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adamhavasNew Participant
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Any API/SDK access to Canvas and/or Relay?

Hello, Are there any endpoints via REST API or SDK for access to Box Relay and Box Canvas? I’ve seen the REST API for workflows, but it seems pretty limited. I’m interested more in admin reporting, like how many workflows are in use, how often they’re triggered, who’s triggering them, etc. With Canvas, I’m interested in similar stats as Relay. Any ideas are welcome. Thanks.

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dmj BoxNew Participant
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Let's talk about UI Elements!

Hi there! Do you use UI Elements? If so, we would like to talk to you! Your feedback will be incredibly helpful to the Product team and will help influence the future of UI Elements. Please sign up here to talk to the Box team

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user57Participating Frequently
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400 Bad Request While downloading the file using java

I am using this java code to download the file BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, “1233071276329”); BoxFile.Info info = file.getInfo(); FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(info.getName()); file.download(stream); stream.close(); but I am getting this {“error”:“unauthorized_client”,“error_description”:“The "box_subject_type" value is unauthorized for this client_id”} could anyone please help me.

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VigoNew Participant
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Help Integrating Box, File Request feature with wordpress users? Happy to pay!

Hi There I am creating a wordpress site, where my students will be able to upload files on individual topics. File request features allows me, where I can create individual links / folder for specific topics Now the issue is that, they have to add their name, email addresses (i know you can remove it) again. Will it be possible to integrate this with WordPress username or profile, so that they don’t have to add their details again? I am happy to pay if someone can help me. Thanks

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shurrey BoxHead of Developer Relations
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August Leaderboard Contest!

Hello all, In celebration of our new Community home, we are doing a contest. Whoever is in the top 3 of the August Leaderboard at the end of the month will get Boxdev swag! All you have to do to earn points is interact with the community. Posts, replies, and correct answers all earn major points! So really, have fun, enjoy the community, and get to know your fellow developers, and you might just end up with a T-shirt or hat at the end of the month!

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user49New Participant
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Files listing api call

Hi Support, I was looking for an API call to list all items in a folder including files inside the children and sub-children folders. I checked the https://developer.box.com/reference/get-folders-id-items/ API call, but it lists only files and folders inside that exact folder rather than child folders. I am looking forward to the community response.

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user51New Participant
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Unity Webgl issue for upload file

Have used the upload API endpoint, and it works in the unity editor, but once build to webgl, the same API shows error 403 forbidden error. looking for a solution. thanks in advance

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normanmadridNew Participant
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Upload to Box folder without DL

Is there a way to upload a file to box from an URL, for example “www.example.com/somefile.pdf” without downloading the actual file via API?

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JimmyNew Participant
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Public Key help

My public key is not found on my configuration page please advise

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user46New Participant
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API to remove specific user share with a specific file

Hi, Is there any API that can remove specific user share from a specific file? I saw there is an API to remove a collaborator in general from the account, and i saw i can remove shared link like public or domain links, but I just want to remove specific user I shared with him the file from the specific file I shared with him. Thanks for the help.

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user711Known Participant
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Box CLI and Metadata Template with Dropdown Single Selection

Hi @matt.riley I tried using Box CLI to apply metadata that has dropdown with a single selection Template Name: Record Retention Classification - Creation Date Trigger Template Key: recordRetentionClassificationCreationDateTrigger Key: retentioncode Key: ADMN-002 - Reference Information Related to Projects and Events CLI that I used: box folders:metadata:add 1051425259330 --template-key recordRetentionClassificationOtherDateTrigger --data “retentioncode=ADMN-002 - Reference Information Related to Projects and Events” --as-user=19154187332 Error that I get: Unexpected API Response [404 Not Found | 46bpsqhg41zbyrqj.0d6797ce64c9554460589c48527cffcf9] not_found - Not Found Need to know the wrong step from my side.

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chris_qNew Participant
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Is it possible to get the Sync Status of all my box users through the API?

I am attempting to determine how many of my users are not properly syncing so I can proactively reach out and help fix them. Is there a method or status on each client that I can get that may say when they last synched and if there were any errors?

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Shan1988New Participant
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How to rollover configuration/settings/folder taxonomy from non prod to prod environment?

Hi All, We are looking for an best practice to rollover configuration/settings/folder taxonomy from non prod i.e DEV/Test/UAT to prod environment? Any lead or help would be highly appreciated. Thanks,

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user42New Participant
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Is there a way i can derive enterprise id from access token?

I wanted to derive enterprise id from access token. For example, in salesforce we can derive orgid from access token.

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sudhirNew Participant
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Mac OS 10.11 App crash with Box SDK

Hello Developer Team, We are integrating it in our existing Mac OS Store Desktop App. It’s running fine for the Mac OS X Version >= 10.12. But app crashes on OS X El Capitan Is Box supported on Mac OS X El Capitan?

