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Register now!Creates a copy of a folder within a destination folder.
The original folder will not be changed.
0
The unique identifier of the folder to copy.
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 with the ID 0
can not be copied.
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.
"New Folder"
255
An optional new name for the copied folder.
There are some restrictions to the file name. Names containing
non-printable ASCII characters, forward and backward slashes
(/
, \
), as well as names with trailing spaces are
prohibited.
Additionally, the names .
and ..
are
not allowed either.
The destination folder to copy the folder to.
"0"
The ID of parent folder
Returns a new folder object representing the copied folder.
Not all available fields are returned by default. Use the fields query parameter to explicitly request any specific fields.
Returns an empty response when the If-None-Match
header matches
the current etag
value of the folder. This indicates that the folder
has not changed since it was last requested.
Returns an error if some of the parameters are missing or not valid.
bad_request
when a parameter is missing.item_name_too_long
when the new folder name is too long.Returns an error when the user does not have the right permissions to copy a folder.
forbidden_by_policy
: Returned if copying a folder is
forbidden due to information barrier restrictions.Returns an error if either the source or destination folder could not be found, or the authenticated user does not have access to either folders.
not_found
when the authenticated user does not have access
to the parent folderReturns an error if a folder by this name already exists in the destination folder, or if the destination folder is locked.
item_name_in_use
when a folder with the same name already
exists.Returns an error when trying to copy the root folder.
An unexpected client error.
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/4353455/copy" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"parent": {
"id": "345345"
}
}'
await client.folders.copyFolder(folderOrigin.id, {
parent: { id: '0' } satisfies CopyFolderRequestBodyParentField,
name: copiedFolderName,
} satisfies CopyFolderRequestBody);
client.folders.copy_folder(
folder_origin.id, CopyFolderParent(id="0"), name=copied_folder_name
)
await client.Folders.CopyFolderAsync(folderId: folderOrigin.Id, requestBody: new CopyFolderRequestBody(parent: new CopyFolderRequestBodyParentField(id: "0")) { Name = copiedFolderName });
try await client.folders.copyFolder(folderId: folderOrigin.id, requestBody: CopyFolderRequestBody(parent: CopyFolderRequestBodyParentField(id: "0"), name: copiedFolderName))
BoxFolder folder = new BoxFolder(api, "id1");
BoxFolder destination = new BoxFolder(api, "id2");
folder.copy(destination);
folder_id = '22222'
destination_folder_id = '44444'
folder_to_copy = client.folder(folder_id)
destination_folder = client.folder(destination_folder_id)
folder_copy = folder_to_copy.copy(parent_folder=destination_folder)
print(f'Folder "{folder_copy.name}" has been copied into folder "{folder_copy.parent.name}"')
// Copy folder 11111 into folder 22222
var requestParams = new BoxFolderRequest()
{
Id = "11111",
Parent = new BoxRequestEntity()
{
Id = "22222"
}
};
BoxFolder folderCopy = await client.FoldersManager.CopyAsync(requestParams);
client.folders.copy('11111', '22222')
.then(folderCopy => {
/* folderCopy -> {
type: 'folder',
id: '1234567',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
name: 'Pictures from 2017',
created_at: '2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00',
modified_at: '2012-12-12T11:15:04-08:00',
description: 'Some pictures I took',
size: 629644,
path_collection:
{ total_count: 1,
entries:
[ { type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' },
{ type: 'folder',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '3',
etag: '3',
name: 'Archives' } ] },
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Example User'
login: 'user@example.com' },
modified_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
owned_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '22222',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
shared_link: null,
parent:
{ type: 'folder',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '3',
etag: '3',
name: 'Archives' },
item_status: 'active',
item_collection:
{ total_count: 1,
entries:
[ { type: 'file',
id: '44444',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
sha1: '134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc',
name: 'tigers.jpeg' } ],
offset: 0,
limit: 100 } }
*/
});
client.folders.copy(
folderId: "22222",
destinationFolderID: "12345"
) { (result: Result<Folder, BoxSDKError>) in
guard case let .success(folderCopy) = result else {
print("Error copying folder")
return
}
print("Copied folder \(folderCopy.name) to destination \(folderCopy.parent?.name)")
}
{
"id": "12345",
"type": "folder",
"allowed_invitee_roles": [
"editor"
],
"allowed_shared_link_access_levels": [
"open"
],
"can_non_owners_invite": true,
"can_non_owners_view_collaborators": true,
"classification": {
"color": "#FF0000",
"definition": "Content that should not be shared outside the company.",
"name": "Top Secret"
},
"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": "Legal contracts for the new ACME deal",
