Creating or editing an endpoint for Box.com activity
Endpoints provide the configuration information that the Studio and the Integration Appliance use to connect to a Box.com. Box.com uses OAuth 2.0 authentication mechanism to authenticate and authorize users to perform operations.
Selecting or editing a Box.com endpoint
To select or edit a Box.com endpoint, perform the following steps:
- In the Create Endpoint or Edit Endpoint pane,
configure the Box.com endpoint as described in the following table.Note: Changing the configuration properties of an endpoint affects all orchestrations that use that endpoint in the project. The edits are global, not local.
- Click Test Connection to confirm that the connection details are valid and you are able to connect to the Box.com successfully.
- Click OK.
Field Name | Description |
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OAuth Access Token | OAuth access token generated from Box.com for authentication. |
OAuth Refresh Token | OAuth refresh token generated from Box.com while generating OAuth Access token. |
Application Client ID | Application client ID of the content API application created in Box.com for OAuth. |
Application Client Secret | Application client secret of the content API application created in Box.com for OAuth. |
Content API URL | URL of Box.com content API with API version. This is prepopulated on the endpoint panel. Change it to specify a different content API URL. |
Upload API URL | URL for the Box.com upload API with API version. |
View API URL | URL of the Box.com view API with API version. This is prepopulated on the endpoint panel. Change it to specify a different view API URL. |
View API Key | API key of the view API application created in Box.com. |
Box FTP URL | Specifies the FTP host name of Box.com. This is prepopulated on the endpoint panel. Change it to specify a different Box.com FTP host. |
User Name | Specifies the username to connect to Box.com. This is same as the Box.com user ID. |
Password | Specifies the password associated with username to connect to Box.com. |
Note: To generate the access token, refer to the Box.com documentation relating to "OAuth2
Authentication Support in Box.com REST API".