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Limited Access App Approval

Guides Authorization Limited Access App Approval
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Limited Access App Approval

Limited Access Integrations are automatically authorized for use in an enterprise upon creation.

However, if the enterprise setting to Require manual admin authorization for transactional access apps is enabled, an Admin must preform additional steps.

Approval Notifications

A semi-automated process to submit an app approval is available in the Developer Console.

Navigate to the Authorization tab for your application in the Developer Console.

Add and Manage keys

Submitting the application for approval will send an email to your enterprise's Primary Admin to approve the application. More information on this process is available in our support article on app authorization.

Manual Approval

The following steps provide instructions on how to manually approve the application.

As a developer

As the developer, navigate to the Configuration tab for your application in the Developer Console. Scroll down to the OAuth 2.0 Credentials section and copy the Client ID value to provide to a Box Admin.

Finding a Box Admin

If you don't know your enterprise Admin, go to your Box Account Settings page and scroll to the bottom. If an admin contact is set you should see their contact information under "Admin Contact".

As an Admin

As a Box Admin, navigate to the Admin Console and select the Integrations tab (1) from the left navigation panel. Then, click the Platform Apps tab (2) at the top of your screen. On this screen, you will see a + button in the top right corner to add a new app authorization.

Apps tab

In the popup that appears, enter the Client ID for the application that the developer collected from the Configuration tab of the Developer Console.

Re-authorization on changes

When the application's scopes or access level change the application needs to be re-authorized. Repeat the process above and request a new Access Token for the new changes to take effect.

In the same section where the application was initially authorized, an Admin can re-authorize the application by clicking on the ellipses to the right of the application name to Reauthorize App.

Re-authorize app