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Apply watermark to folder

put
https://api.box.com/2.0
/folders/:folder_id/watermark

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

Applies or update a watermark on a folder.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represent a folder.

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

The root folder of a Box account is always represented by the ID 0.

Request Body

objectin body

The watermark to imprint on the folder.

stringin bodyrequired
"default"

The type of watermark to apply.

Currently only supports one option.

Value is always default

Response

application/jsonWatermark

Returns an updated watermark if a watermark already existed on this folder.

application/jsonWatermark

Returns a new watermark if no watermark existed on this folder yet.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

put
Apply watermark to folder
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Request Example

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cURL
curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/4353455/watermark" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -H "content-type: application/json" \
     -d '{
       "watermark": {
         "imprint": "default"
       }
     }'
Node/TypeScript v10
await client.folderWatermarks.updateFolderWatermark(folder.id, {
  watermark: new UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkField({
    imprint: 'default' as UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkImprintField,
  }),
} satisfies UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBody);
Python v10
client.folder_watermarks.update_folder_watermark(
    folder.id,
    UpdateFolderWatermarkWatermark(
        imprint=UpdateFolderWatermarkWatermarkImprintField.DEFAULT
    ),
)
.NET v10
await client.FolderWatermarks.UpdateFolderWatermarkAsync(folderId: folder.Id, requestBody: new UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBody(watermark: new UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkField(imprint: UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkImprintField.Default)));
Swift v10
try await client.folderWatermarks.updateFolderWatermark(folderId: folder.id, requestBody: UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBody(watermark: UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkField(imprint: UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkImprintField.default_)))
Java v10
client.getFolderWatermarks().updateFolderWatermark(folder.getId(), new UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBody(new UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkField.Builder().imprint(UpdateFolderWatermarkRequestBodyWatermarkImprintField.DEFAULT).build()))
Java v5
BoxFolder folder = new BoxFolder(api, id);
fodler.applyWatermark();
Python v4
watermark = client.folder(folder_id='11111').apply_watermark()
print(f'Watermark created at {watermark.created_at} and modified at {watermark.modified_at}')
.NET v6
BoxWatermark watermark = await client.FoldersManager.ApplyWatermarkAsync("22222");
Node v4
client.folders.applyWatermark('22222')
	.then(watermark => {
		/* watermark -> {
			watermark: 
			{ created_at: '2016-10-31T15:33:33-07:00',
				modified_at: '2016-10-31T15:33:33-07:00' } }
		*/
	});

Response Example

{
  "watermark": {
    "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
    "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"
  }
}