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Get retention on file

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/file_version_retentions/:file_version_retention_id

This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

Returns information about a file version retention.

Note: File retention API is now deprecated. To get information about files and file versions under retention, see files under retention or file versions under retention endpoints.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
3424234

The ID of the file version retention

Response

application/jsonFile version retention

Returns a file version retention object.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/file_version_retentions/3424234" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.fileVersionRetentions.getFileVersionRetentionById(
  fileVersionRetention.id!,
);
Python Gen
client.file_version_retentions.get_file_version_retention_by_id(
    file_version_retention.id
)
.NET Gen
await client.FileVersionRetentions.GetFileVersionRetentionByIdAsync(fileVersionRetentionId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(fileVersionRetention.Id));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.fileVersionRetentions.getFileVersionRetentionById(fileVersionRetentionId: fileVersionRetention.id!)
Java
BoxFileVersionRetention policy = new BoxFileVersionRetention(api, id);
BoxFileVersionRetention.Info policyInfo = policy.getInfo();
Python
retention_info = client.file_version_retention(retention_id='12345').get()
print(f'The file version retention ID is {retention.id} and the data time applied at is {retention.applied_at}')
.NET
BoxFileVersionRetention retention = await client.RetentionPoliciesManager
    .GetFileVersionRetentionAsync("55555");
Node
client.retentionPolicies.getFileVersionRetention('55555').then((retention) => {
	/* retention -> {
			type: 'file_version_retention',
			id: '55555',
			applied_at: '2015-08-06T22:02:24-07:00',
			disposition_at: '2016-08-06T21:45:28-07:00',
			winning_retention_policy:
			{ type: 'retention_policy',
				id: '11111',
				policy_name: 'Tax Documents' },
			file_version:
			{ type: 'file_version',
				id: '44444',
				sha1: '4262d6250b0e6f440dca43a2337bd4621bad9136' },
			file: { type: 'file', id: '33333', etag: '2' } }
		*/
});
iOS
client.files.getVersionRetention(retentionId: "123456"){ result in
    guard case let .success(retention) = result else {
        print("Error getting file version retention")
        return
    }
    
    print("File version retention: \(retention.id)")
}

Response Example

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "file_version_retention",
  "applied_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "disposition_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "file": {
    "id": "12345",
    "type": "file",
    "etag": "1",
    "file_version": {
      "id": "12345",
      "type": "file_version",
      "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
    },
    "name": "Contract.pdf",
    "sequence_id": "3",
    "sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37"
  },
  "file_version": {
    "id": "12345",
    "type": "file_version",
    "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
  },
  "winning_retention_policy": {
    "id": "12345",
    "type": "retention_policy",
    "disposition_action": "permanently_delete",
    "policy_name": "Some Policy Name",
    "retention_length": "365"
  }
}