CLI

The Box Command Line Interface (CLI) is a tool for making requests to Box APIs from your terminal window or command prompt.

Quick start

Get started using the Box CLI with OAuth 2.0.

CLI setup and use

• To use server authentication method, check out this guide.
• To use CCG authentication method, check out this guide.
• To perform bulk actions using CLI commands, check out this guide.

Sample scripts

Using the Box CLI is great by itself, but it becomes even more powerful when combined with a Powershell script. We've created a library of script templates for you to get started automating repetitive tasks.

• Explore sample scripts

Advanced

The GitHub page also has some additional guides that might be of interest to an advanced CLI user.

• Setup autocomplete
• Configure another app
• Switch accounts
• Token cache