The Box connector supports uploading to and downloading from the Box cloud storage service.
Key Capabilities
- OAuth-based cloud storage integration with automatic token refresh
- Upload and download from the connected Box storage account with recursive subdirectory support
- File filtering, overwrite protection, and recursive subfolder support
- Comprehensive proxy support for enterprise network environments
- Optional caching to ensure only new or updated files are downloaded
Overview
Each Box connector connects to a specified Box storage account. Within the remote storage, you set a single folder as the upload and download targets.
Files that reach the Box connector in the flow are uploaded to the upload target folder, and files found in the download target folder are downloaded and entered into the flow. The connector supports upload and download filters to send and receive only specific file names and/or file extensions.
Account authentication uses OAuth, so you must enter account credentials in an external site portal the first time the connector connects. The external portal generates an OAuth token that the connector uses to connect, then the connector handles token refresh automatically.
Connector Configuration
This section contains all of the configurable connector properties.
Settings Tab
Authorization
Use the Connect button to authenticate the connector with the storage service the first time. You are redirected to a site login portal. After you provide the account credentials, an authentication token is returned to and stored for repeat use.
Send
Settings related to uploading to the remote storage.
Receive
Settings related to downloading from the remote storage.
Caching
Settings related to caching and comparing files between multiple downloads.
When you enable caching, the file names are case-insensitive. For example, the connector cannot distinguish between TEST.TXT and test.txt.
Advanced Tab
Advanced Settings
Settings not included in the previous categories.
Proxy Settings
Message
Logging
Miscellaneous
Automation Tab
Automation Settings
Settings related to the automatic processing of files by the connector.
Alerts Tab
SLAs Tab
Establishing a Connection
To establish a connection with the Box connector, use the Connect button on the Settings tab to be directed to a login portal site. Enter your account credentials in this portal; it returns an authentication token to the connector. This process is only required the first time the connector connects to the storage service.
Uploading and Downloading
Upload
To upload files, set the Remote Folder in the Send portion of the Settings page to the folder where files should be uploaded. Each Box connector uploads to a single folder location.
Use the Overwrite remote files option to indicate whether files that already exist in the container should be overwritten or skipped.
After configuration is complete, files placed in the connector Transactions tab are uploaded to the remote storage. If Send Automation is enabled, the upload happens automatically; otherwise, you can send individual files from the Transactions tab.
Download
To download files, set the Remote Folder in the Receive portion of the Settings page to the folder from where files should be downloaded. Use a comma-delimited list to specify multiple folders.
Use the File Mask to set a glob filter (for example *.txt) that limits the downloads to files matching the filter. To specify multiple filters, use the Receive Filter option on the Advanced tab.
Use Delete to specify whether successfully downloaded files should be removed from the remote storage.
After configuration is complete, files are downloaded according to the Receive Automation settings, or you can manually click the Receive button on the Transactions tab.
Macros
Examples
