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Upload File Version

Uploads a new version of an existing Box file (max 50MB), replacing its current content; prior versions are kept in version history on premium accounts. Optionally rename the file at the same time. Use List File Versions to review version history afterward. See the documentation.
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • Destructive
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Box account once, then configure and run Upload File Version 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-version",
  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)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Upload File Version inputs
Property Type Description
folderId Folder string
The folder containing the file to update. Use 0 for the root folder. Use the List Folders action to retrieve folder IDs.
Required Dynamic
fileId File string
The file to upload a new version of
Required Dynamic
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
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
An optional new name for the file. If specified, the file will be renamed when the new version is uploaded.
Optional
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
Version
0.1.9
App
Box
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
Yes
Open world
Yes