# Download File — Box

> Downloads a file from Box to your workflow's /tmp directory and returns the saved file path. Use Get File Metadata to check the file's name and size first, or Get File Text to extract text content without downloading. See the documentation

- Key: `box-download-file`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.12
- App: Box (`box`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/box.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/box/actions/download-file
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/box/actions/download-file/download-file.mjs

## Description

Downloads a file from Box to your workflow's `/tmp` directory and returns the saved file path. Use **Get File Metadata** to check the file's name and size first, or **Get File Text** to extract text content without downloading. [See the documentation](https://developer.box.com/reference/get-files-id-content/)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `folderId` | `string` | Yes | The folder containing the file to download. Use 0 for the root folder. Use the List Folders action to retrieve folder IDs. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `fileId` | `string` | Yes | The file to download Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `fileName` | `string` | Yes | The name to save the downloaded file as in /tmp (e.g. report.pdf) |
| `syncDir` | `dir` | Yes | SyncDir |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "box",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "box-download-file",
  arguments: {
    folderId: "Folder",
    fileId: "File",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "box-download-file",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    box: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    folderId: "Folder",
    fileId: "File",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "box-download-file",
    "configured_props": {
      "box": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "folderId": "Folder",
      "fileId": "File"
    }
  }'
```

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