# tBoxGet (deprecated)
Availability-note[Deprecated](https://help.talend.com/r/en-US/Cloud/labels-on-talend-help-center/availability-deprecated)
This content is deprecated.
Downloads a selected file from a Box account.
This component connects to a given Box account and downloads files to a specified local directory.
## tBoxGet Standard properties
Information noteDeprecation: This component is deprecated since Talend Studio 8.0 R2025-11 and removed from Talend Studio 8.0 R2026-09 onwards. Talend recommends you to migrate your Jobs to use the Box v2 components.
These properties are used to configure tBoxGet running in the Standard Job framework.
The Standard tBoxGet component belongs to the Cloud family.
The component in this framework is available in all Talend products.
## Basic settings
| Properties | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Use existing connection | Select this check box and in the Component
List drop-down list, select the desired connection component to
reuse the connection details you already defined. |
| Connection/Client Key | Enter the client key required by Box to access the Box API. To obtain the client key and
client secret you need to create an account at https://developers.box.com/ and then create a Box App under the Box account to
be used. The client key and client secret can be obtained from the account application
settings. |
| Connection/Client Secret | Enter the client secret required by Box to access the Box API. To obtain the client key and
client secret you need to create an account at https://developers.box.com/ and then create a Box App under the Box account to
be used. The client key and client secret can be obtained from the account application
settings. |
| Connection/Access Token | Enter the access token required by Box to access a Box account and operate it. For how to get
the access token and refresh token, check the Box documentation you can access from https://developers.box.com/. |
| Connection/Refresh Token | Enter the refresh token required by Box to refresh the access token automatically. For how to
get the access token and refresh token, check the Box documentation you can access from
https://developers.box.com/. |
| Connection/Use HTTP proxy | If you are using a proxy, select this check box and enter the host and port information of
that proxy in the corresponding fields that are displayed. |
| Path | Enter the path on Box pointing to the file you need to download. |
| Save as file | Select this check box to display the Save To field and
browse to, or enter the local directory where you want to store the
downloaded file. The existing file, if any, is replaced. |
| Schema and Edit schema | A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields
(columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark
Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the
fields.
Note that the schema of this component is read-only with two
columns named fileName and
content.
The Schema field is not available
when you have selected the Save as
file check box. |
## Advanced settings
| Properties | Description |
| --- | --- |
| tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to collect log data at the component
level. |
## Global Variables
| Variables | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Global Variables | ERROR\_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error checkbox is
cleared, if the component has this checkbox.
FILE\_NAME: the
name of the file being processed. This is a Flow variable and it returns a string.
INPUT\_STREAM: the content of the file
being fetched. This is a Flow variable and it returns an InputStream.
A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component
while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.
To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from
it.
For more information about variables, see [Using contexts and variables](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/contexts-and-variables). |
## Usage
| Usage guidance | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Usage rule** | This component can be used alone or along with other components via the Iterate link or a trigger link such as
OnSubjobOk. |
**Related concepts**
* [Uploading and downloading files from Box](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/box/tboxconnection-tboxput-tboxget-uploading-and-downloading-files-from-box-standard-component-in-this)