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Java Box REST API Examples

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Get Root Folder Info
Gets the folder info for the root folder of a Box.com account. The root folder of a box.com account always has an id = "0".

Get Folder Items
Gets all of the files, folders, or web links contained within a folder.

Create Folder
Creates a new folder. To create a folder in the root folder, use a parent folder id = "0".

Update Folder
Renames a folder. This example renames the folder w/ id = 47885473705 to "Old Documents".

Delete Folder
Move a folder to the trash. The recursive parameter must be included in order to delete folders that aren't empty. This example deletes the folder w/ id = 47885473705. An empty 204 response will be returned upon successful deletion. An error is thrown if the folder is not empty and the ‘recursive’ parameter is not included.

Copy Folder
Used to create a copy of a folder in another folder. The original version of the folder will not be altered. The a response status code of 202 is expected for success.

Get Folder Collaborations
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.

Upload File
Uploads a file to a destination (parent) folder. The BOX_FOLDER_ID should be replaced with the id of the folder, or 0 for the root folder.