PowerShell Box: Upload File

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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.

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#upload-a-file

CURL Command

curl https://upload.box.com/api/2.0/files/content \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" -X POST \
  -F attributes='{"name":"tigers.jpeg", "parent":{"id":"BOX_FOLDER_ID"}}' \
  -F file=@tigers.jpeg

PowerShell Example

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet2.dll")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

#  URL: https://upload.box.com/api/2.0/files/content
$bTls = $true
$port = 443
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("upload.box.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $("ConnectFailReason: " + $rest.ConnectFailReason)
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$rest.PartSelector = "1"
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=`"attributes`"")
$rest.SetMultipartBodyString("{`"name`":`"tigers.jpeg`", `"parent`":{`"id`":`"BOX_FOLDER_ID`"}}")

$rest.PartSelector = "2"
$fileStream2 = New-Object Chilkat.Stream
$fileStream2.SourceFile = "tigers.jpeg"
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=`"tigers.jpeg`"; filename=`"tigers.jpeg`"")
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/jpeg")
$rest.SetMultipartBodyStream($fileStream2)

$rest.PartSelector = "0"

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

$rest.PartSelector = "0"
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/form-data")

$strResponseBody = $rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST","/api/2.0/files/content")
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.Load($strResponseBody)

$total_count = $jsonResponse.IntOf("total_count")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("entries")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jsonResponse.I = $i
    $type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].type")
    $id = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].id")
    $sequence_id = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].sequence_id")
    $etag = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].etag")
    $sha1 = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].sha1")
    $name = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].name")
    $description = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].description")
    $size = $jsonResponse.IntOf("entries[i].size")
    $path_collectionTotal_count = $jsonResponse.IntOf("entries[i].path_collection.total_count")
    $created_at = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].created_at")
    $modified_at = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].modified_at")
    $trashed_at = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].trashed_at")
    $purged_at = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].purged_at")
    $content_created_at = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].content_created_at")
    $content_modified_at = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].content_modified_at")
    $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")
    $modified_byType = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].modified_by.type")
    $modified_byId = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].modified_by.id")
    $modified_byName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].modified_by.name")
    $modified_byLogin = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].modified_by.login")
    $owned_byType = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].owned_by.type")
    $owned_byId = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].owned_by.id")
    $owned_byName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].owned_by.name")
    $owned_byLogin = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].owned_by.login")
    $shared_link = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].shared_link")
    $parentType = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].parent.type")
    $parentId = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].parent.id")
    $parentSequence_id = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].parent.sequence_id")
    $parentEtag = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].parent.etag")
    $parentName = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].parent.name")
    $item_status = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].item_status")
    $j = 0
    $count_j = $jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("entries[i].path_collection.entries")
    while ($j -lt $count_j) {
        $jsonResponse.J = $j
        $type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].path_collection.entries[j].type")
        $id = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].path_collection.entries[j].id")
        $sequence_id_bool = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].path_collection.entries[j].sequence_id")
        $etag_bool = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("entries[i].path_collection.entries[j].etag")
        $name = $jsonResponse.StringOf("entries[i].path_collection.entries[j].name")
        $j = $j + 1
    }

    $i = $i + 1
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "total_count": 1,
  "entries": [
    {
      "type": "file",
      "id": "5000948880",
      "sequence_id": "3",
      "etag": "3",
      "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc",
      "name": "tigers.jpeg",
      "description": "a picture of tigers",
      "size": 629644,
      "path_collection": {
        "total_count": 2,
        "entries": [
          {
            "type": "folder",
            "id": "0",
            "sequence_id": null,
            "etag": null,
            "name": "All Files"
          },
          {
            "type": "folder",
            "id": "11446498",
            "sequence_id": "1",
            "etag": "1",
            "name": "Pictures"
          }
        ]
      },
      "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:55:30-08:00",
      "modified_at": "2012-12-12T11:04:26-08:00",
      "trashed_at": null,
      "purged_at": null,
      "content_created_at": "2013-02-04T16:57:52-08:00",
      "content_modified_at": "2013-02-04T16:57:52-08:00",
      "created_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "17738362",
        "name": "sean rose",
        "login": "sean@box.com"
      },
      "modified_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "17738362",
        "name": "sean rose",
        "login": "sean@box.com"
      },
      "owned_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "17738362",
        "name": "sean rose",
        "login": "sean@box.com"
      },
      "shared_link": null,
      "parent": {
        "type": "folder",
        "id": "11446498",
        "sequence_id": "1",
        "etag": "1",
        "name": "Pictures"
      },
      "item_status": "active"
    }
  ]
}