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Register now!Adds a collaboration for a single user or a single group to a file or folder.
Collaborations can be created using email address, user IDs, or a group IDs.
If a collaboration is being created with a group, access to this endpoint is dependent on the group's ability to be invited.
If collaboration is in pending
status, the following fields
are redacted:
login
and name
are hidden if a collaboration was created
using user_id
,name
is hidden if a collaboration was created using login
.id,type,name
A 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.
true
Determines if users should receive email notification for the action performed.
The user or group to give access to the item.
"23522323"
The ID of the user or group.
Alternatively, use login
to specify a user by email
address.
"user"
The type of collaborator to invite.
Value is one of user
,group
"john@example.com"
The email address of the user to grant access to the item.
Alternatively, use id
to specify a user by user ID.
true
Determines if the invited users can see the entire parent path to the associated folder. The user will not gain privileges in any parent folder and therefore can not see content the user is not collaborated on.
Be aware that this meaningfully increases the time required to load the
invitee's All Files page. We recommend you limit the number of
collaborations with can_view_path
enabled to 1,000 per user.
Only owner or co-owners can invite collaborators with a can_view_path
of
true
.
can_view_path
can only be used for folder collaborations.
"2019-08-29T23:59:00-07:00"
Set the expiration date for the collaboration. At this date, the collaboration will be automatically removed from the item.
This feature will only work if the Automatically remove invited collaborators: Allow folder owners to extend the expiry date setting has been enabled in the Enterprise Settings of the Admin Console. When the setting is not enabled, collaborations can not have an expiry date and a value for this field will be result in an error.
true
If set to true
, collaborators have access to
shared items, but such items won't be visible in the
All Files list. Additionally, collaborators won't
see the the path to the root folder for the
shared item.
The item to attach the comment to.
"11446498"
The ID of the item that will be granted access to
"file"
The type of the item that this collaboration will be granted access to
Value is one of file
,folder
"editor"
The level of access granted.
Value is one of editor
,viewer
,previewer
,uploader
,previewer uploader
,viewer uploader
,co-owner
Returns a new collaboration object.
Returns an error when the user does not have the right permissions to create the collaboration.
forbidden_by_policy
: Creating a
collaboration is forbidden due to information
barrier restrictions.An unexpected client error.
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/collaborations" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"item": {
"type": "file",
"id": "11446498"
},
"accessible_by": {
"type": "user",
"login": "user@example.com"
},
"role": "editor"
}'
await client.userCollaborations.createCollaboration({
item: {
type: 'file' as CreateCollaborationRequestBodyItemTypeField,
id: file.id,
} satisfies CreateCollaborationRequestBodyItemField,
accessibleBy: {
type: 'user' as CreateCollaborationRequestBodyAccessibleByTypeField,
id: getEnvVar('USER_ID'),
} satisfies CreateCollaborationRequestBodyAccessibleByField,
role: 'editor' as CreateCollaborationRequestBodyRoleField,
} satisfies CreateCollaborationRequestBody);
client.user_collaborations.create_collaboration(
CreateCollaborationItem(
type=CreateCollaborationItemTypeField.FILE.value, id=file.id
),
CreateCollaborationAccessibleBy(
type=CreateCollaborationAccessibleByTypeField.USER.value,
id=get_env_var("USER_ID"),
),
CreateCollaborationRole.EDITOR.value,
)
await client.UserCollaborations.CreateCollaborationAsync(requestBody: new CreateCollaborationRequestBody(item: new CreateCollaborationRequestBodyItemField() { Type = CreateCollaborationRequestBodyItemTypeField.File, Id = file.Id }, accessibleBy: new CreateCollaborationRequestBodyAccessibleByField(type: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyAccessibleByTypeField.User) { Id = Utils.GetEnvVar(name: "USER_ID") }, role: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyRoleField.Editor));
try await client.userCollaborations.createCollaboration(requestBody: CreateCollaborationRequestBody(item: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyItemField(type: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyItemTypeField.file, id: file.id), accessibleBy: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyAccessibleByField(type: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyAccessibleByTypeField.user, id: Utils.getEnvironmentVariable(name: "USER_ID")), role: CreateCollaborationRequestBodyRoleField.editor))
