For a complete log of all our recent API changes, please see our API Changelog.

Help Improve the Box API Documentation

Developers can now directly suggest changes and additions to the Box API documentation. These changes, similar to a Github pull request, will then be reviewed and approved by the Box Developer Relations team. Once the changes have been approved, they’ll be published to our live documentation.

Seeing our API in Action with API Navigator

API Navigator lets you interact with Box Platform's content management services and see corresponding API requests and responses in real-time. You can use API Navigator to learn how Box Platform services like metadata, search, watermarking, preview, and more could work in an application you're building. API Navigator's split view enables you to see an example UI on one side and the underlying API requests and responses on the other side.

Creating and Managing Apps with the Box Developer Console

The new Box Developer Console is a complete overhaul in the design and functionality of our developer console, making it easier than ever to create, configure, and manage apps built with our APIs.

Testing the Box API with Interactive Documentation

We wanted to bring the experience of using our API directly into our documentation and create a more interactive experience. With our new interactive documentation feature, you can now read about our API and test it out in one place instead of having to toggle between tools.

.NET, Java, & Node SDK updates

The latest versions of our .NET, Java, Node SDKs support several new endpoints, add new features, and fix several bugs that were identified by the developer community.

Bay Area Box Developers User Group

We are hosting a Box Developers meetup at Box HQ in Redwood City on March 28. We will have two talks by Box engineers and time for networking. The first talk will be focused on our top API features and the most popular integration patterns. The second talk will feature a demo of an application built on Box Platform that implements image recognition.

Join us for an exciting meetup where you will learn more about our API, ask questions, and connect with fellow developers.

Submit A Feature Request

Do you want to submit a feature request? Please let us know how we can improve our API, SDKs, or developer documentation.

Community-Supported Projects

Check out these awesome project built on the Box API by the developer community.

• Box-PSModule - PowerShell module to create automated tasks to call the Box API built by Matt Egan.
• simple-box-integration - PHP wrapper for the Box API built by Ziggeo.
• boxr - R interface for the Box API built by Brendan Rocks.

Do you have a project that you want to feature in this newsletter? Please submit it using this form.

Check out all of the recent posts on the Box Developer blog.

Preview 120 File Types in Your Application

With our Preview API, you can generate an embeddable file preview for many different file types from CSV to 360 Video files. In this post, you will learn how to programatically upload a CSV file and generate an embeddable preview for that file.

Add Custom Metadata to Any File

With our Metadata API, you can define and store custom data associated with your files. In this post, you'll learn how to upload a file to Box, store metadata on the file, and retrieve the current metadata information on that file.

Get Enterprise Events Within The Past Day

With our Enterprise Events API, you can keep track of a wide range actions taken in your Box instance, such as when a file is uploaded or when a new user is created. In this post, you'll learn how to get all your enterprise events data from the Box API.

File Comments API

With our Comments API, you can create, read, or delete comments on a file. In this post, you'll learn how to programmatically add a comment to a file and then get a list of comments on that file.

File Search API

With our Search API, you can search across all your content stored in Box. In this post, you will learn how to programatically search for files with a query string and limit the search results to a specific file type.