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Retrieve a list of the past versions for a file.
Versions are only tracked by Box users with premium accounts. To fetch the ID
of the current version of a file, use the GET /file/:id API.
Request
Path Parameters
12345The unique identifier that represents a file.
The ID for any file can be determined
by visiting a file in the web application
and copying the ID from the URL. For example,
for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123
the file_id is 123.
Query Parameters
id,type,nameA comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.
Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.
10001000The maximum number of items to return per page.
10000The offset of the item at which to begin the response.
Queries with offset parameter value exceeding 10000 will be rejected with a 400 response.
Response
Returns an array of past versions for this file.
An unexpected client error.
Request Example
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/versions" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"await client.fileVersions.getFileVersions(file.id);client.file_versions.get_file_versions(file.id)await client.FileVersions.GetFileVersionsAsync(fileId: file.Id);try await client.fileVersions.getFileVersions(fileId: file.id)BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "id");
Collection<BoxFileVersion> versions = file.getVersions();
for (BoxFileVersion version : versions) {
System.out.format("SHA1 of \"%s\": %s\n", file.getInfo().getName(), version.getSha1());
}file_id = '11111'
file_versions = client.file(file_id).get_previous_versions()
for version in file_versions:
print(f'File version {version.id} was created at {version.created_at}')BoxCollection<BoxFileVersion> previousVersions = await client.FilesManager
.ViewVersionsAsync(id: "11111");client.files.getVersions('12345')
.then(versions => {
/* versions -> {
total_count: 1,
entries:
[ { type: 'file_version',
id: '22222',
sha1: '359c6c1ed98081b9a69eb3513b9deced59c957f9',
name: 'script.js',
size: 92556,
created_at: '2012-08-20T10:20:30-07:00',
modified_at: '2012-11-28T13:14:58-08:00',
modified_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' } } ] }
*/
});Response Example
{
"entries": [
{
"id": "12345",
"type": "file_version",
"sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc",
"name": "tigers.jpeg",
"size": 629644,
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"trashed_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"restored_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"restored_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"uploader_display_name": "Ellis Wiggins",
"version_number": "1"
}
],
"limit": 1000,
"offset": 2000,
"order": [
{
"by": "type",
"direction": "ASC"
}
],
"total_count": 5000
}