Copy a File Request
Copy a File Request
To create a copy of an existing template file request, all you need is its unique ID, and the ID of the folder to apply the new file request to.
cURL
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/file_requests/42037322/copy" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-d '{
"title": "Please upload required documents",
"description": "Please upload required documents",
"status": "active",
"is_email_required": true,
"is_description_required": false,
"folder": {
"id": "2233212",
"type": "folder"
}
}'Updating a file request on copy
It is possible to make some basic changes to a file request when copying from a template. The file request's title, description, status and a few more other settings can be updated when the file request is copied from the template.
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/file_requests/2342235/copy" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-d '{
"title": "Please upload required documents",
"description": "Please upload required documents",
"status": "active",
"is_email_required": true,
"is_description_required": false,
"folder": {
"id": "342323423"
}
}'