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title: "Box_ How to Connect and Collect"
slug: "box-how-to-connect-and-collect"
tags: ["Box", "Collect", "Connect"]
updated: 2024-06-26T18:22:33Z
published: 2024-06-27T17:26:27Z
canonical: "docs.revealdata.com/box-how-to-connect-and-collect"
---

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# Box_ How to Connect and Collect

box

#### **In this article**:

- Box Overview
- Box Requirements
- How to Connect and Collect Using Box

## **Box Overview**

Box is a cloud content management and file sharing service for businesses. Onna connects directly with the API to collect all information in native format.

| **Connector Features** |
| --- |
| **Authorized Connection Required?** No | **Is identity mapping supported?** No |
| **Audit logs available?** Yes | **Admin Access?** No |
| **Supports a full archive?** No | **Custodian based collections?** No |
| **Preserve in place with ILH?** No | **Resumable sync supported?** No |
| **Supports Onna preservation?** No | **Syncs future users automatically?** No |
| **Sync modes supported:** - One-time sync - Auto-sync and archive | **Is file versioning supported?** No |
|  |
| **Types of Data Collected** | **Metadata Collected** |
| - All files stored in Box - Comments - Collaborations - Tasks - Related Metadata | - Author - File Creation and Last Modified Date - MD5 Hash - Parent Folder Name - Path - Revision |

### **Box Considerations**

- Using the Box connector you’re only able to create collections from individual user accounts. If you want to collect data across multiple (or all) users in your Box account, you will need to set up a sync using Onna’s Box Enterprise connector.

## **Box Requirements**

- In order to collect from a Box user you must have access to their individual Box credentials.

## **How to Connect and Collect Using Box**

To create a new Box collection follow the steps below:

### **Step 1**

Click on ‘Workspaces’ in the main menu (a), then click on the workspace where you’d like to add a new sync (b).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-8qpumx4i.png)

### **Step 2**

Click on the ‘+’ icon in the upper right corner to add a new source

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-yl0h5cb7.png)

### **Step 3**

Select the Box connector from your list of available connectors.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-go9sw427.png)

### **Step 4**

Click the blue ‘Connect’ button

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-6tojkbze.png)

### **Step 5**

Enter the username and password (a) for the account you want to collect from and then click ‘Authorize’ (b).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-zti7a1o0.png)

### **Step 6**

Click ‘Grant access to box’. This will redirect you back to Onna.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-8b7rr6a9.png)

### **Step 7**

Once back in Onna you can configure your sync. First name your sync in the ‘Name’ field (a), then select your synchronization mode (b), and set your sync start and/or end dates (c). Then, click the blue ‘Get folders’ button (d).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-4xafjbjf.png)

### **Step 8**

You are now able to select the folders you want to sync. You can do this by either selecting individual folders (a) or clicking the blue ‘Select all’ button (b) to select all folders. If you want to collect trash logs put a check in the box next to ‘Generate CSV report of trash contents’ (c). Finally, click the blue ‘Done’ button (d).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-bire54mz.png)

### **Step 9**

You’ll now see your new source appear alphabetically in the list of ‘Connected sources’ in your workspace.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/box_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-v93cs7d3.png)

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## Related

- [Getting Started with Sources](/getting-started-with-sources.md)
- [Onna Sync Modes](/onna-sync-modes.md)