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title: "Box channel"
slug: "box-channel"
updated: 2026-04-27T19:21:04Z
published: 2026-04-27T19:21:04Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/box-channel"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Box channel

> *Go to the* [*Channels*](https://team.quickbase.com/nav/main/action/pipelines/channels) *page to learn more about what plans have access to this channel. Sign into Quickbase, and then go to Pipelines > Channels.*

Box is a cloud content management and file sharing service for businesses.

The terms used in the Box channel categories are Box specific terminology.

## How to connect

1. On the My pipelines page, select **Create Pipeline**.
2. Search for or select a step, and then select it to add it to the pipeline. When you add a step to a pipeline, it is added to the canvas of the pipeline designer.
3. Expand the Connection section of the step, and add the required information.

### Connect to Box

1. Expand **Box** in the list of channels and select **Connect to Box**.
2. In the pop-up window, select **Connect to Box**.
3. Sign in with your Box credentials and select **Authorize**.
4. Select **Grant access to Box**.

## How to reconnect

You may need to reconnect your account to a channel. Reasons may be (but not limited to):

- If you need to connect a different account.
- Authorization updates, such as a changed password.
- Editing the access rights that Pipelines has to the channel.

To reconnect:

1. Select a pipeline that already has this channel in it.
2. Open a step that contains this channel.
3. Under account, select **Connect (or reconnect)** and follow the process above, [How to connect](/v1/docs/box-channel#how-to-connect). ![The account connection panel showing the Connect (or reconnect) button](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/17563815840404.png)

## Steps

The steps you can use with Box fall into two categories: Folders and Files.

You cannot use jinja expressions in trigger conditions unless explicitly specified as possible.

| TYPE | NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Folders |
| Trigger | Folder Created | Triggers when a new folder is created in the selected account. |
| Trigger | Folder Modified | Triggers when a folder is modified in the selected account. |
| Trigger | Folder Trashed | Triggers when a folder is trashed in the selected account. |
| Action | Create Folder | Creates a new folder. A parent folder should be looked up in a previous step. It may take up to 10 minutes for Box to create new folders. |
| Action | Create Folder In | Creates a new folder in the target folder path. If the target is not available, folder will be created in the root directory (All Files/). It may take up to 10 minutes for Box to create new folders. |
| Action | Create Shared Link | Creates a shared link to a selected folder. |
| Action | Update or Move Folder | Update a selected folder. You can use this to rename or move a folder. The folder should be looked up in a previous step. |
| Action | Delete Folder | Delete a folder. |
| Action | Delete Folder (Recursive) | Delete a folder that is not empty by recursively deleting the folder and all of its content. The folder should be looked up in a previous step. |
| Action | Copy Folder | Copy a folder |
| Query | Search Folders | Searches for folders in the selected account and returns a list. |
| Query | Fetch a Linked Folder | Fetches a linked folder based on specific criteria. |
| Action | Look Up Folder | Looks for a folder based on search criteria and returns a single result. **Note**: When using a path for your query, use everything after the /folder section of the Box URL. For example: `https://app.box.com/folder/EmploymentContracts` It may take up to 10 minutes for this action to discover newly created Box folders. |
| Files |
| Trigger | File Uploaded | Initiates the pipeline when a new file is uploaded to Box. |
| Trigger | File Modified | Initiates the pipeline when a file has been modified. |
| Trigger | File Trashed | Triggers when a file is trashed in the selected account. |
| Action | Upload File | Uploads a file to Box. |
| Action | Upload File In | Uploads a file to a selected Box folder. |
| Action | Create Shared Link | Creates a shared link to a selected file. |
| Action | Update or Move File | Update a selected file. You can use this to rename or move a file. The file should be looked up in a previous step. |
| Action | Delete File | Deletes a file in the selected account. |
| Action | Copy File | Creates a copy of a file. It doesn't change the original file. The file should be looked up in a previous step. |
| Query | Search Files | Returns a list of files based on search criteria. |
| Action | Fetch a Linked File | Fetches a linked file based on specific criteria. |
| Action | Look Up a File | Looks for a file based on search criteria and returns a single result. |

## Limits

In the Box channel you can upload files up to 100 MB.

## Use cases

Here are some use case examples to help you understand how to use the Box channel.

In this case, you'd like to upload a csv file from Box and add it to a table in Quickbase.

1. Add a Box Lookup File action to locate your csv file.
2. Then add a Quickbase Import CSV step. Import with CSV will import data from a given CSV resource into a specified table in Quickbase. See [About Import with CSV in the Quickbase Channel](/v1/docs/import-with-csv) for more information.