Setup with OAuth 2.0

A Custom App can be set up to use client-side OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Learn how OAuth 2.0 authentication works

Prerequisites

To set up a Custom App using OAuth 2.0 authentication, you will need to ensure you have access the Developer Console from your Box enterprise account. Alternatively, you may sign up for a developer account.

App creation steps

1. Navigate to the Developer Console

Log into Box and navigate to the Developer Console. Select Create New App.

2. Select the type of application

Select Custom App from the list of application types. A modal will appear to prompt a selection for the next step.

3. Select the type of authentication and app name

Select User Authentication (OAuth 2.0) and provide a unique name for your application. Click Create App.

Basic configuration

Before the application can be used, some additional configuration is required.

Redirect URI

During the OAuth 2.0 flow, users are redirected to their browser to authenticate and then authorize the application to take actions on their behalf.

Once successful, the user is redirected back to the configured redirect URI of the application. This URI can be any secure HTTPS URL, or a less secure HTTP URL for a server running on localhost.

Application Scopes

Scopes define what permissions your application has in order to access data. See the scopes guide for detailed information on each option.

CORS Domains

If your application makes API calls from front-end browser code in Javascript, the domain that these calls are made from will need to be added to an allow-list due to Cross Origin Resource Sharing, also known as CORS. If all requests will be made from server-side code, you may skip this section.

To add the full URI(s) to the allow-list, navigate to the CORS Domain section at the bottom of the Configuration tab in the Developer console.