Folders, together with Files,are at the core of the Box API.Folders can be uploaded and downloaded,as well as hold important metadatainformation about the content.
Box Folders API is one of 81 APIs that Box publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Folders. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes
27 operations
across 15 paths,
and defines 30 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.
27 operations15 paths30 schemas5 DELETE10 GET5 POST7 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 Folders API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2Security) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 9 scopes.
Paths & Operations 27
Across 15 paths, the API surfaces 27 operations — 5 DELETE, 10 GET, 5 POST, 7 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Folders 27
Folders, together with Files, are at the core of the Box API. Folders can be uploaded and downloaded, as well as hold important metadata information about the content.
The contract defines 30 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TrashFolder (21 properties), Collaboration (14 properties), Classification (8 properties), ClientError (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Folder
object
A standard representation of a folder, as returned from any folder API endpoints by default
ClientError
object
A generic error
7 properties
FileVersion--Mini
object
A mini representation of a file version, used when nested within 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
User--Base
object
A mini representation of a user, used when nested within another resource.
2 properties2 required
Items
object
A list of files, folders, and web links in their mini representation.
User--Mini
object
A mini representation of a user, as can be returned when nested within other resources.
Metadata--Base
object
The base representation of a metadata instance.
4 properties
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.
FileOrFolderScope
object
A relation between a resource (file or folder) and the scopes for which the resource can be accessed
2 properties
File--Full
object
A full representation of a file, as can be returned from any file API endpoints by default
Folder--Mini
object
A mini representation of a file version, used when nested under another resource.
Metadata
object
An instance of a metadata template, which has been applied to a file or folder.
WebLink--Mini
object
Web links are objects that point to URLs. These objects are also known as bookmarks within the Box web application. Web link objects are treated similarly to f…
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
Folder--Full
object
A full representation of a folder, as can be returned from any folder API endpoints by default
WebLink--Base
object
Web links are objects that point to URLs. These objects are also known as bookmarks within the Box web application. Web link objects are treated similarly to f…
3 properties2 required
WebLink
object
Web links are objects that point to URLs. These objects are also known as bookmarks within the Box web application. Web link objects are treated similarly to f…
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
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
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
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
ClientError_3
object
A generic error
7 properties
Metadatas
object
A list of metadata instances that have been applied to a file or folder.
2 properties
Folder--Full_2
object
A full representation of a folder, as can be returned from any folder API endpoints by default
TrashFolder
object
Represents a trashed folder.
21 properties10 required
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
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