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POST
/
docgen_templates
cURL
curl -L 'https://api.box.com/2.0/docgen_templates' \
     -H 'box-version: 2025.0' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -D '{
        "file": {
            "id": "12345678",
            "type": "file"
        }
}'
{
  "file": {
    "type": "file",
    "id": "42037322"
  }
}
Learn more about Box SDK versioning strategy.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Headers

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box-version
enum<string>
required

Version header.

Available options:
2025.0

Body

application/json

Marks the provided file as a Box Doc Gen template.

The schema for marking document as Box Doc Gen template.

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file
File reference · object
required

Marks the file as a Box Doc Gen template to generate the document from.

Response

The file which has now been marked as a Box Doc Gen template.

A base representation of a Box Doc Gen template, used when nested within another resource.

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file
File reference · object

Enable the file to generate a document from.