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Webhooks subscription problem. Can not subscribe to the root

  • May 21, 2025
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Can not subscribe to root
curl 'https://api.box.com/2.0/webhooks' -d "{\"target\":{\"id\":\"0\",\"type\":\"folder\"},\"address\":\"https://workato-webhooks-dev.herokuapp.com/webhooks/notify/box?uuid=JLQtrYcp91hhsoqXxPeKiA\",\"triggers\":[\"FILE.UPLOADED\"]}" -H 'Authorization: Bearer *************'

The response is:

{"type":"error","status":403,"code":"access_denied_insufficient_permissions","help_url":"http:\/\/developers.box.com\/docs\/#errors","message":"Access denied - insufficient permission","request_id":"removed for privacy580e4179c7c57"}

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    Thank you for posting your question. I am surprised to see that it isn't documented, but that is a known limitation. We will update the documentation to reflect that. 

     

    Your discovery is correct - webhooks v2 cannot be set on a root folder. 

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