BoxCollaborator user = new BoxUser(api, "user-id")
BoxFolder folder = new BoxFolder(api, "folder-id");
folder.collaborate(user, BoxCollaboration.Role.EDITOR);
from boxsdk.object.collaboration import CollaborationRole
user = client.user(user_id='11111')
collaboration = client.folder(folder_id='22222').collaborate(user, CollaborationRole.VIEWER)
collaborator = collaboration.accessible_by
item = collaboration.item
has_accepted = 'has' if collaboration.status == 'accepted' else 'has not'
print(f'{collaborator.name} {has_accepted} accepted the collaboration to folder "{item.name}"')
// collaborate folder 11111 with user 22222
BoxCollaborationRequest requestParams = new BoxCollaborationRequest()
{
Item = new BoxRequestEntity()
{
Type = BoxType.folder,
Id = "11111"
},
Role = "editor",
AccessibleBy = new BoxCollaborationUserRequest()
{
Type = BoxType.user,
Id = "22222"
}
};
BoxCollaboration collab = await client.CollaborationsManager.AddCollaborationAsync(requestParams);
// Invite user 123456 to collaborate on folder 987654
client.collaborations.createWithUserID('123456', '987654', client.collaborationRoles.EDITOR)
.then(collaboration => {
/* collaboration -> {
type: 'collaboration',
id: '11111',
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Inviting User',
login: 'inviter@example.com' },
created_at: '2016-11-16T21:33:31-08:00',
modified_at: '2016-11-16T21:33:31-08:00',
expires_at: null,
status: 'accepted',
accessible_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '123456',
name: 'Collaborator User',
login: 'collaborator@example.com' },
role: 'editor',
acknowledged_at: '2016-11-16T21:33:31-08:00',
item:
{ type: 'folder',
id: '987654',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
name: 'Collaborated Folder' } }
*/
});
client.collaborations.create(
itemType: "folder",
itemId: "22222",
role: .editor,
accessibleBy: "33333",
accessibleByType: .user
) { (result: Result<Collaboration, BoxSDKError>) in
guard case let .success(collaboration) = result else {
print("Error creating collaboration")
return
}
print("Collaboration successfully created")
}
{
"id": "12345678",
"type": "collaboration",
"acceptance_requirements_status": {
"strong_password_requirement": {
"enterprise_has_strong_password_required_for_external_users": true,
"user_has_strong_password": true
},
"terms_of_service_requirement": {
"is_accepted": true,
"terms_of_service": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "terms_of_service"
}
},
"two_factor_authentication_requirement": {
"enterprise_has_two_factor_auth_enabled": true,
"user_has_two_factor_authentication_enabled": true
}
},
"accessible_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"is_active": true,
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"acknowledged_at": "2012-12-12T10:55:20-08:00",
"app_item": {
"id": "12345678",
"type": "app_item",
"application_type": "hubs"
},
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": [
{
"id": 33224412
},
{
"type": "user"
},
{
"login": "dylan@example.com"
},
{
"name": "Dylan Smith"
}
],
"expires_at": "2012-12-26T10:53:43-08:00",
"invite_email": "john@example.com",
"is_access_only": true,
"item": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "file",
"content_created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"content_modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"description": "Contract for Q1 renewal",
"etag": "1",
"file_version": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "file_version",
"sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
},
"item_status": "active",
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"name": "Contract.pdf",
"owned_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"parent": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "folder",
"etag": "1",
"name": "Contracts",
"sequence_id": "3"
},
"path_collection": {
"entries": [
{
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contracts"
}
],
"total_count": 1
},
"purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"sequence_id": "3",
"sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37",
"shared_link": {
"access": "open",
"download_count": 3,
"download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
"effective_access": "company",
"effective_permission": "can_download",
"is_password_enabled": true,
"permissions": {
"can_download": true,
"can_edit": false,
"can_preview": true
},
"preview_count": 3,
"unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
"url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
"vanity_name": "my_url",
"vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/"
},
"size": 629644,
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"
},
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"role": "editor",
"status": "accepted"
}