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title: Configuration Details
description: "- Go to https://app.box.com/developers/console and click on**Create New App** - Select**Custom App** ![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/create-custom-app-image.png) - Select **Authentication Method** as Server Authentication (with JWT) and **provide a name for the app** in the text box.  i.e SecurEnds   Then select **Create APP**. ![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-7.png)…"
url: "https://www.securends.com/documentation/configure-box/"
updated: "2024-12-19"
category: Connectors / BOX
---

# Configuration Details

- Go to https://app.box.com/developers/console and click on**Create New App**
- Select**Custom App**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/create-custom-app-image.png)

- Select **Authentication Method** as Server Authentication (with JWT) and **provide a name for the app** in the text box.  i.e SecurEnds   Then select **Create APP**.

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-7.png)

- The next page will take you to**Configurations**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-8.png)

- Select **App access level**as**App+ Enterprise Access**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-9.png)

- Under**Application Scopes**select
  - Content Action->Read all files and folders stored in Box

- Under**Advance Features select**
  - **Generate user access tokens**which will automatically enable Manage Users option under Administrative Actions

- Click**Save Changes**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-10.png)

- Open a new browser window and go to**[https://app.box.com/master](https://app.box.com/master) **and select **Apps**option in left nav

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-11.png)

- Then click on**Custom App Manager** and then**Add App**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-12.png)

- A popup will appear and prompt us to enter a **Client ID**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-13.png)

- Go back to the **developer console,**go to**Configuration**and**copy**the**Client ID.**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-14.png)

- **Paste**the**Client ID**and**click**on**Next**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-15.png)

- **Click**on**Authorize.**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-16.png)

- Go back to the**Developer Console,**click on **Configurations**then click on **Generate Public/Private Keypair**in order to download the**JSON file.**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-17.png)

- **Enable**the two-factor authentication if required to download the json.
- Please **save** the downloaded JSON file (it can be opened in any text editor)
- Then we can come out of that page

From the Developer Console, **click**on the app that you have configured and then **copy**the**User Id.**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-18.png)

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-19.png)