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Get upload session

get
https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0
/files/upload_sessions/:upload_session_id

Return information about an upload session.

The actual endpoint URL is returned by the Create upload session endpoint.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
D5E3F7A

The ID of the upload session.

Response

application/jsonUpload session

Returns an upload session object.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Get upload session
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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://upload.box.com/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.chunkedUploads.getFileUploadSessionById(uploadSessionId);
Python Gen
client.chunked_uploads.get_file_upload_session_by_id(upload_session_id)
.NET Gen
await client.ChunkedUploads.GetFileUploadSessionByIdAsync(uploadSessionId: uploadSessionId);
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.chunkedUploads.getFileUploadSessionById(uploadSessionId: uploadSessionId)
Java
BoxFileUploadSession.Info updatedSessionInfo = session.getStatus();
Node
// Get info about upload session 93D9A837B45F
client.files.getUploadSessionStatus('93D9A837B45F', callback);

Response Example

{
  "id": "F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD",
  "type": "upload_session",
  "num_parts_processed": 455,
  "part_size": 1024,
  "session_endpoints": {
    "abort": "https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD",
    "commit": "https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD/commit",
    "list_parts": "https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD/parts",
    "log_event": "https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD/log",
    "status": "https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD",
    "upload_part": "https://{box-upload-server}/api/2.0/files/upload_sessions/F971964745A5CD0C001BBE4E58196BFD"
  },
  "session_expires_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "total_parts": 1000
}