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Modifying tags with javascript/jquery

  • May 21, 2025
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All of the tutorials for BOX content API user cUrl examples and when I contacted tech support, they sent me here.

 

I am trying to udpate 21000 files with tags from a database. I have everything working except for the last step - updating the files on box with the tags.

 

Can some one please tell me how to use javascript/jquery/ajax to perform this cURL put?

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-d '{"tags":"[tree,dog,grass]"}' \
-X PUT

I have searched this community and found nothing. I have searched the web and found how to get a folder but cannot figure out how to modify metadata of a file. My current ajax call DOES return the file object that I'm trying to modify. I tried GET and PUT ajax types.

 

Thanks

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    Figured it out:

     

    writeTags = function(tags, callback)
    {
         var authHeader = "Bearer " + access_token;

         var tagsArray = tags.split(',');
         var url = "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/" + currentFile.id;

         $.ajax({
              url: url,
              type: 'PUT',
              data: JSON.stringify({tags:tagsArray}),
              beforeSend: function(xhr) {
                   xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", authHeader);
             }, success: function(data){

                    callback(data);
             },
             error: function(xhr, textStatus, error){
                  console.log(xhr, textStatus, error);}
       });
    };

     

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