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Get information for a File Request

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Get information for a File Request

To get details about an existing file request, all you need is its unique ID.

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/file_requests/42037322" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
Node/TypeScript v10
await client.fileRequests.getFileRequestById(fileRequestId);
Python v10
client.file_requests.get_file_request_by_id(file_request_id)
.NET v10
await client.FileRequests.GetFileRequestByIdAsync(fileRequestId: fileRequestId);
Swift v10
try await client.fileRequests.getFileRequestById(fileRequestId: fileRequestId)
Java v10
client.getFileRequests().getFileRequestById(fileRequestId)
.NET v6
await client.FileRequests.GetFileRequestByIdAsync(fileRequestId: fileRequestId);
Node v4
await client.fileRequests.getFileRequestById(fileRequestId);

The ID of a file request can be determined by visiting the Box web app and inspecting the URL. Please check our guide on setting up a file request template to learn how to determine a file request ID.