Create Upload Session

1. Complete the Setup steps.
2. Add the Box Scope activity to your project.
3. Add the Create Upload Session activity inside the Box Scope activity.
4. Enter values for the Input property.
5. Create and enter a BoxUploadSession variable for the Output property.
   • Your input property values are sent in the Create upload session API operation request.
   • The operation returns the BoxUploadSession value to your output property variable.
     
     

     

     
     

Common

• ContinueOnError - Specifies if you want the activity to continue running when an error is thrown. This field supports only Boolean values.
• DisplayName - The display name of the activity. This field supports only Strings or String variables.

Input

• File Path - The location of the file that you want to upload. This field supports only Strings or String variables.

• Parent Folder ID - The ID of the parent folder where you want to upload the file.

  • Enter a value of "0" to use the root folder of the application.
  • To get the ID of a folder that is not the root, use the Search for Content activity.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Options

• File Name - The name that you want to apply to the file. This field supports only Strings or String variables. If this property is left empty, the existing file name is applied.

Output

• Upload Session - The BoxUploadSession object that includes the session properties. Enter a BoxUploadSession variable. The BoxUploadSession object includes multiple properties that you can use in other activities.