box

Login to Box

$ box login

$ box folders:items [folder_id]

$ box files:upload [file.txt] --parent-id [folder_id]

$ box files:download [file_id]

$ box folders:create [parent_id] --name "[folder_name]"

$ box search "[query]"

$ box files:get [file_id]

$ box shared-links:create [file_id] --type file

$ box bulk [commands.csv]

box command [options]

box is the official command-line interface for Box cloud storage. It allows users to interact with Box APIs from the terminal, performing file operations, managing users, and automating workflows without writing code.
The CLI supports bulk operations using CSV files, making it useful for batch processing and administrative tasks.

--parent-id id

Parent folder ID for upload/create operations

Name for new items

Execute as another user (admin)

Output in CSV format

Output in JSON format

Save output to file

Specify fields to return

Files

files:upload, files:download, files:get, files:delete, files:copy, files:move

folders:create, folders:items, folders:get, folders:delete, folders:copy

users:list, users:get, users:create, users:update

search

shared-links:create, shared-links:get, shared-links:delete

collaborations:add, collaborations:list

bulk (execute commands from CSV)

Requires a Box Developer account and application configuration. OAuth 2.0 authentication is needed for user-level access. Some operations require admin privileges. Rate limits apply to API calls.

The Box CLI was released as an open-source project to provide command-line access to Box's cloud storage platform. It is built on Node.js and uses the Box API for all operations.

rclone(1), aws-s3(1), gsutil(1)