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Downscope Token in Box | Should we implement this change

  • May 22, 2025
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Hi

 

This page is no longer rendering and we are not sure if downscope should be implemented by us

https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/access-tokens/downscope/

Can anyone from Box advise if need to implement downscope as the date is approaching fast, i.e. Aug 5, 2021, before which Box token downscoping must be done

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Thanks

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    Hello Paul,

    Apologies for the broken link! I will update to ensure the old link redirects to the new location, which can be found here: https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/tokens/downscope/

    Best,

    Kourtney, Box Developer Advocate

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    Hi, 

     

    Do we need to implement downscope before, i.e. Aug 5, 2021 for api's to work? 

     

    Thanks

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    Paul,

    This is dependent on how you've architected your application. Are you using a Box SDK? If so, no you will not need to update anything. If you are not using an SDK and are storing tokens in a database, you do need to check that it is capable of supporting the change. More details can be found here: https://developer.box.com/changelog/#2021-08-04-changes-to-jwt-token-format

    Best,

    Kourtney, Box Developer Advocate

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    Yes, we are currently using the SDK.  Thanks so much Kourtney. :)

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