Creating or editing an endpoint for Box.com activity
Box.com 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.
About this task
Note: Before creating a Box.com endpoint, you need to download and install the Box.com connector.
Any changes you make to the Box.com endpoint, including
configuration properties, affects all the orchestrations that use
that endpoint, as the edits are global, not local.For information about downloading and installing the connector, see Downloading and installing plug-in connectors
Procedure
- 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".