Files, together with Folders,are at the core of the Box API.Files can be uploaded and downloaded,as well as hold important metadatainformation about the content.
Box Files API is one of 81 APIs that Box publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include File. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes
47 operations
across 26 paths,
and defines 41 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.box.com/2.0.
47 operations26 paths41 schemas8 DELETE17 GET1 OPTIONS11 POST10 PUT
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://account.box.com/api/oauth2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1
Authentication & Security 1
Box Files API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2Security) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 9 scopes.
Paths & Operations 47
Across 26 paths, the API surfaces 47 operations — 8 DELETE, 17 GET, 1 OPTIONS, 11 POST, 10 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Files 47
Files, together with Folders, are at the core of the Box API. Files can be uploaded and downloaded, as well as hold important metadata information about the content.
The contract defines 41 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TrashFile (22 properties), Collaboration (14 properties), Task (11 properties), SkillCardsMetadata (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
File--Full
object
A full representation of a file, as can be returned from any file API endpoints by default
ClientError
object
A generic error
7 properties
User--Mini
object
A mini representation of a user, as can be returned when nested within other resources.
FileVersion--Mini
object
A mini representation of a file version, used when nested within another resource.
File
object
A standard representation of a file, as returned from any file API endpoints by default
File--Mini
objectnull
A mini representation of a file, used when nested under another resource.
UploadUrl
object
The details for the upload session for the file.
2 properties
Folder--Mini
object
A mini representation of a file version, used when nested under another resource.
FileVersion--Base
object
The bare basic representation of a file version, the minimal amount of fields returned when using the fields query parameter.
2 properties2 required
Metadata
object
An instance of a metadata template, which has been applied to a file or folder.
Metadata--Base
object
The base representation of a metadata instance.
4 properties
ConflictError
object
The error that occurs when a file can not be created due to a conflict.
User--Base
object
A mini representation of a user, used when nested within another resource.
2 properties2 required
FileConflict
object
A representation of a file that is used to show
File--Base
objectnull
The bare basic representation of a file, the minimal amount of fields returned when using the fields query parameter.
3 properties2 required
FileOrFolderScope
object
A relation between a resource (file or folder) and the scopes for which the resource can be accessed
2 properties
Folder--Base
object
The bare basic representation of a folder, the minimal amount of fields returned when using the fields query parameter.
3 properties2 required
ClientError_2
object
A generic error
7 properties
Collaborations
object
A list of collaborations
Collaboration
object
Collaborations define access permissions for users and groups to files and folders, similar to access control lists. A collaboration object grants a user or gr…
14 properties2 required
ClientError_3
object
A generic error
7 properties
Comments
object
A list of comments
Comment--Full
object
Comments are messages created on files. Comments can be made independently or created as responses to other comments
Metadata--Full
object
An instance of a metadata template, which has been applied to a file or folder.
Watermark
object
A watermark is a semi-transparent overlay on an embedded file preview that displays a viewer's email address or user ID and the time of access over a file's co…
1 property
UploadedPart
object
A chunk of a file uploaded as part of an upload session, as returned by some endpoints.
1 property
File--Full_2
object
A full representation of a file, as can be returned from any file API endpoints by default
UploadSession
object
An upload session for chunk uploading a file.
7 properties
SkillCardsMetadata
object
The metadata assigned to a using for Box skills.
9 properties
UploadParts
object
A list of uploaded chunks for an upload session.
ClientError_4
object
A generic error
7 properties
Files
object
A list of files
2 properties
FileVersion--Full
object
A full representation of a file version, as can be returned from any file version API endpoints by default
Tasks
object
A list of tasks
2 properties
Metadatas
object
A list of metadata instances that have been applied to a file or folder.
2 properties
FileVersions
object
A list of file versions
TrashFile
object
Represents a trashed file.
22 properties12 required
Classification
object
An instance of the classification metadata template, containing the classification applied to the file or folder. To get more details about the classification…
8 properties
Task
object
A task allows for file-centric workflows within Box. Users can create tasks on files and assign them to other users for them to complete the tasks.
11 properties
TaskAssignments
object
A list of task assignments
2 properties
ClientError_5
object
A generic error
7 properties
Specification
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