Box

This connector enables AI agents and RAG systems to retrieve context from Box through Airweave’s unified search layer.

Configuration

Box source connector integrates with the Box API to extract and synchronize data.

Connects to your Box account and syncs folders, files, comments, users, and collaborations.

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Authentication

This connector uses OAuth 2.0 authentication. You can connect through the Airweave UI or API using the OAuth flow.

Supported authentication methods:

OAuth Browser Flow (recommended for UI)
OAuth Token (for programmatic access)
Auth Provider (enterprise SSO)

Configuration Options

This connector does not have any additional configuration options.

Data Models

The following data models are available for this connector:

BoxUserEntity

Schema for Box user entities.

Field	Type	Description
user_id	str	Box user ID
name	str	Display name of the user
created_at	Optional[datetime]	When the user was created
updated_at	Optional[datetime]	When the user was last modified
login	Optional[str]	Login email address of the user
status	Optional[str]	Status of the user (active, inactive, etc.)
job_title	Optional[str]	Job title of the user
phone	Optional[str]	Phone number of the user
address	Optional[str]	Address of the user
language	Optional[str]	Language of the user
timezone	Optional[str]	Timezone of the user
space_amount	Optional[int]	Total storage space available to the user in bytes
space_used	Optional[int]	Storage space used by the user in bytes
max_upload_size	Optional[int]	Maximum file size the user can upload in bytes
avatar_url	Optional[str]	URL to the user’s avatar image

BoxFolderEntity

Schema for Box folder entities.

Field	Type	Description
folder_id	str	Box folder ID
name	str	Folder name
created_at	Optional[datetime]	When the folder was created
updated_at	Optional[datetime]	When the folder was last modified
description	Optional[str]	Description of the folder
size	Optional[int]	Size of the folder in bytes
path_collection	List[Dict]	Path of parent folders from root to this folder
content_created_at	Optional[Any]	When the content in this folder was originally created
content_modified_at	Optional[Any]	When the content in this folder was last modified
created_by	Optional[Dict]	User who created this folder
modified_by	Optional[Dict]	User who last modified this folder
owned_by	Optional[Dict]	User who owns this folder
parent_id	Optional[str]	ID of the parent folder
parent_name	Optional[str]	Name of the parent folder
item_status	Optional[str]	Status of the folder (active, trashed, deleted)
shared_link	Optional[Dict]	Shared link information for this folder
folder_upload_email	Optional[Dict]	Email address that can be used to upload files to this folder
tags	List[str]	Tags associated with this folder
has_collaborations	Optional[bool]	Whether this folder has collaborations
permissions	Optional[Dict]	Permissions the current user has on this folder
permalink_url	Optional[str]	Direct link to view the folder in Box
etag	Optional[str]	Entity tag for versioning
sequence_id	Optional[str]	Sequence ID for the most recent user event

BoxFileEntity

Schema for Box file entities.

Field	Type	Description
file_id	str	Box file ID
name	str	File name
created_at	Optional[datetime]	When the file was created
updated_at	Optional[datetime]	When the file was last modified
description	Optional[str]	Description of the file
parent_folder_id	str	ID of the parent folder
parent_folder_name	str	Name of the parent folder
path_collection	List[Dict]	Path of parent folders from root to this file
sha1	Optional[str]	SHA1 hash of the file contents
extension	Optional[str]	File extension
version_number	Optional[str]	Version number of the file
comment_count	Optional[int]	Number of comments on this file
content_created_at	Optional[Any]	When the content of this file was originally created
content_modified_at	Optional[Any]	When the content of this file was last modified
created_by	Optional[Dict]	User who created this file
modified_by	Optional[Dict]	User who last modified this file
owned_by	Optional[Dict]	User who owns this file
item_status	Optional[str]	Status of the file (active, trashed, deleted)
shared_link	Optional[Dict]	Shared link information for this file
tags	List[str]	Tags associated with this file
has_collaborations	Optional[bool]	Whether this file has collaborations
permissions	Optional[Dict]	Permissions the current user has on this file
lock	Optional[Dict]	Lock information if the file is locked
permalink_url	Optional[str]	Direct link to view the file in Box
etag	Optional[str]	Entity tag for versioning
sequence_id	Optional[str]	Sequence ID for the most recent user event

BoxCommentEntity

Schema for Box comment entities.

Field	Type	Description
comment_id	str	Box comment ID
name	str	Comment preview or identifier
created_at	Optional[datetime]	When the comment was created
updated_at	Optional[datetime]	When the comment was last modified
file_id	str	ID of the file this comment is on
file_name	str	Name of the file
message	str	Content of the comment
created_by	Dict	User who created this comment
is_reply_comment	bool	Whether this comment is a reply to another comment
tagged_message	Optional[str]	Tagged version of the message with user mentions

BoxCollaborationEntity

Schema for Box collaboration entities.

Field	Type	Description
collaboration_id	str	Box collaboration ID
name	str	Collaboration display label
created_at	Optional[datetime]	When the collaboration was created
updated_at	Optional[datetime]	When the collaboration was last modified
role	str	Role of the collaborator (editor, viewer, previewer, etc.)
accessible_by	Dict	User or group that this collaboration applies to
item	Dict	File or folder that is being collaborated on
item_id	str	ID of the item being collaborated on
item_type	str	Type of the item (file or folder)
item_name	str	Name of the item being collaborated on
status	str	Status of the collaboration (accepted, pending, etc.)
created_by	Optional[Dict]	User who created this collaboration
expires_at	Optional[Any]	When this collaboration expires
is_access_only	Optional[bool]	Whether this is an access-only collaboration
invite_email	Optional[str]	Email address invited to collaborate
acknowledged_at	Optional[Any]	When the collaboration was acknowledged

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