Box

About Box

Box provides APIs, SDKs, and webhooks for building applications on top of its content management platform. The platform covers file and folder operations, uploads and downloads, collaboration features such as shared links, comments, and tasks, metadata tagging, and search across enterprise content. It also includes e-signature functionality through Box Sign, workflow automation via Box Automate and Box Relay, and document generation through Box Doc Gen.

The developer tools support authentication methods including OAuth and JWT, with scoped access for managed users, app users, and service accounts. Additional capabilities include webhooks and events for reacting to content changes, legal holds and retention policies for compliance, and integrations with platforms such as Slack and Teams.

Box AI features are included for summarizing, extracting, and querying content, with tools for structured data extraction (Box AI Extract, Enhanced Extract Agent) and building AI knowledge bases through Box Hubs. The platform also offers a Box CLI and Box MCP server for connecting AI agents to Box content. This is aimed at developers building applications that need document management, collaboration, e-signature, or AI-driven content workflows integrated with Box's enterprise security and permissions model.

Key features

• File upload, download, and folder management via API
• Metadata tagging and structured metadata search across content
• Box AI for summarizing, extracting, and querying document content
• E-signature workflows via Box Sign, including sign requests and templates
• Workflow automation with Box Automate, Box Relay, and Box Doc Gen
• Webhooks and events for reacting to uploads and permission changes in real time

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