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User

This resource is used by endpoints in the version 2024.0. For more details, see Box API versioning.

A standard representation of a user, as returned from any user API endpoints by default.

This resource has a few variations that can be encountered when using the API.

The fields that are part of the standard variant are generally returned when the resource is requested via its own API endpoints. For example, when retrieving a file by ID, it will return these fields unless the fields parameter has been specified.

string
11446498

The unique identifier for this user.

string
user

The value will always be user.

Value is always user

string
900 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063
255

The user’s address.

string
https://www.box.com/api/avatar/large/181216415

URL of the user’s avatar image.

string (date-time)
2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00

When the user object was created.

string
CEO
100

The user’s job title.

string
en

The language of the user, formatted in modified version of the ISO 639-1 format.

string (email)
ceo@example.com

The primary email address of this user.

integer (int64)
2147483648

The maximum individual file size in bytes the user can have.

string (date-time)
2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00

When the user object was last modified.

string
Aaron Levie
50

The display name of this user.

object

An alternate notification email address to which email notifications are sent. When it's confirmed, this will be the email address to which notifications are sent instead of to the primary email address.

string
notifications@example.com

The email address to send the notifications to.

boolean
true

Specifies if this email address has been confirmed.

string
6509241374
100

The user’s phone number.

integer (int64)
11345156112

The user’s total available space amount in bytes.

integer (int64)
1237009912

The amount of space in use by the user.

string
active

The user's account status.

Value is one of active,inactive,cannot_delete_edit,cannot_delete_edit_upload

string (timezone)
Africa/Bujumbura

The user's timezone.

Response Example

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "user",
  "address": "900 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.box.com/api/avatar/large/181216415",
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "job_title": "CEO",
  "language": "en",
  "login": "ceo@example.com",
  "max_upload_size": 2147483648,
  "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "name": "Aaron Levie",
  "notification_email": {
    "email": "notifications@example.com",
    "is_confirmed": true
  },
  "phone": "6509241374",
  "space_amount": 11345156112,
  "space_used": 1237009912,
  "status": "active",
  "timezone": "Africa/Bujumbura"
}