Box

Box Skills API

Box Skills are designed to allow custom processing of files uploaded to Box, with the intent of enhancing the underlying metadata of the file.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /files/{file_id}/metadata/global/boxSkillsCards List Box Skill cards on file #
POST /files/{file_id}/metadata/global/boxSkillsCards Create Box Skill cards on file #
PUT /files/{file_id}/metadata/global/boxSkillsCards Update Box Skill cards on file #
DELETE /files/{file_id}/metadata/global/boxSkillsCards Remove Box Skill cards from file #
PUT /skill_invocations/{skill_id} Update all Box Skill cards on file #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.box.com/reference/get-authorize
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-oauth2-token
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-files-id-copy
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-file-requests-id-copy
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-folders-id-copy
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-folder-locks
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-metadata-templates-schema
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-metadata-cascade-policies
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-metadata-queries-execute-read
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-comments
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-collaborations
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-tasks
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-task-assignments
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https://developer.box.com/reference/put-files-id--add-shared-link
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https://developer.box.com/reference/put-folders-id--add-shared-link
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-web-links
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https://developer.box.com/reference/put-web-links-id--add-shared-link
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-users
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-invites
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-groups
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-group-memberships
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-webhooks
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-files-id-metadata-global-boxSkillsCards
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https://developer.box.com/reference/options-events
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https://developer.box.com/reference/get-collections-id
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https://developer.box.com/reference/get-recent-items
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-retention-policies
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-retention-policy-assignments
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-legal-hold-policies
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-legal-hold-policy-assignments
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https://developer.box.com/reference/get-file-version-retentions-id
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https://developer.box.com/reference/get-file-version-legal-holds-id
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-shield-information-barriers-change-status
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-shield-information-barrier-reports
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-shield-information-barrier-segments
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-shield-information-barrier-segment-members
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-shield-information-barrier-segment-restrictions
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https://developer.box.com/reference/get-device-pinners-id
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-terms-of-services
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-terms-of-service-user-statuses
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https://developer.box.com/reference/post-collaboration-whitelist-entries
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Documentation
https://developer.box.com/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/box/refs/heads/main/openapi/box-skills-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

box-skills-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Box Platform Skills API
  description: Box Platform provides functionality to provide access to content stored within Box. It provides endpoints for basic manipulation of files and folders, management of users within an enterprise, as well as more complex topics such as legal holds and retention policies.
  termsOfService: https://cloud.app.box.com/s/rmwxu64h1ipr41u49w3bbuvbsa29wku9
  contact:
    name: Box, Inc
    url: https://box.dev
    email: devrel@box.com
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  version: 2.0.0
  x-box-commit-hash: '5819125043'
servers:
- url: https://api.box.com/2.0
  description: Box Platform API server
security:
- OAuth2Security: []
tags:


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