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user35New Participant
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Switching the idp provider from Shibboleth (idp.sfsu.edu) to Azure AD IDP

Hi, I would like to integrate the box production instance with the Azure AD IDP. Please let me know what the process is for switching the idp provider from Shibboleth (idp.sfsu.edu) to Azure AD IDP. Thanks, Ameer basha

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DaveReuterGSI36New Participant
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Hello I am Dave, Partner from Nagarro

Hello, All Devs Internal and Customer aligned, I support the Box community as an outside consultant for software innovation. It looks like I am the first partner here in the Community; I am honored to be the first. My role at my company is Sales Director, Software & hi-tech ISV industry. I can support any customer, regardless of industry, here as IT Consultant on behalf of their Customer relationship with Box. Most of my current efforts have been in alignment with the Sales team on custom projects that involve Box integrations with other software solutions, and there is no limit to that so far. Happy to take on a challenge. If you have a custom development need for a customer or are stuck with a development or systems challenge, ping me here or on Linkedin. A little about Nagarro: Nagarro, a global digital engineering leader, helps clients become innovative, digital-first companies and thus win in their markets. The company is distinguished by its entrepreneurial, agile, and global

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matt.riley BoxParticipating Frequently
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Hi! I'm Matt, Product Manager for Metadata 👋🏻

Hi folks! My name is Matt Riley, and I’m the Product Manager for Metadata at Box. Feel free to @ me for any questions that you might have while using custom metadata (which almost everyone misspells as “meatdata” or “metdata” at some point, so please tag me!) Looking forward to meeting some more of our great developer community!

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user34New Participant
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Getting 401 Unauthorized Error from Box API

I am using JWT app (server authentication) method for authentication and using following parameter for authentication. CLIENT_ID CLIENT_SECRET ENTERPRISE_ID PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD PUBLIC_KEY_ID PRIVATE_KEY I am able to create folder, search folder using the APIs But while I am using https://{{upload.box.com}}/api/2.0/files/content api it is giving me 401 Unauthorized error. Note-> Since I need to upload many files to box in loop and above API is working first time but in second time it is giving me error. Appreciate urgent help.

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user191New Participant
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Box Integration

I’m currently integrating Box authentication into my Angular application. Here’s an overview of the process: I open a new window for Box authentication using the following code const authorizationUrl = ‘Box - Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Share Files’; const openedWindow = window.open(authorizationUrl, “s”, “width=640,height=480,left=300,top=100,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,copyhistory=no”); Once the user completes the authentication process in the opened window, Box provides an access token via a callback to my Angular application. I want to retrieve the access code from the authenticated Box window and use it in my Angular application for subsequent API requests. However, I’m encountering a “DOMException: Blocked a frame with origin” error when trying to access the cross-origin frame from https://account.box.com. I have already added https

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NiladriKnown Participant
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How many app users can be created per Application? Is there any limitation?

After creating around 250 app users, I got 429 rate limit error.

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sudhirNew Participant
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Assistance Needed: Transitioning App Authorization from Internal to Production

Hello Developer Community, I am the developer of Duplicate Files Fixer, a tool created by Tweaking Technologies Private Limited. I would like to bring your attention to our application, which can be accessed at the following URL: ‎Duplicate Files Fixer on the Mac App Store Duplicate Files Fixer is designed to efficiently remove duplicate files from users’ Mac and PC systems. It provides support for both local and cloud platforms. Currently, we offer integration with Google Drive and Dropbox as part of our cloud platform support. In an effort to further enhance our cloud platform support, I am interested in adding a “remove duplicates from Box Cloud” feature to our application. To achieve this, I have used Box API. All integration is done successfully. However, I have encountered an issue regarding the authorization process, specifically transitioning from the “Internal” status to the “Production” status. I found this behaviour in other cloud platforms to move from testing/Int

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ahayatNew Participant
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Metadata API Post method search performance and limitations

I have a question around searching metadata for our member’s documents. One of our engineers recalls an expert suggesting that once we fully populate Box with our approx. 9 TBs of documents (~200M) and their associated metadata, we would not be able to search using the Box Metadata API endpoint for a unique member id (internal identifier) on a custom metadata (memberId) tag, to get back a collection of Box document IDs that relate to that particular member. Instead, he suggested we build and utilize an external SQL database to host member metadata related to Box Folder and Document IDs. Is there any reason why we cannot utilize the Box APIs to do such searches in a performant way instead of having to build an external metadata management system to track this. We are already aware of the search limitation and the need for indices. Please provide us with some clarification on the best way to handle this, what are the true limitations if any, and how can we overcome them?

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user19Participating Frequently
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Box API call to Get Folder Items returns Error: Request failed with status code 404

I created a custom APP and able to run APIs from Postman without any errors. When I try to run from typescript, I am able to run API calls to get an access token. But when I run list folder items api call it fails with 404 error - not found. I also added ‘as_user’ to the header of request, but still getting the same error. What am I missing? The API call works with Developers Token. When I use Access Token the above APIs don’t work and return 404 error. Very much appreciate your responses.

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user711Known Participant
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How I run a Box API in Postman with multiple iterations using a CSV file?

How I can use a CSV file to upload different variables for a Box API call in Postman?

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