Overview
Box is an enterprise cloud content management platform with a comprehensive API for uploading, downloading, organizing, and sharing files programmatically. It supports fine-grained permission management, webhooks, metadata templates, and collaboration workflows. The API uses OAuth 2.0 and is well-suited for document management systems and enterprise workflow automation.
Beginner Tip
Start at developer.box.com to create a free app and get OAuth credentials. Use the official Box SDK for your language rather than raw HTTP — it handles token refresh and pagination automatically, saving significant boilerplate.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"file_id": "f_abc123",
"filename": "document.pdf",
"size_bytes": 1048576,
"mime_type": "application/pdf",
"download_url": "https://example.com/files/f_abc123",
"created_at": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
} Field Reference
id Unique Box identifier for the file or folder type Entity type: 'file', 'folder', or 'web_link' name Display name of the file or folder as stored in Box size File size in bytes; present only for files, not folders modified_at ISO 8601 timestamp of the last modification to the item owned_by User object for the owner of the item, containing id, login, and name fields Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://developer.box.com/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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