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Get classification on file

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https://api.box.com/2.0
/files/:file_id/metadata/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo

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

Retrieves the classification metadata instance that has been applied to a file.

This API can also be called by including the enterprise ID in the URL explicitly, for example /files/:id//enterprise_12345/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represents a file.

The ID for any file can be determined by visiting a file in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123 the file_id is 123.

Response

application/jsonClassification

Returns an instance of the securityClassification metadata template, which contains a Box__Security__Classification__Key field that lists all the classifications available to this enterprise.

application/jsonClient error

Returned when the request parameters are not valid.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the metadata template specified was not applied to this file or the user does not have access to the file.

  • instance_not_found - The metadata template was not applied to the file.
application/jsonClient error

Returned when the method was not allowed.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/metadata/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.fileClassifications.getClassificationOnFile(file.id);
Python Gen
client.file_classifications.get_classification_on_file(file.id)
.NET Gen
await client.FileClassifications.GetClassificationOnFileAsync(fileId: file.Id);
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.fileClassifications.getClassificationOnFile(fileId: file.id)
Java
BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "id");
Metadata metadata = file.getMetadata(Metadata.CLASSIFICATION_TEMPLATE_KEY);
Python
metadata = client.file(file_id='11111').metadata(scope='enterprise', template='securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo').get()
.NET
var fileId = "0";

var fileMetadata = await client.MetadataManager.GetFileMetadataAsync(fileId, "enterprise", "securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo");
Node
client.files.getMetadata('11111', 'enterprise', 'securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo')
	.then(metadata => {
		// the metadata instance, which includes the applied metadata
	});

Response Example

{
  "$canEdit": true,
  "$parent": "folder_59449484661,",
  "$scope": "enterprise_27335",
  "$template": "securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo",
  "$type": "securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo-fd31537a-0f95-4d86-9f2b-5974a29978f8",
  "$typeVersion": 5,
  "$version": 1,
  "Box__Security__Classification__Key": "Sensitive"
}