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A Box Doc Gen job runs when you make a request to generate a document. The document_generation_data parameter in the POST request is an array of entries that represent Box Doc Gen jobs run to generate a document. 
curl -L 'https://api.box.com/2.0/docgen_batches' \
     -H 'box-version: 2025.0' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
     -D '{
        "file": {
            "id": "12345678",
            "type": "file"
        },
        "input_source": "api",
        "destination_folder": {
            "id": "12345678",
            "type": "folder"
        },
        "output_type": "docx",
        "document_generation_data": [
            {
                "generated_file_name": "Image test",
                "user_input": {
                    "order": {
                        "id": "12305",
                        "date": "18-08-2023",
                        "country": "US",
                        "expiryDate": "18-08-2024",
                        "currency": "$",
                        "amount": 5060.5,
                        "taxRate": 10,
                        "requester": "John",
                        "approver": "Smith",
                        "department": "Procurement",
                        "paymentTerms": "30 days",
                        "deliveryTerms": "30 days",
                        "deliveryDate": "18-09-2023",
                        "vendor": {
                            "company": "Example company",
                            "address": {
                                "street": "Example street",
                                "city": "Example city",
                                "zip": "EX-456"
                            }
                        },
                        "products": [
                            {
                                "id": 1,
                                "name": "A4 Papers",
                                "type": "non-fragile",
                                "quantity": 100,
                                "price": 29,
                                "amount": 2900
                            },
                            {
                                "id": 2,
                                "name": "Ink  Cartridge",
                                "type": "non-fragile",
                                "quantity": 40,
                                "price": 39,
                                "amount": 1560
                            },
                            {
                                "id": 3,
                                "name": "Adhesive tape",
                                "type": "non-fragile",
                                "quantity": 20,
                                "price": 30,
                                "amount": 600.5
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        ]`
Box Doc Gen API allows you to get information about the Box Doc Gen jobs.

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Prerequisites

Before you start using Box Doc Gen API, follow the steps listed in the get started with Box Doc Gen guide to create a platform app and a Box Doc Gen template.

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List all Box Doc Gen jobs

To get a list of all Box Doc Gen jobs that were run, use the GET /2.0/docgen_jobs endpoint. You don’t have to provide any additional parameters. 
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/docgen_jobs" \
     -H 'box-version: 2025.0' \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

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Get a Box Doc Gen job by ID

To get a specific Box Doc Gen job, use the GET /2.0/docgen_jobs_id endpoint and provide the job_id. 
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/docgen_jobs/12345" \
     -H 'box-version: 2025.0' \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

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Get Box Doc Gen jobs in batch with a specific ID

A single request can generate several documents. In such a case, a separate generation job is run for each document and all these jobs are included in one “batch” meaning a request. To get all jobs performed within one request, use the GET /2.0/docgen_batch_jobs_id endpoint and provide the batch_id. 
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/docgen_jobs/12345" \
     -H 'box-version: 2025.0' \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"