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Register now!Create a search using SQL-like syntax to return items that match specific metadata.
By default, this endpoint returns only the most basic info about the items for
which the query matches. To get additional fields for each item, including any
of the metadata, use the fields
attribute in the query.
"0"
The ID of the folder that you are restricting the query to. A value of zero will return results from all folders you have access to. A non-zero value will only return results found in the folder corresponding to the ID or in any of its subfolders.
["extension","created_at","item_status","metadata.enterprise_1234.contracts","metadata.enterprise_1234.regions.location"]
By default, this endpoint returns only the most basic info about the items for which the query matches. This attribute can be used to specify a list of additional attributes to return for any item, including its metadata.
This attribute takes a list of item fields, metadata template identifiers, or metadata template field identifiers.
For example:
created_by
will add the details of the user who created the item to
the response.metadata.<scope>.<templateKey>
will return the mini-representation
of the metadata instance identified by the scope
and templateKey
.metadata.<scope>.<templateKey>.<field>
will return all the mini-representation
of the metadata instance identified by the scope
and templateKey
plus
the field specified by the field
name. Multiple fields for the same
scope
and templateKey
can be defined."enterprise_123456.someTemplate"
Specifies the template used in the query. Must be in the form
scope.templateKey
. Not all templates can be used in this field,
most notably the built-in, Box-provided classification templates
can not be used in a query.
50
100
0
100
A value between 0 and 100 that indicates the maximum number of results to return for a single request. This only specifies a maximum boundary and will not guarantee the minimum number of results returned.
"AAAAAmVYB1FWec8GH6yWu2nwmanfMh07IyYInaa7DZDYjgO1H4KoLW29vPlLY173OKsci6h6xGh61gG73gnaxoS+o0BbI1/h6le6cikjlupVhASwJ2Cj0tOD9wlnrUMHHw3/ISf+uuACzrOMhN6d5fYrbidPzS6MdhJOejuYlvsg4tcBYzjauP3+VU51p77HFAIuObnJT0ff"
Marker to use for requesting the next page.
A list of template fields and directions to sort the metadata query results by.
The ordering direction
must be the same for each item in the array.
"asc"
The direction to order by, either ascending or descending.
The ordering
direction must be the same for each item in the
array.
Value is one of ASC
,DESC
,asc
,desc
"amount"
The metadata template field to order by.
The field_key
represents the key
value of a field from the
metadata template being searched for.
"value >= :amount"
The query to perform. A query is a logical expression that is very similar
to a SQL SELECT
statement. Values in the search query can be turned into
parameters specified in the query_param
arguments list to prevent having
to manually insert search values into the query string.
For example, a value of :amount
would represent the amount
value in
query_params
object.
Set of arguments corresponding to the parameters specified in the
query
. The type of each parameter used in the query_params
must match
the type of the corresponding metadata template field.
"100"
The value for the argument being used in the metadata search.
The type of this parameter must match the type of the corresponding metadata template field.
Returns a list of files and folders that match this metadata query.
Returns an error when the request body is not valid.
invalid_query
- Any of the provided body parameters might be
incorrect. This can mean the query
is incorrect, as well as some cases
where the from
value does not represent a valid template.unexpected_json_type
- An argument from the query
string is not
present in query_param
. For example, query
of name = :name
requires
the query_param
to include a value for the name
argument, for example
{ "name": "Box, Inc" }
.Returns an error when a metadata template with the given scope
and
templateKey
can not be found. The error response will include extra
details.
instance_not_found
- The template was not found. Please make sure
to use the full template scope including the enterprise ID, like
enterprise_12345
.An unexpected client error.
curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"from": "enterprise_123456.contractTemplate",
"query": "amount >= :value",
"query_params": {
"value": 100
},
"fields": [
"created_at",
"metadata.enterprise_123456.contractTemplate.amount",
"metadata.enterprise_123456.contractTemplate.customerName"
],
"ancestor_folder_id": "5555",
"order_by": [
{
"field_key": "amount",
"direction": "asc"
}
],
"limit": 100
}'
await client.search.searchByMetadataQuery({
ancestorFolderId: '0',
from: searchFrom,
query: 'testColor = :value',
queryParams: { ['value']: ['red', 'blue'] },
} satisfies MetadataQuery);
client.search.search_by_metadata_query(
search_from,
"0",
query="testColor = :value",
query_params={"value": ["red", "blue"]},
