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The Qlik Box Connector enables you access data that is stored on files in your Box account and to select and load that data into your Qlik Sense app or QlikView document.

Tip note

The Qlik Web Connectors help you connect to different data sources and fetch data in the same way. Learn how to authenticate a data source connection and how to use tables to fetch data.

Connecting to data sources

Supported offerings

  • Qlik Sense Desktop
  • Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
  • QlikView

This connector must be installed separately.

Ways to access your data

To access your Box account, you need to authenticate the connector with your Box account credentials.

Loading data from tables

After you authenticate the connector with your account credentials, you can use the following tables to select and load data:

Tables that can be loaded
Table Description
ListFilesAndFolders Returns a list of files and folders within a specific folder and to a specific depth.
FolderInfo Returns the metadata for a specific folder.
Collaborations Returns the collaboration details for a specific folder.
FileInfo Returns the metadata for a specific file.
FileTasks Returns a list of tasks that have been defined for a specific file.
GetRawFileAsText Returns a file as text.
GetRawFileAsBinary Returns a file as binary.
DownloadFile Downloads a file to a local path.
UserEvents Returns the events, such as downloads or uploads, for the authorized user.
Search Returns a list of files and folders based on a search string and file extension.
Trash Returns a list of files and folders that have been moved to the trash.
CustomRequest

Returns a table as XML based on a custom request URL. To learn how to build custom reports, see:

FileVersions Returns the metadata about previous file versions. This table only works for Box Enterprise accounts.
EnterpriseEvents Returns a list of Enterprise events. This table only works for Box Enterprise accounts.
User Returns a list of all users. This table only works for Box Enterprise accounts.
Groups Returns a list of all groups. This table only works for Box Enterprise accounts.

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