Managed & External Users
Managed & External Users
Managed Users
Managed Users are accounts in a Box enterprise that Admins and Co-Admins can directly edit, delete, enforce security settings, and run reports against through the Admin Console. These users consume a standard Box license and often, but not always, share the same email domain.
Limitations
- Server to Server applications must have "App + Enterprise" application access configured in the Developer Console to access Managed User's content.
- Server to Server application cannot act on behalf of a Managed Users when unless the application is configured to "Perform Actions as Users" or "Generate User Access Tokens".
External Users
An externally managed user, or External User, is a Managed User that belongs to a different enterprise. An external user is often encountered with collaborations. External users are often encountered when they are collaborated in on content owned by a user of the application's enterprise, or when they authorize an OAuth 2.0 application. These users still have their own Box accounts, but cannot be managed via the Admin Console.
Limitations
- Because External Users do not belong to the application's enterprise, they will not return when retrieving a list of all users for an enterprise.
- Applications cannot create, edit, or otherwise manage External Users.