)
await client.Search.SearchByMetadataQueryAsync(requestBody: new MetadataQuery(ancestorFolderId: "0", from: searchFrom) { Query = "testColor = :value", QueryParams = new Dictionary<string, object>() { { "value", Array.AsReadOnly(new [] {"red","blue"}) } } });
String from = "enterprise_341532.test";
String query = "testfield = :arg";
String ancestorFolderId = "0";
MetadataQuery.OrderBy primaryOrderBy = MetadataQuery.OrderBy.ascending("primarySortKey");
MetadataQuery.OrderBy secondaryOrderBy = MetadataQuery.OrderBy.ascending("secondarySortKey");
MetadataQuery mQuery = new MetadataQuery(from);
mQuery.setQuery(query);
mQuery.setAncestorFolderId(ancestorFolderId);
mQuery.setOrderBy(primaryOrderBy, secondaryOrderBy);
mQuery.addParameter("arg", "test");
mQuery.setFields("metadata.enterprise_341532.test.customField");
BoxResourceIterable<BoxItem.Info> results = MetadataTemplate.executeMetadataQuery(api, mQuery);
for (BoxItem.Info r: results) {
if (r instanceof BoxFile.Info) {
BoxFile.Info fileInfo = (BoxFile.Info) r;
Metadata fileMetadata = fileInfo.getMetadata("test", "enterprise_341532");
String customFieldValue = fileMetadata.getString("/customField");
System.out.println(customFieldValue);
} else if (r instanceof BoxFolder.Info) {
BoxFolder.Info folderInfo = (BoxFolder.Info) r;
Metadata folderMetadata = folderInfo.getMetadata("test", "enterprise_341532");
String customFieldValue = folderMetadata.getString("/customField");
System.out.println(customFieldValue);
}
}
from_template = 'enterprise_12345.someTemplate'
ancestor_folder_id = '5555'
query = 'amount >= :arg'
query_params = {'arg': 100}
order_by = [
{
'field_key': 'amount',
'direction': 'asc'
}
]
fields = ['type', 'id', 'name', 'metadata.enterprise_67890.catalogImages.$parent']
limit = 2
marker = 'AAAAAmVYB1FWec8GH6yWu2nwmanfMh07IyYInaa7DZDYjgO1H4KoLW29vPlLY173OKs'
items = client.search().metadata_query(
from_template=from_template,
ancestor_folder_id=ancestor_folder_id,
query=query,
query_params=query_params,
order_by=order_by,
marker=marker,
limit=limit,
fields=fields
)
for item in items:
print(f'The item ID is {item.id} and the item name is {item.name}')
var from = 'enterprise_12345.someTemplate',
ancestorFolderId = '5555',
options = {
query: 'amount >= :arg',
query_params: {
arg: 100
},
order_by: [
{
field_key: 'amount',
direction: 'asc'
}
],
limit: 100,
marker: 'AAAAAmVYB1FWec8GH6yWu2nwmanfMh07IyYInaa7DZDYjgO1H4KoLW29vPlLY173OKsci6h6xGh61gG73gnaxoS+o0BbI1/h6le6cikjlupVhASwJ2Cj0tOD9wlnrUMHHw3/ISf+uuACzrOMhN6d5fYrbidPzS6MdhJOejuYlvsg4tcBYzjauP3+VU51p77HFAIuObnJT0ff'
};
client.metadata.query(from, ancestorFolderId, options)
.then(items => {
/* items -> {
"entries": [
{
"item": {
"type": "file",
"id": "1617554169109",
"file_version": {
"type": "file_version",
"id": "1451884469385",
"sha1": "69888bb1bff455d1b2f8afea75ed1ff0b4879bf6"
},
"sequence_id": "0",
"etag": "0",
"sha1": "69888bb1bff455d1b2f8afea75ed1ff0b4879bf6",
"name": "My Contract.docx",
"description": "",
"size": 25600,
"path_collection": {
"total_count": 4,
"entries": [
{
"type": "folder",
"id": "0",
"sequence_id": null,
"etag": null,
"name": "All Files"
},
{
"type": "folder",
"id": "15017998644",
"sequence_id": "0",
"etag": "0",
"name": "Contracts"
},
{
"type": "folder",
"id": "15286891196",
"sequence_id": "1",
"etag": "1",
"name": "North America"
},
{
"type": "folder",
"id": "16125613433",
"sequence_id": "0",
"etag": "0",
"name": "2017"
}
]
},
"created_at": "2017-04-20T12:55:27-07:00",
"modified_at": "2017-04-20T12:55:27-07:00",
"trashed_at": null,
"purged_at": null,
"content_created_at": "2017-01-06T17:59:01-08:00",
"content_modified_at": "2017-01-06T17:59:01-08:00",
"created_by": {
"type": "user",
"id": "193973366",
"name": "Box Admin",
"login": "admin@company.com"
},
"modified_by": {
"type": "user",
"id": "193973366",
"name": "Box Admin",
"login": "admin@company.com"
},
"owned_by": {
"type": "user",
"id": "193973366",
"name": "Box Admin",
"login": "admin@company.com"
},
"shared_link": null,
"parent": {
"type": "folder",
"id": "16125613433",
"sequence_id": "0",
"etag": "0",
"name": "2017"
},
"item_status": "active"
},
"metadata": {
"enterprise_12345": {
"someTemplate": {
"$parent": "file_161753469109",
"$version": 0,
"customerName": "Phoenix Corp",
"$type": "someTemplate-3d5fcaca-f496-4bb6-9046-d25c37bc5594",
"$typeVersion": 0,
"$id": "ba52e2cc-371d-4659-8d53-50f1ac642e35",
"amount": 100,
"claimDate": "2016-04-10T00:00:00Z",
"region": "West",
"$typeScope": "enterprise_123456"
}
}
}
}
],
"next_marker": ""
}
*/
});
{
"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": 100,
"next_marker": "0!-M7487OpVfBTNBV-XsQjU50gQFlbFFu5nArMWD7Ck61GH_Qo40M1S2xN5zWZPBzEjaQS1SOjJiQoo5BsXEl1bCVLRZ2pTqo4SKp9tyqzWQK2L51KR_nC1EgF5I_TJSFw7uO2Bx4HweGETOjh5_2oPSWw5iMkM-OvGApeR0lGFO48FDKoyzJyLgz5aogxoKd8VE09CesOOnTnmZvrW0puylDc-hFjY5YLmWFBKox3SOWiSDwKFkmZGNHyjEzza1nSwbZg6CYsAdGsDwGJhuCeTNsFzP5Mo5qx9wMloS0lSPuf2CcBInbIJzl2CKlXF3FvqhANttpm2nzdBTQRSoJyJnjVBpf4Q_HjV2eb4KIZBBlLy067UCVdv2AAWQFd5E2i6s1YiGRTtgMEZntOSUYD4IYLMWWm5Ra7ke_SP32SL3GSjbBQYIyCVQ.."
}