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content-api Upload a File using file's URL

  • May 21, 2025
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is it possible to upload a file to box using file's url?

 

i want to bypass the whole save the file than upload process and just make a call to box api and upload the file using the url.

 

I have web platform with very little storage space and i want to automatically migrate to box using the api when the file is no longer in use.

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Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to upload a file with a URL.

 

When calling the Upload File endpoint, you need to specify the file's location on your local machine or server.

 

 

 


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would it be possible in the near future?

 

and also, this is not possible than, is it possible to send a string of base64 to be uploaded as file on the box?


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Hi ,

 

Is this feature available now? I have files on the cloud storage with a public URL. I have to upload the files to Box to generate the preview link or render viewer using box-content-preview JS SDK.