> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.box.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick starts

> Find our quick start guides for Box CLI, Postman, SDKs, and more.

## Overview

Welcome to the Box quick starts! Here you'll find step-by-step guides to help
you get started with various Box tools and integrations, including Box AI, the
Box CLI, and Postman.

If you're new to Box Platform, start with the foundations below before diving
into the tutorials.

## Foundations

<CardGroup cols={4}>
  <Card title="Learn Box Platform" href="/platform" icon="graduation-cap" />

  <Card title="Auth methods" href="/platform/authentication-methods" icon="key" />

  <Card title="User types" href="/platform/user-types" icon="users" />

  <Card title="Create your first app" href="/guides/getting-started/first-application" icon="rocket" />
</CardGroup>

## Files and folders

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Use three ways to upload content to Box" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/3-ways-to-upload-content-to-box-using-python-5c41d015faf9" icon="cloud-arrow-up" />

  <Card title="Recursively upload content to a folder in Box" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/how-to-recursively-upload-a-folder-to-box-using-python-446dd5ec6305" icon="folder-open" />

  <Card title="Create file requests with the Box Python SDK" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-python-next-gen-sdk-file-requests-fb4aaf17f1ef" icon="inbox" />

  <Card title="Download zip archives with the Box API" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/download-zip-archives-with-the-box-api-c3d5bb80df55" icon="download" />

  <Card title="Restructure the Box folder tree with Python" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/restructuring-the-box-folder-tree-with-python-31aeb7e051da" icon="network-wired" />

  <Card title="Share folders in bulk with the Box CLI" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/sharing-100k-folders-with-the-box-platform-a74f7daa255a" icon="share-nodes" />
</CardGroup>

## Metadata

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Learn how to work with Box Metadata" href="/guides/metadata/quick-start" icon="tag" />

  <Card title="Search content in Box using the search API" href="/guides/search/quick-start/" icon="magnifying-glass" />

  <Card title="Automate metadata management using Box Cascade Policies" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/automating-metadata-management-using-box-cascade-policies-5efcfc39e0d2" icon="list-check" />
</CardGroup>

## Box AI

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Extract structured metadata from files using Box AI and Python" href="/guides/box-ai/quick-start/box-ai-extract" icon="brain" />

  <Card title="Extract metadata from documents using natural language prompts with Box AI and Python" href="/guides/box-ai/quick-start/box-ai-extract-freeform" icon="message" />

  <Card title="Extract complex metadata using the Box AI Enhanced Extract Agent and Python" href="/guides/box-ai/quick-start/box-ai-extract-enhanced" icon="robot" />

  <Card title="Summarize content with Box AI" href="/guides/box-ai/quick-start/box-ai-summarize" icon="file-lines" />

  <Card title="Override AI model configuration with Box AI API" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/tutorial-box-ai-platform-api-ai-agent-override-options-6675ccfcfb35" icon="wrench" />

  <Card title="Create and manage AI agents with Box AI Studio API" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/box-ai-studio-api-create-and-manage-ai-agents-a43895610e19" icon="users" />
</CardGroup>

## Custom portals and integrations

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Discover common patterns for integrating Box" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/lets-talk-about-integrating-box-6258891d95c4" icon="puzzle" />

  <Card title="Build custom portals with Box UI Elements" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/build-a-content-portal-using-box-ui-elements-react-tailwind-css-vercel-part-1-f1c509621ceb" icon="globe" />

  <Card title="Embed Box Hubs in custom portals" href="https://medium.com/box-developer-blog/how-to-embed-box-hubs-in-custom-portals-293423f5ffb8" icon="link" />
</CardGroup>

## Tooling

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Perform routine or bulk actions in Box with the Box CLI" href="/guides/cli" icon="terminal" />

  <Card title="Make API calls to the Box API with Postman" href="/guides/tooling/postman" icon="square-arrow-up-right" />
</CardGroup>