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# Box

> Write processed data from Unstructured into a Box folder as one JSON file per source document, using either CCG or JWT authentication.

<Note>
  First time creating a connector? [Read this first](/pipelines/connector-first-time-reqs).
</Note>

## Requirements

You will need:

### Accounts

* Access to the [Developer Console](https://app.box.com/developers/console) from your [Box enterprise account](https://account.box.com/signup/enterprise-plan) or [Box developer account](https://account.box.com/signup/developer).

### Resources

A Box Custom App (also called a [Platform App](https://developer.box.com/docs/custom-integrations)) in your Box account, set up with the following:

* One of the following authentication methods.

  * **CCG (Client Credentials Grant / Server Authentication)**

    You will need the following values:

    * The app's **Client ID** and **Client Secret**
    * The **Enterprise ID** that the app is authorized against

    See [Setup with Client Credentials Grant](https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/client-credentials/client-credentials-setup) in the Box developer documentation.

  * **JWT (Server Authentication with JWT)**

    You will need the app's private key configuration JSON file.

    To download the file:

    * In the Box Custom App, on the **Configuration** tab, under **Add and Manage Public Keys**, click **Generate a Public/Private Keypair**.
    * Store the downloaded private key configuration JSON file in a secure location.

    See [Setup with JWT](https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/jwt/jwt-setup/) in the Box developer documentation.

* The **Write all files and folders stored in Box** application scope:

  Without this scope, the connector can look up the destination folder but cannot upload files.

  To set the application scope in Box:

  * On the **Configuration** tab, under **Application Scopes**, check **Write all files and folders stored in Box**, and then click **Save Changes**.

* Authorization from a Box Admin in your Box account.

  On Enterprise accounts, the app cannot authenticate until an admin approves it. On free developer accounts, Box authorizes the app automatically. See [App Authorization](https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/jwt/jwt-setup/#app-authorization) in the Box developer documentation.

* A collaboration that grants the Custom App's **Service Account** either **Editor** or **Co-owner** access to the destination Box folder.

  <Accordion title="Set access to the destination folder">
    * In the Box Custom App, on the **General Settings** tab, copy the **Service Account ID**. The Service Account ID is an email address in the form `AutomationUser_<your-app-service-id>_<a-random-string>@boxdevedition.com`.
    * **Share** the destination Box folder with this email address as a **Co-owner** or **Editor**.

      A **Viewer** role is not sufficient. The connector's folder lookup succeeds, but the connector fails when it attempts to upload files.
  </Accordion>

  See [Share Content with User](https://developer.box.com/guides/collaborations/share-content) in the Box developer documentation.

* The destination Box folder's numeric ID, taken from the folder's Box URL, not its path or name. For example, in the URL `app.box.com/folder/406887975915`, the folder ID is `406887975915`.

## How Unstructured writes files to Box

* **Unstructured preserves your folder structure.** If the source connector recurses through subfolders, the Box destination connector recreates the same subfolder structure under the configured destination folder.
* **Re-running a job updates files in place.** If Unstructured processes the same source document again, the connector matches the existing file by name and uploads a new version. Scheduled re-syncs work this way.
* **Unstructured handles large files automatically.** Files over 50 MB (the staged JSON output, not the original source file) use Box's chunked upload. There is no size ceiling and nothing to configure.

## Create the connector

To create the destination connector:

1. On the sidebar, click **Connectors**, then **Destinations**.
2. Click **New** or **Create Connector**.
3. For **Name**, enter a unique name.
4. In the **Provider** area, click **Box**, and then **Continue**.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to fill in the fields as described later on this page.
6. Click **Save and Test**.

Fill in the following fields:

* **Name** (*required*): A unique name for this connector.

* **Folder ID** (*required*): The numeric ID of the destination Box folder, not its path or name. For example, in the URL `app.box.com/folder/406887975915`, the folder ID is `406887975915`.

  You must add the Custom App's Service Account to this folder as an **Editor** or **Co-owner** collaborator.

* * **Authentication Method** (*required*): The authentication method for the Box Custom App. Select one, then fill in its fields:

    * **CCG (Client Credentials Grant)**:

      * **Client ID**: The Client ID of the Box Custom App.
      * **Client Secret**: The Client Secret of the Box Custom App.
      * **Enterprise ID**: The Box Enterprise ID that the app is authorized against.

    * **JWT**:

      * **Box App Config**: The contents of the private key configuration JSON file for your JWT Custom App.

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="A folder ID value is rejected" id="a-folder-id-value-is-rejected">
    **Issue**: When you try to create or save the connector, the folder ID value is rejected.

    **Cause**: This field requires the destination folder's numeric ID, not its path or name.

    **Solution**: Get the numeric ID from the destination folder's Box URL. For example, in `app.box.com/folder/406887975915`, the folder ID is `406887975915`.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Connection test fails even though the folder exists" id="connection-test-fails-even-though-the-folder-exists">
    **Issue**: The connector's connection test fails, even though the destination folder exists and the folder ID is correct.

    **Cause**: The Custom App's Service Account has only `viewer` access to the destination folder. Viewer access passes the folder lookup but fails when the connector attempts to upload files.

    **Solution**: Check the Service Account's collaboration role on the destination folder, and change it to `editor` or `co-owner`.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="JWT authentication fails immediately after pasting the app config" id="jwt-authentication-fails-immediately-after-pasting-the-app-config">
    **Issue**: JWT authentication fails immediately after you supply the app config.

    **Cause**: The **Box App Config** field (`box_app_config`) only accepts the JSON on a single line, but Box's downloaded configuration file is multi-line by default.

    **Solution**: Compact the JSON into a single-line string before pasting it. See [Requirements](#requirements) for the commands.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>