C# UWP/WinRT Box: Get Folder Collaborations

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Returns all of the folder's collaborations. This API does not support paging -- it always returns all of the collaborations. Each collaboration object has details on which user or group has access to the file and with what role.

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#view-a-folders-collaborations

CURL Command

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/FOLDER_ID/collaborations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"

C# UWP/WinRT Example

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
bool success;

//  URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/FOLDER_ID/collaborations
bool bTls = true;
int port = 443;
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = await rest.ConnectAsync("api.box.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("ConnectFailReason: " + Convert.ToString(rest.ConnectFailReason));
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = await rest.FullRequestNoBodySbAsync("GET","/2.0/folders/FOLDER_ID/collaborations",sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

int total_count;
int i;
int count_i;
string type;
string id;
string created_byType;
string created_byId;
string created_byName;
string created_byLogin;
string created_at;
string modified_at;
bool expires_at;
string status;
string accessible_byType;
string accessible_byId;
string accessible_byName;
string accessible_byLogin;
string role;
string acknowledged_at;
bool item;

total_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("total_count");
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("entries");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    type = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].type");
    id = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].id");
    created_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].created_by.type");
    created_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].created_by.id");
    created_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].created_by.name");
    created_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].created_by.login");
    created_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].created_at");
    modified_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].modified_at");
    expires_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].expires_at");
    status = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].status");
    accessible_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].accessible_by.type");
    accessible_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].accessible_by.id");
    accessible_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].accessible_by.name");
    accessible_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].accessible_by.login");
    role = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].role");
    acknowledged_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].acknowledged_at");
    item = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].item");
    i = i + 1;
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "entries": [
    {
      "type": "collaboration",
      "id": "14176246",
      "created_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "4276790",
        "name": "David Lee",
        "login": "david@box.com"
      },
      "created_at": "2011-11-29T12:56:35-08:00",
      "modified_at": "2012-09-11T15:12:32-07:00",
      "expires_at": null,
      "status": "accepted",
      "accessible_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "755492",
        "name": "Simon Tan",
        "login": "simon@box.net"
      },
      "role": "editor",
      "acknowledged_at": "2011-11-29T12:59:40-08:00",
      "item": null
    }
  ]
}