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Box Metadata Templates API

A metadata template describes a reusable setof key/value pairs that can be assigned to a file.

Box Metadata Templates API is one of 81 APIs that Box publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Metadata Templates. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 12 operations across 10 paths, and defines 7 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.

12 operations 10 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE6 GET2 POST3 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 Metadata Templates API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2Security) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 9 scopes.

Paths & Operations 12

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 1 DELETE, 6 GET, 2 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Metadata Templates 12

A metadata template describes a reusable set of key/value pairs that can be assigned to a file.

GET
/metadata_templates
Box Find metadata template by instance ID
get_metadata_templates 1 param → 200400default
GET
/metadata_templates/{scope}/{template_key}/schema
Box Get metadata template by name
get_metadata_templates_id_id_schema 2 params → 200400404default
PUT
/metadata_templates/{scope}/{template_key}/schema
Box Update metadata template
put_metadata_templates_id_id_schema 2 params body → 200400403404default
DELETE
/metadata_templates/{scope}/{template_key}/schema
Box Remove metadata template
delete_metadata_templates_id_id_schema 2 params → 204400403default
GET
/metadata_templates/{template_id}
Box Get metadata template by ID
get_metadata_templates_id 1 param → 200400default
GET
/metadata_templates/global
Box List all global metadata templates
get_metadata_templates_global 2 params → 200400default
GET
/metadata_templates/enterprise
Box List all metadata templates for enterprise
get_metadata_templates_enterprise 2 params → 200400default
POST
/metadata_templates/schema
Box Create metadata template
post_metadata_templates_schema body → 201400403default
GET
/metadata_templates/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo/schema
Box List all classifications
get_metadata_templates_enterprise_securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo_schema → 200400404default
PUT
/metadata_templates/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo/schema#add
Box Add classification
put_metadata_templates_enterprise_securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo_schema#add body → 200400404default
PUT
/metadata_templates/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo/schema#update
Box Update classification
put_metadata_templates_enterprise_securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo_schema#update body → 200400404default
POST
/metadata_templates/schema#classifications
Box Add initial classifications
post_metadata_templates_schema#classifications body → 200400404default

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ClassificationTemplate (8 properties), MetadataTemplate_2 (8 properties), MetadataTemplate (8 properties), ClientError_2 (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ClientError
object
A generic error
7 properties
MetadataTemplates
object
A list of metadata templates
MetadataTemplate
object
A template for metadata that can be applied to files and folders
8 properties 2 required
ClientError_2
object
A generic error
7 properties
MetadataTemplates_2
object
A list of metadata templates
MetadataTemplate_2
object
A template for metadata that can be applied to files and folders
8 properties 2 required
ClassificationTemplate
object
A metadata template that holds the security classifications defined by an enterprise.
8 properties 6 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

box-metadata-templates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Box publishes across the network.

Box Authorization API
Box Authorize API
Box Classifications API
Box Classifications on Files API
Box Classifications on Folders API
Box Collaboration Whitelist Entries API
Box Collaboration Whitelist Exempt Targets API
Box Collaborations API
Box Collaborations (List) API
Box Collections API
Box Comments API
Box Device Pinners API
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