Box

Read and organise Box folders and files, custom metadata instances, comments, tasks and assignments, collaborations and search.

Classify and route content with metadata, run review tasks and keep file structures aligned with business records.

Build a flow with Box Provider API documentation

Source actions

Destination actions

Data types

Validation status

Implemented · fixture tested.

Implementation is checked against provider-shaped fixtures for every action, authentication failures, rate limits, pagination and duplicate safety. Provider sandbox and authorised account validation are recorded separately when credential-backed runs are completed.

What you can map

collaborations

List collaborations
Source
Users and groups collaborating on a file or folder, with roles.

comments

Add comment
Destination
Not retried automatically
Comments on a file, or replies to a comment.
List file comments
Source
Comments on a file.

file versions

List file versions
Source
Previous versions of a file.

files

Get file
Source
File metadata; contents are not downloaded.
Update file
Destination
Duplicate protected
Renames, moves, describes or tags a file.

folder items

List folder items
Source
Files, folders and web links in a folder. Folder 0 is the root.

folders

Create folder
Destination
Duplicate protected
Creates a folder inside a parent folder.
Get folder
Source
Folder metadata.
Update folder
Destination
Duplicate protected
Renames, moves, describes or tags a folder.

items

Search content
Source
Incremental
Files, folders and web links matching a query, optionally updated since a time.

metadata instances

Apply metadata template
Destination
Duplicate protected
Applies a metadata template to a file or folder with initial values.
Get item metadata
Source
One template's metadata instance on a file or folder.
List item metadata
Source
All metadata instances applied to a file or folder.
Update item metadata
Destination
Duplicate protected
Changes values on an applied metadata template with JSON Patch add, replace and test operations.

metadata templates

List metadata templates
Source
Enterprise metadata templates with their fields and types.

task assignments

Create task assignment
Destination
Not retried automatically
Assigns a task to a Box user by ID or login email.
List task assignments
Source
People assigned to a task and their resolution state.
Update task assignment
Destination
Duplicate protected
Resolves a task assignment (approve, reject, complete) or changes its message.

tasks

Create task
Destination
Not retried automatically
Creates a review or completion task on a file. Assign people with Create task assignment.
List file tasks
Source
Review and completion tasks on a file.
Update task
Destination
Duplicate protected
Changes a task's message, due date, type or completion rule.

users

Get current user
Source
The authorised Box user.

Authentication

Box OAuth 2.0 client and refresh token

Plans and access

All Box plans; metadata templates require Business Plus or above. Requires a Box Platform app using user OAuth 2.0. The app's scopes and the user's access limit what is visible.

Test environment

Box offers free developer accounts and sandboxes for Enterprise customers.

Rate limits

About 1,000 API requests per minute per user, with lower limits for search and uploads; HTTP 429 with Retry-After.

Provider events

Box V2 webhooks signed with primary and secondary keys. Nexra event triggers are not yet available; flows run on demand or on a schedule.

Before you build a flow

Client Credentials Grant (server authentication) is not supported yet: Box requires per-connection box_subject_type and box_subject_id token parameters that the shared runtime cannot template.
File uploads, downloads, deletes, shared links and collaboration changes are not implemented; collaborations are read-only.
Metadata updates accept add, replace and test JSON Patch operations; remove is not exposed.
Comments, tasks and task assignments have no idempotency key; uncertain creates are not repeated automatically.