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Representations

Representations

A representation is an alternative asset for a file stored in Box. These assets can be PDFs, thumbnails, or text extractions.

Representations are automatically generated for the supported file types, either when uploading to Box or when requesting the asset.

These representations are exposed through the GET /files/:id endpoint by using the fields=representations query parameter and the x-rep-hints header.

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  • getGet file information
  • getGet file thumbnail
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