Swift 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

Swift Example


func chilkatTest() {
    let rest = CkoRest()
    var success: Bool

    //  URL: https://upload.box.com/api/2.0/files/content
    var bTls: Bool = true
    var port: Int = 443
    var bAutoReconnect: Bool = true
    success = rest.Connect("upload.box.com", port: port, tls: bTls, autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect)
    if success != true {
        print("ConnectFailReason: \(rest.ConnectFailReason.intValue)")
        print("\(rest.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

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

    rest.PartSelector = "2"
    let fileStream2 = CkoStream()
    fileStream2.SourceFile = "tigers.jpeg"
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", value: "form-data; name=\"tigers.jpeg\"; filename=\"tigers.jpeg\"")
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", value: "image/jpeg")
    rest.SetMultipartBodyStream(fileStream2)

    rest.PartSelector = "0"

    rest.AddHeader("Authorization", value: "Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

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

    var strResponseBody: String? = rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST", uriPath: "/api/2.0/files/content")
    if rest.LastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(rest.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    let jsonResponse = CkoJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.Load(strResponseBody)

    var total_count: Int
    var i: Int
    var count_i: Int
    var type: String?
    var id: String?
    var sequence_id: String?
    var etag: String?
    var sha1: String?
    var name: String?
    var description: String?
    var size: Int
    var path_collectionTotal_count: Int
    var created_at: String?
    var modified_at: String?
    var trashed_at: Bool
    var purged_at: Bool
    var content_created_at: String?
    var content_modified_at: String?
    var created_byType: String?
    var created_byId: String?
    var created_byName: String?
    var created_byLogin: String?
    var modified_byType: String?
    var modified_byId: String?
    var modified_byName: String?
    var modified_byLogin: String?
    var owned_byType: String?
    var owned_byId: String?
    var owned_byName: String?
    var owned_byLogin: String?
    var shared_link: Bool
    var parentType: String?
    var parentId: String?
    var parentSequence_id: String?
    var parentEtag: String?
    var parentName: String?
    var item_status: String?
    var j: Int
    var count_j: Int
    var sequence_id_bool: Bool
    var etag_bool: Bool

    total_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("total_count").intValue
    i = 0
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("entries").intValue
    while i < 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").intValue
        path_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("entries[i].path_collection.total_count").intValue
        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").intValue
        while j < 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"
    }
  ]
}