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enable app auth/app users without the Enterprise step?

  • May 21, 2025
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Hi, 

 

I'm building an automated Jenkins pipeline; one of the steps involves downloading/uploading files to/from Box. Is it possible to connect to Box with JWT without granting access in Enterprise Admin Console step (https://docs.box.com/docs/configuring-box-platform#section-4-grant-access-in-enterprise-admin-console)? I don't have access to that in my company's Box account. 

 

Thanks.

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I don't believe so.  The 2 places where the admin has to help is getting the enterprise_id and granting access.


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I wonder if this has changed since 2016? The admins at my organization believe it should be possible to access my own Box account via API without the admin/enterprise authorization. I created a JWT app and can upload files to my account via the API and the app's developer token. I just can't seem to generate a regular access token. I only want to be able to upload a file to my own Box account via a Python script (non-interactive/no user interaction). But trying to authenticate and get an access token I can't get past the "unauthorized_client/This app is not authorized by the enterprise admin" error.