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List folder locks

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/folder_locks

Retrieves folder lock details for a given folder.

You must be authenticated as the owner or co-owner of the folder to use this endpoint.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Query Parameters

stringin queryrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represent a folder.

The ID for any folder can be determined by visiting this folder in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/folder/123 the folder_id is 123.

The root folder of a Box account is always represented by the ID 0.

Response

application/jsonFolder Locks

Returns details for all folder locks applied to the folder, including the lock type and user that applied the lock.

application/jsonClient error

Returned when the access token provided in the Authorization header is not recognized or not provided.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the folder is not found, or the user does not have access to the folder.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the folder_id is not in a recognized format.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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List folder locks
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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/folder_locks?folder_id=33552487093" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.folderLocks.getFolderLocks({
  folderId: folder.id,
} satisfies GetFolderLocksQueryParams);
Python Gen
client.folder_locks.get_folder_locks(folder.id)
.NET Gen
await client.FolderLocks.GetFolderLocksAsync(queryParams: new GetFolderLocksQueryParams(folderId: folder.Id));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.folderLocks.getFolderLocks(queryParams: GetFolderLocksQueryParams(folderId: folder.id))
iOS
client.folders.listLocks(folderId: "22222") { results in
    switch results {
    case let .success(iterator):
        for i in 1 ... 10 {
            iterator.next { result in
                switch result {
                case let .success(folderLock):
                    print("- \(folderLock.id)")
                case let .failure(error):
                    print(error)
                }
            }
        }
    case let .failure(error):
        print(error)
    }
}

Response Example

{
  "entries": [
    {
      "folder": {
        "id": "12345",
        "etag": "1",
        "type": "folder",
        "sequence_id": "3",
        "name": "Contracts"
      },
      "id": "12345678",
      "type": "folder_lock",
      "created_by": {
        "id": "11446498",
        "type": "user"
      },
      "created_at": "2020-09-14T23:12:53Z",
      "locked_operations": {
        "move": true,
        "delete": true
      },
      "lock_type": "freeze"
    }
  ],
  "limit": "1000",
  "next_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii"
}