Box CLI and Bulk JSON format

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hunnj

February 20, 2019 07:17

I am trying to create a script which part of it is to create a predetermined folder in users root level. I have been trying to use the --bulk-file-path= from the CLI v2 but keep getting an error of "Could not parse JSON input file..." for my json input. The following format is what I am using.

{
"entries": [
{
"parentid": ""
"name": "NewFolder"
}
]
}

I have also tried with just "id" in place of "parentid". In general the Box CLI documentation is not very helpful with respect to the required format of these files. When using the --help option it would be nice if the Arguments were actually the needed json elements to make it easier.

Any help is much appreciated.

thanks

Jeff

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mwiller

February 20, 2019 12:03
The error you're seeing usually means that your JSON file is malformed (not that the key names are wrong). You can use a JSON linter to make sure that your input JSON is valid before using it with the CLI. The key names to use are the exact same as the flag and argument names you see when you run the command with --help, as long as you use those it should work for you.
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hunnj

February 20, 2019 12:28
Looking at these scripts too long. Was missing a pesky comma between items.

thanks again
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