VB.NET Box: Get Root Folder Info

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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".

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#get-folder-info

CURL Command

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \

VB.NET Example

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim success As Boolean

'  URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0
Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim port As Integer = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("api.box.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("ConnectFailReason: " & rest.ConnectFailReason)
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/2.0/folders/0",sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

Dim type As String
Dim id As String
Dim sequence_id As Boolean
Dim etag As Boolean
Dim name As String
Dim created_at As Boolean
Dim modified_at As Boolean
Dim description As String
Dim size As Integer
Dim path_collectionTotal_count As Integer
Dim created_byType As String
Dim created_byId As String
Dim created_byName As String
Dim created_byLogin As String
Dim modified_byType As String
Dim modified_byId As String
Dim modified_byName As String
Dim modified_byLogin As String
Dim trashed_at As Boolean
Dim purged_at As Boolean
Dim content_created_at As Boolean
Dim content_modified_at As Boolean
Dim owned_byType As String
Dim owned_byId As String
Dim owned_byName As String
Dim owned_byLogin As String
Dim shared_link As Boolean
Dim folder_upload_email As Boolean
Dim parent As Boolean
Dim item_status As String
Dim item_collectionTotal_count As Integer
Dim item_collectionOffset As Integer
Dim item_collectionLimit As Integer
Dim i As Integer
Dim count_i As Integer
Dim file_versionType As String
Dim file_versionId As String
Dim file_versionSha1 As String
Dim sequence_id_str As String
Dim etag_str As String
Dim sha1 As String
Dim by As String
Dim direction As String

type = jsonResponse.StringOf("type")
id = jsonResponse.StringOf("id")
sequence_id = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("sequence_id")
etag = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("etag")
name = jsonResponse.StringOf("name")
created_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("created_at")
modified_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("modified_at")
description = jsonResponse.StringOf("description")
size = jsonResponse.IntOf("size")
path_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("path_collection.total_count")
created_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.type")
created_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.id")
created_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.name")
created_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.login")
modified_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.type")
modified_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.id")
modified_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.name")
modified_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.login")
trashed_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("trashed_at")
purged_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("purged_at")
content_created_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("content_created_at")
content_modified_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("content_modified_at")
owned_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.type")
owned_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.id")
owned_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.name")
owned_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.login")
shared_link = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("shared_link")
folder_upload_email = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("folder_upload_email")
parent = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("parent")
item_status = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_status")
item_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.total_count")
item_collectionOffset = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.offset")
item_collectionLimit = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.limit")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("path_collection.entries")
While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.entries")
While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    type = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].type")
    id = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].id")
    file_versionType = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].file_version.type")
    file_versionId = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].file_version.id")
    file_versionSha1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].file_version.sha1")
    sequence_id_str = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].sequence_id")
    etag_str = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].etag")
    sha1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].sha1")
    name = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.entries[i].name")
    i = i + 1
End While
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.order")
While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    by = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].by")
    direction = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].direction")
    i = i + 1
End While

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "type": "folder",
  "id": "0",
  "sequence_id": null,
  "etag": null,
  "name": "All Files",
  "created_at": null,
  "modified_at": null,
  "description": "",
  "size": 826408,
  "path_collection": {
    "total_count": 0,
    "entries": [
    ]
  },
  "created_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "",
    "name": "",
    "login": ""
  },
  "modified_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "2787704945",
    "name": "chilkat",
    "login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
  },
  "trashed_at": null,
  "purged_at": null,
  "content_created_at": null,
  "content_modified_at": null,
  "owned_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "2787704945",
    "name": "chilkat",
    "login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
  },
  "shared_link": null,
  "folder_upload_email": null,
  "parent": null,
  "item_status": "active",
  "item_collection": {
    "total_count": 2,
    "entries": [
      {
        "type": "file",
        "id": "246181882790",
        "file_version": {
          "type": "file_version",
          "id": "259636211878",
          "sha1": "c9d2492fb97f88a9b4d1e35f32a3410e95853f18"
        },
        "sequence_id": "0",
        "etag": "0",
        "sha1": "c9d2492fb97f88a9b4d1e35f32a3410e95853f18",
        "name": "hedgehogs.jpg"
      },
      {
        "type": "file",
        "id": "246167973161",
        "file_version": {
          "type": "file_version",
          "id": "259621592361",
          "sha1": "df7be9dc4f467187783aca68c7ce98e4df2172d0"
        },
        "sequence_id": "0",
        "etag": "0",
        "sha1": "df7be9dc4f467187783aca68c7ce98e4df2172d0",
        "name": "penguins.jpg"
      }
    ],
    "offset": 0,
    "limit": 100,
    "order": [
      {
        "by": "type",
        "direction": "ASC"
      },
      {
        "by": "name",
        "direction": "ASC"
      }
    ]
  }
}