How to forward preview urls and download urls from server to client?

Question

I have a client app that implements search of pictures stored in box. Now I want to run a search on my server and then forward the results to the client, in particular the preview of the results. From other APIs I could just forward the CDN cache results preview.

Is there a way to achieve this in box?

Or does the client need to authenticate in box and search on his own?

community-manager · Answer

Hey janmechtel,We do not host unauthenticated customer content from our CDNs. You will need to perform a search using our Search API and then use any of these options to view the content:Thumbnail API (https://developer.box.com/reference#get-a-thumbnail-for-a-file)Simple thumbnail of file - works with images and documentsPreview API (https://developer.box.com/reference#get-embed-link)Iframe preview of the file - works for all file types that Box supports previews ofPreview Element (https://developer.box.com/docs/box-content-preview)Same as above, but can be used inline and has more customizationRepresentations API (https://developer.box.com/reference#representations)Various converted representations of the file - you can also get a thumbnail here. This will also return the different converted representations of documents, videos, and other file types that Box supportsBest,Tony

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