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How to download given URL in form https://app.box.com/s/<ID>

  • June 3, 2025
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We are given a list of files to download where the URLs are in the form https://app.box.com/s/.  Looking for a way to programmatically download them using NodeJS. It doesn't appear that the is the same as file_id.

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      Hi  ,

       

      You're correct - the shared link "hash" at the end of the URL is different from the File's actual ID.

       

      Here's some reference for the call you're looking for:

      https://developer.box.com/en/guides/downloads/shared-link/

       

      You'll need to first obtain the file ID, and then make a subsequent API call to download the file with an additional header that signifies a download for a shared link.

       

      It doesn't look like the node SDK supports this additional header natively:

      https://github.com/box/box-node-sdk/blob/master/docs/files.md#download-a-file

       

      But you might be able to construct the call with the additional header manually:

      https://github.com/box/box-node-sdk/blob/master/docs/client.md#get

      https://github.com/request/request#custom-http-headers

       

      Hope that helps!

       

      Thanks,

      Jason

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