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To start making authenticated API calls to the Box API with the Box iOS SDK, an Access Token will be needed. The simplest way to generate a valid token is to generate a new Box Platform App and manually generate a short lived developer token. The developer token is generated through the developer console UI and will be valid for one hour before having to be manually refreshed.

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Set up a Box app

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Generate a developer token

Now that an application is available, we need to create a developer token that may be used to authenticate the Box iOS SDK to start making calls to the Box APIs.
  1. Go to the Developer Console
  2. Load the application that you would like to use
  3. In the left navigation menu, click on Configuration
  4. Under Developer Token, click the Generate Developer Token button
  5. Copy the token for the next step to make an API call

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Summary

  • You created a new, or are using an existing, Box app
  • You have generated and copied the developer token