Service Accounts - how to create one, and how to use it through .NET SDK

Follow

New post

WimDecorte

• December 22, 2016 05:39

I can successfully create an App User through the .NET SDK but reading up on what I need (server-to server access to all users' files) it looks like I would be better served with a service account.

I've read up on them (https://docs.box.com/docs/service-account) and followed the steps in the setup guide.  But at the end of following the steps: I don't have a service account.  Nowehere in that setup guide does it actually create an account.  Those steps all describe how to set up the app, but don't create an actual account to use.  The setup guide ends with "Once you’ve completed the authorization for the new application, you can begin using Box Platform with Service Accounts."

How?  Where do I create the Service Account?  And how do I then use it through the API.

1

• 

  kendomen

  • December 22, 2016 13:09

  I think the docs are confusing on that too but here's my understanding.

   

   

  App == ServiceAccount. 

   

  

   

  

   

  So for example, adminClient == ServiceAccount.

   

   static async Task MainAsync()
          {
              // rename the private_key.pem.example to private_key.pem and put your JWT private key in the file
              var privateKey = File.ReadAllText(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE);
  
              var boxConfig = new BoxConfig(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, ENTERPRISE_ID, privateKey, JWT_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD, JWT_PUBLIC_KEY_ID);
              var boxJWT = new BoxJWTAuth(boxConfig);
  
              var adminToken = boxJWT.AdminToken();
              Console.WriteLine("Admin Token: " + adminToken);
              Console.WriteLine();
  
              var adminClient = boxJWT.AdminClient(adminToken);  // adminClient == serviceAccount
             
              var userDetails = await adminClient.UsersManager.GetCurrentUserInformationAsync();
              Console.WriteLine("\tAdmin User Details:");
              Console.WriteLine("\tId: {0}", userDetails.Id);
              Console.WriteLine("\tName: {0}", userDetails.Name);
              Console.WriteLine("\tStatus: {0}", userDetails.Status);
              Console.WriteLine();
             
              var users = await adminClient.UsersManager.GetEnterpriseUsersAsync();
              users.Entries.ForEach(i =>
              {
                  Console.WriteLine("\t{0}", i.Name);
                  Console.WriteLine("\t{0}", i.Status);
  
                  if (i.Status == "active")
                  {
                      var userToken = boxJWT.UserToken(i.Id);
                      var userClient = boxJWT.UserClient(userToken, i.Id);
  
                      Task u = getUserItems(userClient, i.Id);
                      u.Wait();                                       
                  }
  
              });
          }

  https://github.com/kendomen/BoxDotNetGetManagedUsersItems

   

  0

  Comment actions Permalink
• 

  rajesh4851

  • May 17, 2018 14:01

  Thanks for detailed message;

  Can you also help me to understand creating a Service Accounts using JAVA SDK? provide the sample code as well?

   

  Regards,

  Raj

  0

  Comment actions Permalink

Please sign in to leave a comment.