Maximum upload file size limit increases
Maximum upload file size limit increases
The maximum file size that may be uploaded via the API has been increased for the following Box account plans.
- Business Plus
- Enterprise
- Digital Workplace Suite
- Digital Workplace Global Suite
The prior maximum upload file size for these account types was 5 GB. This update increases the maximum file size to 15 GB, effective immediately.
For more information on the maximum file sizes for all account plans, please refer to the direct uploads documentation.
Metadata Query index changes
Metadata Query index changes
When making file / folder metadata query requests, a search index needs to be created for queries where more than 10,000 files / folders are being searched.
To improve the efficiency and simplicity of this process, we have changed the
way in which indexes are used by removing the explicit requirement to supply an
index through the use_index key in a metadata query API request.
There is no impact to existing applications that are currently supplying an
index through the use_index key. The supplied index will be ignored in
the request and the most efficient index will be automatically applied.
Previous Indexing Process
The following was the previous process for creating and using an index for a metadata query request involving 10,000+ files / folders in the search. This is the process being replaced.
- Contact the metadata query team to request an index.
- The metadata query team would create the index and supply back the name of the newly created index.
- When making metadata query requests this index name was
supplied as the value for the
use_indexkey in the API request.
New Indexing Process
The following is the new process for creating and using an index.
- Contact the metadata query team to request an index.
The use_index key within the metadata query API request has been removed.
Instead, the most efficient query will be automatically applied during the
search process.
Indexes that are currently supplied in the use_index key will be ignored, and
instead the most efficient index will be used.
Application owners may safely remove the use_index key and value from their
metadata query requests at their discretion.
Developer Console Updates
Developer Console Updates
A new Authorization tab is now available in the Developer Console. In addition, clarifying UI changes were made to the Application Access and Scope settings within the Configuration tab to ease these decisions. These changes do not impact the functionality of the settings.
Now, developers will navigate to the Authorization tab to submit the application directly to their Box Admin for authorization approval.
As for the Configuration tab, helpful tips were added to the JWT Application Access settings to facilitate a clear decision between App Only Access or App Access + Enterprise Access. The Scope section is now grouped by action type: content, administrative, and developer.
Updates
- Added Authorization tab to the Developer Console
- Updated the UI for JWT Application Access settings under the Configuration tab
- Updated the UI grouping of Scopes under the Configuration tab
Box Python SDK v2.11.0 released
Box Python SDK v2.11.0 released
New Features and Enhancements:
- Deprecate and add method for getting a thumbnail (#572)
Box Java SDK v2.53.0 released
Box Java SDK v2.53.0 released
New Features and Enhancements:
- Add offset and limit parameters to
BoxFolder.getChildren(#861)
Blank OAuth 2 redirect URI change
Blank OAuth 2 redirect URI change
On September 28th, 2020 we announced upcoming changes to our
security requirements for OAuth 2 app redirect URIs.
As of today, applications that use a blank redirect URI will no longer be
permitted, and will begin to produce an error stating redirect_uri missing
when attempting to redirect the user, stating that there is a mismatched URI.
Impacted applications will have received multiple emails to the developer email address associated with the application and account, and are part of a small subset of applications that were grandfathered in to allow the functionality to persist.
New applications, or any OAuth 2 applications that have a redirect URI specified are not impacted.
How to update your OAuth 2 app redirect URI
If your OAuth 2 application has started to produce an error during the redirect phase, you may be impacted by this change. To update your application(s), use the following steps:
- Go to the Box developer console as the user who owns the application(s).
- From the top navigation, click on Configuration.
- Scroll down to the OAuth 2.0 Redirect URI section.
- For any application where this URI is blank, add the URI that is being used in the application code when redirecting the user back to your application from the Box auth step, as is described in this guide.
Box CLI v2.8.0 released
New type field in search API responses
New type field in search API responses
A new field, type, has been introduced in the
search result response object for returned shared
link items.
This response object format is only returned when making calls to the
content search endpoint with the
include_recent_shared_links query parameter set to true.
There is no impact to existing applications that are currently consuming this response object.
Updates
Prior to this release, the return object for shared link search results included two objects:
accessible_via_shared_link: The shared link which the item is accessible from.item: The file, folder, or web link that matched the search query.
{
"accessible_via_shared_link": "https://www.box.com/s/vfejh7y01sb263wjtgfe",
"item": {
...
}
}
This update introduces the new type field, which is a string that will always
be set to search_result.
{
"type": "search_result",
"accessible_via_shared_link": "https://www.box.com/s/vfejh7y01sb263wjtgfe",
"item": {
...
}
}
For complete format information see the shared link search result response object.
Box iOS SDK v4.2.0 released
Box iOS SDK v4.2.0 released
Breaking Changes:
New Features and Enhancements:
- Add error information for disconnected OAuth web sessions
Bug Fixes:
- Fix bug with creating collaboration
- Fix bug with getting enterprise events