Integrate the Box API with the Formatting API

Setup the Box API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Formatting API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Box and Formatting remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular Ways to Connect Box with Formatting#

[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Event from Box API

Box + Formatting

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[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New File Event from Box API

Box + Formatting

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[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Folder Event from Box API

Box + Formatting

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[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Event from Box API

Box + Formatting

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[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New File Event from Box API

Box + Formatting

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Popular Box and Formatting Triggers#

New Event from the Box API

Emit new event when an event with subscribed event source triggered on a target. See the documentation

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New File Event from the Box API

Emit new event when a new file uploaded on a target. See the documentation

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New Folder Event from the Box API

Emit new event when a new folder created on a target. See the documentation

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Popular Box and Formatting Actions#

Download File with the Box API

Downloads a file from Box to your workflow's /tmp directory. See the documentation

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[Data] Convert JSON to String with the Formatting API

Convert an object to a JSON format string

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[Data] Parse JSON with the Formatting API

Parse a JSON string

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[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time with the Formatting API

Add or subtract time from a given input

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[Date/Time] Compare Dates with the Formatting API

Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.

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Overview of Box#

The Box API offers a playground for enhancing content management and collaboration within your cloud storage. With Pipedream, you can orchestrate Box's functionality to automate document handling, streamline approval flows, sync files across apps, and trigger actions based on file events. Think of Pipedream as the glue that allows you to connect Box with your tech stack, triggering workflows with new file uploads, comments, or when sharing settings change, to enhance productivity and minimize manual labor.

Connect Box#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    box: {
      type: "app",
      app: "box",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.box.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Connect Formatting#

export default defineComponent({
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    const text = ' Hello world! ';
    return text.trim()
  },
})