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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.

    DonHammons

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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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