Restore File
Restore File
To restore a file that has been moved to the trash, but has not yet been
purged, make a POST request to the /files/:file_id endpoint. This will
place the file in the original folder if it is still available, or you
optionally can specify a parent folder.
cURL
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"TypeScript Gen
await client.trashedFiles.restoreFileFromTrash(file.id);Python Gen
client.trashed_files.restore_file_from_trash(file.id).NET Gen
await client.TrashedFiles.RestoreFileFromTrashAsync(fileId: file.Id);Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.trashedFiles.restoreFileFromTrash(fileId: file.id)Java
String fileID = "125367";
String newName = "Presentation 2018 ORIGINAL.pptx";
String newParentID = "98765";
BoxTrash trash = new BoxTrash(api);
// Avoid conflicts at the original location
trash.restoreFile(fileID, newName, newParentID);Python
file_to_restore = client.file(file_id='11111')
restored_file = client.trash().restore_item(file_to_restore)
print(f'File ID is {restored_file.id} and name is {restored_file.name}').NET
var requestParams = new BoxFileRequest()
{
Name = "Name in case of conflict",
Parent = new BoxRequestEntity()
{
// File will be placed in this folder if original location no longer exists
Id = "12345"
}
};
BoxFile restoredFile = await client.FilesManager.RestoreTrashedAsync(requestParams);Node
client.files.restoreFromTrash(
'11111',
{
// New name in case of conflict
name: 'New Name',
// File will be placed in this folder if original location no longer exists
parent_id: '0'
})
.then(restoredFile => {
/* trashedFile -> {
type: 'file',
id: '11111',
sequence_id: '2',
etag: '2',
sha1: '4bd9e98652799fc57cf9423e13629c151152ce6c',
name: 'Screenshot_1_30_13_6_37_PM.png',
description: '',
size: 163265,
path_collection:
{ total_count: 1,
entries:
[ { type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' } ] },
created_at: '2013-01-30T18:43:56-08:00',
modified_at: '2013-01-30T18:44:00-08:00',
trashed_at: null,
purged_at: null,
content_created_at: '2013-01-30T18:43:56-08:00',
content_modified_at: '2013-01-30T18:44:00-08:00',
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
modified_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
owned_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
shared_link: null,
parent:
{ type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' },
item_status: 'active' }
*/
});