Box ACTION
Upload a File
Uploads a file (max 50MB — Box's limit for direct uploads) to a Box folder. The file name must be unique within the parent folder (case-insensitive). Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the
/tmp directory. Use Upload File Version to update an existing file's content instead. See the documentation.- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Box account once, then configure and run Upload a File from your backend or agent.
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-upload-file",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
box: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
file: "File Path or URL",
createdAt: "Created At",
},
})
console.log(result)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-upload-file",
"configured_props": {
"box": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"file": "File Path or URL",
"createdAt": "Created At"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{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-upload-file",
arguments: {
file: "File Path or URL",
createdAt: "Created At",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
file File Path or URL | string | The file to upload. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the /tmp directory (for example, /tmp/myFile.txt) Required |
createdAt Created At | string | Defines the time the file was originally created at. If not set, file's original upload time will be used. Must be in RFC3339 format without milliseconds, e.g. 2022-07-20T10:53:43-08:00 Optional |
modifiedAt Modified At | string | Defines the time the file was last modified at. If not set, file's original modified time will be used. Must be in RFC3339 format without milliseconds, e.g. 2022-07-20T10:53:43-08:00 Optional |
fileName File Name | string | The name of the file. If not set, file's original name will be used. Optional |
parentId Parent | string | The parent folder to upload the file to. If not set, 0 will be used as root folder. Optional Dynamic |
syncDir SyncDir | dir | Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- box-upload-file
- Version
- 0.1.9
- App
- Box
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