"etag": "1",
"folder_upload_email": {
"access": "open",
"email": "upload.Contracts.asd7asd@u.box.com"
},
"has_collaborations": true,
"is_accessible_via_shared_link": true,
"is_associated_with_app_item": true,
"is_collaboration_restricted_to_enterprise": true,
"is_externally_owned": true,
"item_collection": {
"entries": [
{
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "file",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contract.pdf",
"sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37",
"file_version": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "file_version",
"sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
},
"description": "Contract for Q1 renewal",
"size": 629644,
"path_collection": {
"total_count": 1,
"entries": [
{
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contracts"
}
]
},
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"content_created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"content_modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"modified_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"owned_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"shared_link": {
"url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
"download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
"vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/",
"vanity_name": "my_url",
"access": "open",
"effective_access": "company",
"effective_permission": "can_download",
"unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
"is_password_enabled": true,
"permissions": {
"can_download": true,
"can_preview": true,
"can_edit": false
},
"download_count": 3,
"preview_count": 3
},
"parent": {
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contracts"
},
"item_status": "active",
"version_number": "1",
"comment_count": 10,
"permissions": {
"can_delete": true,
"can_download": true,
"can_invite_collaborator": true,
"can_rename": true,
"can_set_share_access": true,
"can_share": true,
"can_annotate": true,
"can_comment": true,
"can_preview": true,
"can_upload": true,
"can_view_annotations_all": true,
"can_view_annotations_self": true
},
"tags": [
"approved"
],
"lock": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "lock",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"expired_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"is_download_prevented": true,
"app_type": "office_wopiplus"
},
"extension": "pdf",
"is_package": true,
"expiring_embed_link": {
"access_token": "c3FIOG9vSGV4VHo4QzAyg5T1JvNnJoZ3ExaVNyQWw6WjRsanRKZG5lQk9qUE1BVQ",
"expires_in": 3600,
"token_type": "bearer",
"restricted_to": [
{
"scope": "item_download",
"object": {
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contracts"
}
}
],
"url": "https://cloud.app.box.com/preview/expiring_embed/..."
},
"watermark_info": {
"is_watermarked": true
},
"is_accessible_via_shared_link": true,
"allowed_invitee_roles": [
"editor"
],
"is_externally_owned": true,
"has_collaborations": true,
"metadata": {
"enterprise_27335": {
"marketingCollateral": {
"$canEdit": true,
"$id": "01234500-12f1-1234-aa12-b1d234cb567e",
"$parent": "folder_59449484661",
"$scope": "enterprise_27335",
"$template": "marketingCollateral",
"$type": "properties-6bcba49f-ca6d-4d2a-a758-57fe6edf44d0",
"$typeVersion": 2,
"$version": 1
}
}
},
"expires_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"representations": {
"entries": [
{
"content": {
"url_template": "https://dl.boxcloud.com/api/2.0/internal_files/123/versions/345/representations/png_paged_2048x2048/content/{+asset_path}?watermark_content=4567"
},
"info": {
"url": "https://api.box.com/2.0/internal_files/123/versions/345/representations/png_paged_2048x2048"
},
"properties": {
"dimensions": "2048x2048",
"paged": true,
"thumb": true
},
"representation": "png",
"status": {
"state": "success"
}
}
]
},
"classification": {
"name": "Top Secret",
"definition": "Content that should not be shared outside the company.",
"color": "#FF0000"
},
"uploader_display_name": "Ellis Wiggins",
"disposition_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"shared_link_permission_options": [
"can_preview"
],
"is_associated_with_app_item": true
}
],
"limit": 1000,
"next_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii",
"offset": 2000,
"order": [
{
"by": "type",
"direction": "ASC"
}
],
"prev_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVih",
"total_count": 5000
},
"item_status": "active",
"metadata": {
"enterprise_27335": {
"marketingCollateral": {
"$canEdit": true,
"$id": "01234500-12f1-1234-aa12-b1d234cb567e",
"$parent": "folder_59449484661",
"$scope": "enterprise_27335",
"$template": "marketingCollateral",
"$type": "properties-6bcba49f-ca6d-4d2a-a758-57fe6edf44d0",
"$typeVersion": 2,
"$version": 1
}
}
},
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"name": "Contracts",
"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
},
"permissions": {
"can_delete": true,
"can_download": true,
"can_invite_collaborator": true,
"can_rename": true,
"can_set_share_access": true,
"can_share": true,
"can_upload": true
},
"purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"sequence_id": "3",
"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,
"sync_state": "synced",
"tags": [
"approved"
],
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"watermark_info": {
"is_watermarked": true
}
}