With the Box Postman Collection loaded into the Postman App it is
possible to make API calls to the Box API on behalf of the user logged
in as.
The Box Postman Collection will require a valid access_token environment
variable to make API calls. To get your Postman App set up with a valid Access
Token we recommend following our Quick
Start guide.
To make an API request, select a Request from the Box Postman Collection. In
this example, we will use the List items in folder API which can be found
in the Folders folder.
By default the folder_id for this API endpoint is set to 0 which represents
every user’s root folder. You can leave this value as is or set it to the folder
ID of a folder you want to inspect.Next, click the Send button in the top right to make the API request.
The API call should return quickly and show you a list of items
in your folder in the response Body tab in the bottom half of the screen.
Authentication errorAt this point Postman might return an error instead of a list. Often,
this means your Access Token has expired. Check our guide on refreshing
an access token in Postman for more details.
