jposey
8 years agoNew Contributor II
Box Write - Retrieving the resulting File ID
I’m working on developing a pipeline to upload documents to a Box repository. In addition to uploading the documents, I also need to associate metadata within Box. I have been able to accomplish the uploading of documents easily using the Box Write snap. Since metadata updates are not possible through the Box Snaps, I am planning to use the Rest API snap to call the Box API and update the file’s metadata.
Question: how can I get the Box File ID of the file that I upload in the Box Write snap in order to use it in the API call?
Within SnapLogic, you can use the Box Directory Browser Snap to return the contents, which includes the File ID: