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Box

Cloud content platform for files, folders, shared links, users, groups, permissions, and enterprise content.

Supports enterprise content work across files, folders, comments, signatures, shared links, and content events.

Example Use Cases

These are the Box actions Snow can use when building apps with you. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these on its own.

Create Box Sign Request

Creates a Box Sign request to send documents for electronic signing. Prepares documents and sends signature requests to signers via email. Signers do not need Box accounts. Supports up to 10 files, 35 signers, sequential signing order, templates, and custom redirect URLs. Requires Box Sign feature enabled and sign_requests.readwrite scope.

Create collaboration

Adds a collaboration for a single user or a single group to a file or folder. Collaborations can be created using email address, user IDs, or a group IDs. If a collaboration is being created with a group, access to this endpoint is dependent on the group's ability to be invited. If collaboration is in `pending` status, the following fields are redacted: - `login` and `name` are hidden if a collaboration was created using `user_id`, - `name` is hidden if a collaboration was created using `login`.

Create comment

Adds a comment by the user to a specific file, or as a reply to an other comment.

Create folder

Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder.

Delete file

Deletes a file from Box by moving it to trash or permanently (based on enterprise settings). Use the `if_match` parameter with the file's ETag for safe concurrent operations. To permanently delete a trashed file, use the 'Permanently remove file' action instead.

Download file

Returns the contents of a file in binary format.

Find file for shared link

Returns the file represented by a shared link. A shared file can be represented by a shared link, which can originate within the current enterprise or within another. This endpoint allows an application to retrieve information about a shared file when only given a shared link. The `shared_link_permission_options` array field can be returned by requesting it in the `fields` query parameter.

Get file information

Retrieves the details about a file.

Get folder information

Retrieves details for a folder, including the first 100 entries in the folder. Passing `sort`, `direction`, `offset`, and `limit` parameters in query allows you to manage the list of returned folder items. To fetch more items within the folder, use the Get items in a folder endpoint.

List file comments

Retrieves a list of comments for a file.

Triggers

These are the trigger events currently available for Box.

Box Sign Request Status Changed

Triggers when a Box Sign request's status or meaningful fields change. This trigger monitors a specific Box Sign request and fires when changes are detected in key fields like status, signer decisions, document readiness, or completion state.

Collaboration Details Changed

Triggers when a collaboration's details change (e.g., role, status, expiration). This trigger monitors a specific collaboration and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as role, status, expiration date, access type, or acknowledgment status.

Comment Changed

Triggers when a comment's content or details change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box comment and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as message text edits, tagged message changes, or modification timestamp updates.

File Metadata Changed

Triggers when a file's metadata or properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when changes are detected in key fields like name, description, size, modification time, parent folder, or status.

File Shared Link Changed

Triggers when a file's shared link settings change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file's shared link and fires when changes are detected in the shared link configuration, such as access level, permissions, password protection, expiration date, or vanity URL.

Folder Properties Changed

Triggers when a folder's core properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when changes are detected in properties like name, description, modification time, parent folder, item status, or shared link settings.

Folder Shared Link Changed

Triggers when a folder's shared link settings change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder's shared link and fires when changes are detected in the shared link configuration, such as access level, permissions, password protection, expiration date, or vanity URL.

New File Added to Folder

Triggers when a new file is added to a folder in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when new files are detected. Only files (not folders or web links) are monitored.

New File Comment Added

Triggers when a new comment is added to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new comments are detected.

New File Version Uploaded

Triggers when a new file version is uploaded to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new versions are detected.