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Update webhook

put
https://api.box.com/2.0
/webhooks/:webhook_id

Updates a webhook.

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Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
3321123

The ID of the webhook.

Request Body

stringin bodyoptional
"https://example.com/webhooks"

The URL that is notified by this webhook

objectin body

The item that will trigger the webhook

stringin bodyoptional
"1231232"

The ID of the item to trigger a webhook

stringin bodyoptional
"file"

The type of item to trigger a webhook

Value is one of file,folder

string arrayin bodyoptional
["FILE.UPLOADED"]

An array of event names that this webhook is to be triggered for

Response

application/jsonWebhook

Returns the new webhook object.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the parameters were incorrect.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the application does not have the permission to manage webhooks.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the target item or webhook could not be found

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the a webhook for this combination of target, application, and user already exists.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Update webhook
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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/webhooks/3321123" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -H "content-type: application/json" \
     -d '{
       "triggers": [
         "FILE.DOWNLOADED"
       ]
     }'
TypeScript Gen
await client.webhooks.updateWebhookById(webhook.id!, {
  requestBody: {
    address: 'https://example.com/updated-webhook',
  } satisfies UpdateWebhookByIdRequestBody,
} satisfies UpdateWebhookByIdOptionalsInput);
Python Gen
client.webhooks.update_webhook_by_id(
    webhook.id, address="https://example.com/updated-webhook"
)
.NET Gen
await client.Webhooks.UpdateWebhookByIdAsync(webhookId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(webhook.Id), requestBody: new UpdateWebhookByIdRequestBody() { Address = "https://example.com/updated-webhook" });
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.webhooks.updateWebhookById(webhookId: webhook.id!, requestBody: UpdateWebhookByIdRequestBody(address: "https://example.com/updated-webhook"))
Java
BoxWebHook webhook = new BoxWebHook(api, id);
BoxWebHook.Info info = webhook.new Info();
info.setAddress(url);
webhook.update(info);
Python
update_object = {
    'triggers': ['FILE.COPIED'],
    'address': 'https://newexample.com',
}
webhook = client.webhook(webhook_id='12345').update_info(data=update_object)
print(f'Updated the webhook info for triggers: {webhook.triggers} and address: {webhook.address}')
.NET
var updates = new BoxWebhookRequest()
{
    Id = "12345",
    Address = "https://example.com/webhooks/fileActions
};
BoxWebhook updatedWebhook = await client.WebhooksManager.UpdateWebhookAsync(updates);
Node
client.webhooks.update('678901', {address: "https://example.com/webhooks/fileActions"})
	.then(webhook => {
		/* webhook -> {
			id: '1234',
			type: 'webhook',
			target: { id: '22222', type: 'folder' },
			created_by: 
			{ type: 'user',
				id: '33333',
				name: 'Example User',
				login: 'user@example.com' },
			created_at: '2016-05-09T17:41:27-07:00',
			address: 'https://example.com/webhooks/fileActions',
			triggers: [ 'FILE.DOWNLOADED', 'FILE.UPLOADED' ] }
		*/
	});
iOS
client.webhooks.update(webhookId: "1234", targetType: "file", targetId: "1234", address: "www.testurl.com") { (result: Result<Webhook, BoxSDKError>) in
    guard case let .success(webhook) = result else {
        print("Error updating webhook")
        return
    }

    print("Updated webhook address to \"\(webhook.address)\"")
}

Response Example

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "webhook",
  "address": "https://example.com/webhooks",
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "target": {
    "id": "1231232",
    "type": "file"
  },
  "triggers": [
    "FILE.UPLOADED"
  ]
}