File Uploaded

Triggers a flow when a file is uploaded, created or moved to a folder in Box.

Options

Field Definition Type Required
Folder ID Unique ID of the folder.

Text

TRUE

Output

Field Definition Type
Event
Event ID Unique identifier of the event

Text

Event Type Type of event that created this file.

For example, Webhook Event.

Text

Event Time Date and time when the event was triggered in Box.

Date & Time

Webhook ID Unique identifier of the Webhook that triggered this event.

Text

Event Name of an event that triggered the event.

Text

File

File Name Name of the file.

Text

File ID Unique identifier that represents a file.

Text

File Description Description of this file.

Text

Version ID Unique identifier that represents the file version.

Text

ETag HTTP ETag of this file. This can be used within some API endpoints in the If-Match and If-None-Match headers to only perform changes on the file if (no) changes have happened.

Text

Sequence ID Numeric identifier that represents the most recent user event that has been applied to this item.

Text

Size Size of the file in bytes.

Text

Path Path starting at the root.

Text

Time Created Date and time when the file was created in Box.

Date & Time

Time Modified Date and time when the file was last modified in Box.

Date & Time

Time Content Created Date and time at which this file was originally created, which might be before it was uploaded to Box.

Date & Time

Time Content Modified Date and time at which this file was last updated, which might be before it was uploaded to Box.

Date & Time

Parent Folder Name Unique identifier that represent a parent name.

Text

Parent Folder ID Unique identifier that represent a parent folder.

Text

Item Status Defines if this item has been deleted.

Text

Shared Link
Share URL URL that can be used to access the item on Box.

Text

Download URL URL that can be used to download the file. This URL can be used in a browser to download the file. This URL includes the file extension so that the file will be saved with the right file type.

Text

Vanity URL Custom URL that can also be used to preview the item on Box. Custom URLs can only be created or modified in the Box Web application.

Text

Password Enabled True if the shared link requires a password to access the item; otherwise, False.

True/False

Time Unshared Date and time when the link was unshared.

Date & Time

Download Count Number of times this item has been downloaded.

Number

Preview Count Number of times this item has been previewed.

Number

Access Level Accessibility of the share link.

For example, Edit or View.

Text

Can Download? True if the shared link allows for the item to be downloaded; otherwise, False. For shared links on folders, this also applies to any items in the folder.

True/False

Can Preview? True if the shared link allows for the item to be previewed; otherwise, False. For shared links on folders this also applies to any items in the folder.

True/False

Created By
Name Name of user who created the file.

Text

User ID Unique identifier of the user who last created the file.

Text

Email Email address of the user who created the file.

Text

Modified By
Name Name of user who modified the file.

Text

User ID Unique identifier of the user who last modified the file.

Text

Email Email address of the user who modified the file.

Text

Owned By
Name Name of the user who owns the file.

Text

User ID Unique identifier of the user who last owns the file.

Text

Email Email address of the user who owns the file.

Text

Additional Info
Additional Info Additional information which Box can return.

Object

Context
Execution ID Execution identifier of the Webhook event.

Text

Additional information

Information about uploaded folders is not returned.

Note the following limitations:

  • One Webhook per item (for example, file or folder) per application per authenticated user.

  • 1000 Webhooks per application per user.

  • Webhooks cannot be triggered on the root folders.

Related topics

Box connector

Workflow elements

Box API documentation