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title: Box
description: "## What is the Box Platform? Box Platform is a cloud-based content management system for managing, sharing, and collaborating on digital files. Box Platform provides security, analytics, and other features related to files and information. Box Platform also includes add-ons…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/box/"
updated: "2025-09-11"
category: Connectors / List of Connectors / B
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# Box

## What is the Box Platform?

Box Platform is a cloud-based content management system for managing, sharing, and collaborating on digital files. Box Platform provides security, analytics, and other features related to files and information. Box Platform also includes add-ons for different industries and situations.

## Why Should You Use the Box Connector?

The Box connector provides visibility into the assets managed by Box. You can use this visibility to:

- ensure assets are managed per your security policies
- monitor each file and application and its status

## How Does This Connector Work?

Lucidum executes read-only requests to the Box REST API and ingests only meta-data about Box devices. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.

## Configuring the Connector in Lucidum

| **Field** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| URL | URL for the Box API | api.box.com |
| Box Platform enterprise ID | Account ID for Box Platform. For details, see [Creating an Application for Lucidum and Grabbing Credentials](https://lucidum.io/docs/box/#creating_an_application_for_lucidum_and_grabbing_credentials). | 578390224 |
| Client ID | A unique ID that allows API access from Lucidum to the Box Platform REST API. For details, see [Creating an Application for Lucidum and Grabbing Credentials](https://lucidum.io/docs/box/#creating_an_application_for_lucidum_and_grabbing_credentials). | a65bc3t0e9dqlz5ovjof78guk9b3gil0 |
| Client Secret | A unique key that allows API access from Lucidum to the Box Platform REST API. For details, see [Creating an Application for Lucidum and Grabbing Credentials](https://lucidum.io/docs/box/#creating_an_application_for_lucidum_and_grabbing_credentials). |  ************ |

## Source Documentation

### Creating an Application for Lucidum and Grabbing Credentials

1. Log in to the Box developer console. For example, https://company_name.app.box.com/developers/console, as Admin.
2. Select **My Apps**.
3. In the **My Apps** page, select **Create New App**.

   ![box_config_1.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_1.png)
4. In the **Create New App** page, select **Custom App**.

   ![box_config_2.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_2.png)
5. In the **Custom app** modal page, select ***Select Serve Authentication (Client Credentials Grant)***. Provide a name for the app (Lucidum) in the **App Name** field. Click **Create App**.

   ![box_config_3.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_3.png)
6. Go to **My Apps**. Click the menu (…) for the new app. Click the **Configuration **tab.
7. In the **Configuration** tab, select the access level and scopes as below:

   ![box_config_4.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_4.png)

   - ***App Access Level***. Select ***App + Enterprise Access***.
   - ***Application Scopes***. Select:

     - Write all files and folders stored in Box
     - Manage Users
     - Manage groups
     - Manage enterprise properties
     - Manage webhooks
     - Enable integrations
     - Manage Box Relay
8. Copy and save the ***Client ID***. Click **Fetch Client Secret**. Copy and save the ***Client Secret***. You need these values to configure the Box connector in Lucidum.![box_config_5.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_5.png)
9. Select the **General Settings** tab
10. Copy the **Enterprise ID**. You need these values to configure the Box connector in Lucidum.
     ![box_config_6.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_6.png)
11. Click the **Authorization **tab. Click **Review and Submit** to send to your Box administrator for approval.
     ![box_config_7](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/box_config_7.png)

### Required Permissions

| **Object** | **Access Level** |
| --- | --- |
| Client ID | App + Enterprise Access |

| **Object** | **Application Scopes** |
| --- | --- |
| Client ID | Write all files and folders stored in Box Manage Users Manage groups Manage enterprise properties Manage webhooks Enable integrations Manage Box Relay |

### API Documentation

[https://developer.box.com/reference/](https://developer.box.com/reference/)