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  1. Open Box Notes API for logging

    The idea here is to use a box note as a log which could be updated both by humans and an automated api.

    My use case for the api would basically be "append a line" to the box note.

    3 votes

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  2. Make license type info available via API

    We'd like to get the license type info (free or paid) when getting the below log by API.

    • eventtype:COLLABORATIONINVITE
    • event_type:SHARE

    Account Type: Unmanaged User / Managed User, etc
    User TypeL Lite (10GB) / Enterprise (Yearly), etc

    3 votes

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  3. Support deleting the current version

    Currently there is no way to delete the current version or head of the version history. The only way to achieve the same effect is to promote a previous version and delete what was once the current version.

    3 votes

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  4. Enable API apps for select users

    Right now, we can disable published APIs for all users, or enable them - we'd like the ability to restrictively enable.

    3 votes

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  5. Allow external conversion engines for proprietary formats

    We receive various proprietary formats that can only be converted by the original manufacturers. We want the platform to configure external conversion providers which would then be able to convert the formats to neutral Box formats such as PDF or MP4. This will create new integration opportunities for providers such as Autodesk, Adobe, CCTV providers.

    3 votes

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  6. Expose the functionality for auto-deleting folders and files on a specific date via the API.

    Currently, the web app has a file/folder setting in which a folder or file can be deleted on a specific date. We don't expose this service via the API.

    We work with documents in packages (folders) and so when the documents expire and are deleted, we would also like the containing folder to be deleted as well. All of these packages are customer applications and so if not cleaned up then they will accumulate over time.

    Right now, retention deals with files only, leaving behind the folders. The auto-delete on the folder is perfect for this purpose except that it…

    3 votes

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  7. Request to change token_type content when obtaining access token with API

    When obtaining an access token for the Box API, the specification returns the value "bearer" with the first "B" in lowercase as the tokentype parameter, but if you set "bearer ${accesstoken}" to the value of the authorization header and execute the Box API, a 400 Bad Request will be returned. If "bearer" is changed to "Bearer", it will be processed correctly.
    I would like the obtained token_type value to be "Bearer", which can be processed normally by Box API.

    Box APIのアクセストークン取得時、tokentypeパラメータとして先頭の"B"が小文字で"bearer"という値が返却される仕様だが、authorizationヘッダーの値に"bearer ${accesstoken}"をセットしてBox APIを実行すると400 Bad Requestとなる。"bearer"を"Bearer"とすると正常に処理される。
    取得されるtoken_typeの値を、Box APIで正常処理できる"Bearer"にしてもらいたい。

    2 votes

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  8. API that can get password change date

    The interval at which users are required to change their passwords can be set in the Administration Console, but each user is required on a different day.
    We would like to inform users of the next password change date in advance.
    You can check the password change date in the user detail report, but it takes time to output it, so if you have an API that can get the password change date, you can create a mechanism to automatically notify it.

    2 votes

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  9. Include the contents of hit locations in Search API response like search result in the Web UI

    Include the contents of hit locations in Search API response like search result in the Web UI

    2 votes

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  10. Remove Logo on Expiring Embed Link

    Hello, we would like the ability to remove the BOX logo when creating an expiring embed link while using the get file information. Just like the embed widget we would like the ability to disable the box logo when embedding an expiring embed link to an iFrame.
    It would be a more seamless integration of BOX in the back ground as we are embedding these links into applications

    2 votes

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  11. Please make the email addresses of users with pending invitations accessible via the API.

    We are automating the invitation process using the API. However, when inviting external users who have not yet created a Box account, they remain in a pending state.

    For users who remain pending, we would like to send reminder emails, but the API does not provide email address information for external users when retrieving collaboration information.

    As a result, we need to check this information manually through the GUI.
    To enhance automation, we request that the email address information of pending collaborations be included in the API response.

    招待保留中ユーザーのメールアドレスをAPIで取得できるようにしてほしい

    APIを使用して招待プロセスを自動化しています。
    しかし、まだBoxアカウントを作成していない外部ユーザーを招待した場合、保留中の状態のままになります。
    保留中のままのユーザーにはリマインダーメールを送りたいのですが、APIでコラボレーション情報を取得しても外部ユーザーのメールアドレス情報が提供されません。
    そのため、この情報を手動でGUIで確認する必要があります。
    自動化を強化するために、APIのレスポンスに保留中のコラボレーションのメールアドレス情報を含めていただけるよう要望します。

    2 votes

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  12. Ability to remove external collaborators programmatically

    I would like the ability to remove external collaborators programmatically

    2 votes

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  13. Support for passing of special characters (as-is) in query (Box Metadata Query API)

    Per the suggestions ...

    Use of an "=" could be utilized
    Unfortunately, this would break the ability for our search bar to also do loose matches around the "typed search term"
    (e.g. "Broadway &" query will not return "Broadway & Commercial"

    Use of "%" wildcard to replace noted special character
    Unfortunately, the results will then be too varied. Any characters will be up for substitution.
    (e.g. "C&R" query will then also return "car", "candor", corridor", etc.)

    *** Could we confirm if there is an appropriate way for special characters to be passed and recognized as-is?

    The above suggested workarounds would…

    2 votes

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  14. Box folder should return basic info like size and modified date

    When getBoxFolder method is called to get box folder details, should return basic info of the files and folders present in it

    2 votes

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  15. Using folders:items is not recursive

    Running the command
    box folders:items [IDOFFOLDER] --csv --save-to-file-path=[PATHTOFOLDERTOSAVE_REPORT]

    To get a list of files and their respective SHA1 values is difficult as this command has to be run on each folder within the tree. There should be a recursive option, or better yet, a report a user can run to provide the SHA1 values within a tree. This is very important for eDiscovery and chain of custody.

    2 votes

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  16. API Call to return all items within the parent directory.

    It would be extremely helpful if you could call the box api to return a complete list of the existing directory in an account. For example, the call could return a json file that contained a usable layout of folders within folders, down to the individual file level. Automation for file operations could be built on this. It would remove the need to recursively call the API to get down to the lowest level of folders to find files.

    2 votes

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  17. Real time progress of a file upload via box upload api

    When a direct box upload api is invoked, there is no way to know the real time progress of upload. It would be good to get real time progress from box to notify users about the same on our UI.

    2 votes

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  18. API searches for a given folder name and creates a folder if not found

    In today's world , there is an api that searches for folder and if folder not found returns 404. There is a create folder api which returns 409 error if folder name exists.
    This leads tomaking multiple calls to box first to identify or know folder existence and then another call for creating a folder if not found.

    There is a need for api which does following

    Search for a folder given the folder name(input =folder name)
    if folder exists with such a name
    return folderId
    if folder does not exists with such a folder name
    create a folder with…

    2 votes

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  19. Alphabetize collaborator names

    Hello, when I view collaborators to a file/folder, the "name" column cannot be alphabetized. I tried clicking on it to make this occur and it is greyed out. When comparing this to a list of names alphabetically it would be so efficiently helpful to have the Box folder listed by name and not by date. Can you please make this available?

    2 votes

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  20. Remove 10,000 Result Limit on Search API

    We currently use a custom application to pull metadata from files. Recently, Box implemented a 10k file limit on the Search API, so our application times out if our results exceed 10k files (this happens a lot). This has forced us to run small reports and piece them together, which is extremely time consuming, cumbersome, and labor intensive. This month alone, we have spent thousands dealing with workarounds for this. If Box would remove this limit, it would make our lives so much easier.

    2 votes

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