Questions tagged [box-api]

Questions about the API provided by Box, Inc. for their online storage service.

The Box API lets you create applications and web sites that integrate with Box. By leveraging Box's RESTful API, you can add simple, yet secure file management, sharing, and collaboration to your app.

Please consult http://developers.box.com for full API documentation.

Box, Inc. was formerly known as Box.net.

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Box Java SDK - Unable to download/delete specific versions of a file

I am using the latest Box SDK for interacting with the Box API. I am able to successfully upload, download, delete and upload new version of a file. However, I am unable to to delete one file version out of many, as suggested on the SDK page…
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Why do I get a redirect URI mismatch when trying to log into Box?

When using the Box SDK for iOS to do OAuth, I am shown a webpage with this error: Error: redirect_uri_mismatch response_type=code redirect_uri=boxsdk-our4iypzazstfpx8j70e8tlc3eyn9c4l://boxsdkoauth2redirect state=ok…
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Multiple files upload to Box fails with HTTP client error "connection still allocated"

I'm running Box java SDK v3.0.5 (latest). In my app I implement synchronization with a remote user Box and when an user creates several files locally I should create them on Box side. My client created by following code: this.client = new…
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Use SAML Single Sign-On to obtain OAuth access token or code for using Box.com API

We have SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) enabled between our company's Intranet Portal and Box so that the users do not use username and passwords to login to Box.com. They just click on a button on Intranet Portal which posts a SAML assertion to…
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curl -h or curl --header not working

i'm trying to connect ti a web api service, box-api, and following the tutorial i have to type this command to fetch a folder in the user content: curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/FOLDER_ID/items?limit=2&offset=0 -H "Authorization: Bearer…
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How to get the full file path of a Box File given file ID using the API

Is there a way to fetch the complete folder path of a file given the file Id using the Box API? From the API documentation it is clear that we can use the Parent Folder ID to recursively fetch folder names until the root is reached, however this…
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How to enhance Box.com API requests limit

As wrote here http://blog.programmableweb.com/2013/01/11/opening-up-the-box-api/ box.com limits number of requests to its API on per developer (or client in terms of OAuth RFC) basis. "The current rate limit is 50,000 requests per developer in a 24…
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Box v2 API - "Remember login" checkbox

To the Box SDK team: I'm using the iOS version of the BoxSDK. When I present the BoxAuthorizationViewController login controller, there is a checkbox labeled "Remember login". It doesn't seem to do anything. I get the same results whether I leave it…
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How to get the file's MIME type for box.com v2 java api

I am trying to integrate my webapp with Box.com using (Box Api java V2) and need the ability to download the selected files and folders from Box.com onto my server. I am able to easily do this, but not able to get file's mime-type from the Box…
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Load, save and use of authentication data in Box Android API

I've been recently trying to implement Box in my Android app. I know how to launch the authentication activity and get BoxAndroidClient object ready to operate on it, but I have got no idea on how to save tokens (SharedPreferences?), load them and…
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Getting 400 BAD Request when using Spring RestTemplate to POST

Can someone please help me figure out what is wrong with the code below? I am using Spring 3.1.1 RestTemplate to try to call a REST WS on Box.com to get a new access token from a refresh token. The code below is returning a 400 (BAD REQUEST). I am…
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Is there any way to get all files and folder in box without knowing their id?

Is there any way to get all files and folder in box without knowing their id? Also, how to get all collaboration objects if I don't know collaboration id?
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Do I need authorization code each time for accessing user box account?

I am developing a desktop app which will interact with box enterprise account. For the first time when my app will try to access Admin enterprise account it will be redirected to box page . Box finally redirects user to my redirected URL after…
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Multipart Request to Box API via Google HTTP Client

I'm trying to call this specific method http://developers.box.com/docs/#files-upload-a-file in Box API with the help of Google HTTP Client library v1.14.1. Currently I see no way of doing this. If I was using…
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Is there a file chooser available for box.com?

Similar to the file chooser for dropbox is there one for box.com?
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