Apply metadata to a file
Apply metadata to a file
With your new customerData template in hand you can now apply this template to
a file or folder. To apply this template you will need the scope and
templateKey of the template, as well as the ID of the item to apply the
template to.
cURL
curl -X POST https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/metadata/enterprise/customerInfo \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "Box, Inc",
"industry": "Technology",
"tav": 1000000
}'
.NET
var metadataValues = new Dictionary<string, object>()
{
{ "name", "Box, Inc" },
{ "industry", "Technology" },
{ "tav", 100000 }
};
Dictionary<string, object> metadata = await client.MetadataManager
.CreateFileMetadataAsync(fileId: "12345", metadataValues, "enterprise", "customerInfo");
Java
BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "12345");
file.createMetadata(
"customerInfo",
"enterprise",
new Metadata()
.add("name", "Box, Inc")
.add("industry", "Technology")
.add("tav", 100000)
);
Python
metadata = {
'name': 'Box, Inc',
'industry': 'Technology',
'tav': 1000000
}
client.file(file_id='11111').metadata(scope='enterprise', template='customerInfo').set(metadata)
Node
client.files.addMetadata(
'12345',
client.metadata.scopes.ENTERPRISE,
"customerInfo",
{
name: "Box, Inc",
industry: "Technology",
tav: 1000000
}
).then(metadata => {
// ...
});
The API will return the newly created metadata instance.
{
"name": "Box, Inc",
"industry": "Technology",
"tav": 1000000,
"$id": "01234500-12f1-1234-aa12-b1d234cb567e",
"$parent": "folder_12345,",
"$scope": "enterprise_34567",
"$template": "customerInfo",
"$type": "customerInfo-6bcba49f-ca6d-4d2a-a758-57fe6edf44d0",
"$typeVersion": 2,
"$version": 1,
"$canEdit": true
}