---
title: "Box connector"
description: "Connect Box to OpenEmail. The assistant looks things up in Box and acts there when you say so. Free to start."
url: "https://openemail.uk/connectors/box"
---

# OpenEmail + Box

Connect Box once. Then ask the assistant in OpenEmail to look things up in it, or to do things there for you.

[Open mail](https://openemail.uk/mail/inbox) [Get Started](https://openemail.uk/signup.md)[All connectors](https://openemail.uk/connectors.md) Free to start Asks before it changes anything

File management & storage, Documents

## About Box

Box is a cloud content management platform for secure file storage, sharing, collaboration, and governance.

Actions: 284

## What the assistant can do in Box

A few of the things it can do once Box is connected.

### Look things up

These run as soon as you ask.

- Download file
  
  Returns the contents of a file in binary format
- Find file for shared link
  
  Returns the file represented by a shared link
- Get file information
  
  Retrieves the details about a file
- Get folder information
  
  Retrieves details for a folder, including the first 100 entries in the folder
- List file comments
  
  Retrieves a list of comments for a file

### Make changes

It shows you what it is about to do and waits for your OK.

- Create Box Sign Request
  
  Creates a Box Sign request to send documents for electronic signing
- Create collaboration
  
  Adds a collaboration for a single user or a single group to a file or folder
- Create comment
  
  Adds a comment by the user to a specific file, or as a reply to an other comment
- Create folder
  
  Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder
- Delete file
  
  Deletes a file from Box by moving it to trash or permanently (based on enterprise settings)

How it works

## Three steps

Connect Box

Sign in to Box from the Connectors page. There is nothing to install.

Ask in plain words

Ask the assistant in OpenEmail. It finds the right action in Box and runs it.

Stay in control

Lookups run at once. Anything that changes Box waits for your OK.

Price

## Free to start

The Free plan includes 2 connected apps and 10 AI actions a day. You can pause or disconnect Box whenever you like.

More apps

## Works with these too

### Notion

Notion centralizes notes, docs, wikis, and tasks in a unified workspace, letting teams build custom workflows for collaboration and knowledge management

Notes · Actions: 57

### Google Drive

Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices, with robust search and offline access

File management & storage · Actions: 92

### Google Docs

Google Docs is a cloud-based word processor with real-time collaboration, version history, and integration with other Google Workspace apps

Documents · Actions: 46

### OneDrive

OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage solution enabling users to store, sync, and share files across devices, offering offline access, real-time collaboration, and enterprise-grade security

File management & storage · Actions: 93

### Dropbox

Dropbox is a cloud storage service offering file syncing, sharing, and collaboration across devices with version control and robust integrations

File management & storage · Actions: 175

### Confluence

A tool for team collaboration and knowledge management.

Team collaboration · Actions: 70

Start free

## Connect your first app in a minute.

Create an account, connect an app and ask the assistant about it.

[Open mail](https://openemail.uk/mail/inbox) [Get Started](https://openemail.uk/signup.md)[How connectors work](https://openemail.uk/docs/knowledge/ai/connectors.md)