for a short term project like ours. LinkedIn is our usual source but is not good at searching for experience with a particular software like Box. A colleague suggested Fiverr as a possible source for this specialized talent. Any ideas from this Box Dev community would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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RebateMateNew Participant
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Help needed Integrating Box with Memberspace

Can the Memberspace create account functionality duplicate with Box, so when users create a memberspace account on my website they also have created a Box account/login? Then when they click on the file request link on my website or a shared linked on my website they will be automatically redirected to Box and they will know its the same log in to use as memberspace (or will still be logged in via the redirect) This will allow my customers to freely upload, edit, view etc Documents that are specifically for them (hosted on Box) but only accessible through a Memberspace login.

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user72New Participant
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Box API support for PKCE?

The OAuth 2.1 “spec” simplifies some of the OAuth 2.0 specifications (e.g. eliminates those that are no longer considered secure, etc). One of the things OAuth 2.1 suggests is using PKCE even for Confidential (Server Side Clients). Here’s what OAuth 2.1 says, " PKCE is required for all OAuth clients using the authorization code flow" I don’t see any mention of PKCE in the Box documentation. Can you tell me if PKCE is being considered for future Box authentication?

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Is there any setting required to check the contents of a specific employee's folder instead of the contents of the service account?

Hello, this is Yane. My boss instructed me to use the BOX API to create a folder under a specific employee’s folder, and to create an application to check the contents of the folder. Is there any setting required to check the contents of a specific employee’s folder instead of the contents of the service account? Or should I just code in the API? Can you tell me please. I know that I can get the items in the service account folder by running the following python code. items = client.folder(folder_id=‘22222’).get_items() for items in items: print(f’{item.type.capitalize()} {item.id} is named “{item.name}”')

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user70New Participant
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Please enable it to use metadata queries.

Please enable it to use metadata queries. Metadata query is not currently available and the following error occurs. too_many_instances - Too many instances, and no supporting index available Can it be enabled?

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nobuhiro_yaneParticipating Frequently
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Number of API calls

Hello, this is Yane. Could you tell me about ① and ② below regarding the number of API calls? please. ①If the number of API calls exceeds the limit of 50000 times/month of the contracted plan (Business Plus), will it be impossible to call the API? Or is it possible to use it after charging? ②Also, from which screen should I check the number of API calls?

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phssakaigawaNew Participant
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Where Developer Sign Up Page?

I wanted to register for a developer account from the Box page (Creating Your Developer Account – Box Support), so I clicked on the Developer Sign Up Page (https://account.box.com/signup/developer) linked on that page. On the page after clicking, I couldn’t find the section that would allow me to become a Developer, and instead, the usual sign-up page for a regular account was displayed. I would like to develop and test Box applications, but it seems I cannot do that with a Personal account. Could you please provide guidance on how I can proceed with development? best.

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user711Known Participant
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How to save errors from bulk CLI command

Kindly I need to know how to save errors report coming from CLI bulk command to identify which entries that didn’t succeed How I can save these entries? Entry 130 ( id=351859192851 template-key=recordRetentionClassificationCreationDateTrigger data=retentionCode=PMDS-007 | Clinical Manufacturing and Distribution as-user=3875303392 ) failed with error: Unexpected API Response [400 Bad Request | 2papqzhh552766yi.0906f287fbb26895fb5fe968f7ebe8bbf] bad_request - Request contains invalid parameters. Entry 131 ( id=351859035675 template-key=recordRetentionClassificationCreationDateTrigger data=retentionCode=PMDS-007 | Clinical Manufacturing and Distribution as-user=3875303392 ) failed with error: Unexpected API Response [400 Bad Request | ea3opchh5527i4t7.014cfae7169598b3ae2af37e3bb7afeb1] bad_request - Request contains invalid parameters.

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Does the latest Box CLI v3.9.1 have an issue executing bulk commands

Hi Team, The latest Box CLI v3.9.1 doesn’t recognize the file or folder id in CSV files, does anyone encounter the same issue.

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How to generate AUTHORIZATION_CODE commandline

Is there any way to generate AUTHORIZATION_CODE command line or its required manual browser integration all the time?

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nobuhiro_yaneParticipating Frequently
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created a folder using the BOX API. However, I can't find the folder created in all files on the browser.

Hello, this is Yane I created a folder using the BOX API. However, I can’t find the folder created in all files on the browser. You can find the created folder by searching the folder with BOX API. Why can’t I see the folder I created in all files on my browser? code: from boxsdk import Client from boxsdk import CCGAuth # Arguments fetched from the BOX management screen CLIENT_ID = ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaa’ CLIENT_SECRET = ‘dddddddddd’ # client secret code’ ENTERPRISE_ID = ‘cccccccccccccc’ auth = CCGAuth( client_id=CLIENT_ID, client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET, enterprise_id=ENTERPRISE_ID ) client = Client(auth) print(f’Id of the authenticated user is: {client.user().get().id}‘) subfolder = client.folder(‘0’).create_subfolder(‘My Stuff’) print(f’Created subfolder with ID {subfolder.id}’) list items in folder items = client.folder(folder_id=‘0’).get_items() for items in items: print(f’{item.type.capitalize()} , {item.name}"') result: Id of the authenticated user is: 27822023285 All Files Folder , My St

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