Create your first application

Once you have your Developer Enterprise set up, you can start creating applications.

Click the Dev Console button once you're logged in to your Developer Enterprise. If this is your first application, you will be prompted to get started.

Choose application type

The first step is to select the application type you want to create. In this guide we use the Custom App option, as most of our partners use this type for their integrations.

Choose the authentication method

After you choose the Custom App, you need to select an authentication method that your app will use. In this guide we use the User Authentication (OAuth 2.0) option, as most of our partners use this type for their integrations.

Name the app

Choose an app name. It can be changed later on and it is not publicly visible until you publish your app. We recommend choosing a name that is recognizable, as the admins and customers will see the name of the app when it's published.

Click the Create App button to finish creating your app. Next, configure the application settings.

General settings

Begin with the most basic settings. Open the General Settings tab and check or fill in below fields:

• App Name - the name you set up during the app creation, you can change it here if needed;
• Contact Email - this is set to the developer of the application by default. Keep in mind that once you publish your app, this email is publicly visible to Box users who view your app in the App Center. We recommend to change it to a support email address, so that users can reach out to support in case of any issues with the integration;
• Collaborators - add other developers that can work on this integration, so that they can access the developer interface in case they need to adjust any settings.

Advanced settings

Go to the Configuration tab. Here you can specify the app details, generate a developer token, check your OAuth 2.0 credentials, add and edit OAuth 2.0 redirect URI, choose the application scopes, set app advanced features, and add CORS domains.

In the next tabs you can create webhooks, web app integrations, submit app for enablement for access to the Enterprise, submit your app to the Box App Center, and generate a report to view this application’s activity.

Test your app

You can now make some API calls to test your app and get to know the response format in Box.

Use the developer token authenticated to your current developer account.

Start with the Postman collection to check specific calls and see what responses they return. To see example API calls, browse our API reference documentation. You can also use Box CLI tool if you prefer to use the terminal.