download file request returns 404 error

im trying to download a file but am getting a 404 error, "not found". Im thinking that the file-id is not supposed to be the file name of the file I'm trying to download from my BOX account. heres my code:

let contentClient = BOXContentClient.default()
            let localFilePath: String = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSTemporaryDirectory()).appendingPathComponent("savedClients.data").absoluteString
            let boxRequest: BOXFileDownloadRequest? = contentClient?.fileDownloadRequest(withID: "savedClients.data", toLocalFilePath: localFilePath)
            boxRequest?.perform(progress: {(_ totalBytesTransferred: Int64, _ totalBytesExpectedToTransfer: Int64) -> Void in
                // Update a progress bar, etc.
            }, completion: {(_ error: Error?) -> Void in
                // Download has completed. If it failed, error will contain reason (e.g. network connection)
                if error == nil {
                    print("------------ \nCardSelection VC: Downloaded savedClients.data file")
                    if let savedClientsData = FileManager.default.contents(atPath: localFilePath) {
                        if let model = NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchiveObject(with: savedClientsData) as? [ClientModel] {
                            self.savedClients = model
                            self.reloadData()
                            UIApplication.shared.isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible = false
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    print("-------------\nCardSelection VC: BOX error downloading savedClients file: \(String(describing: error))")
                    UIApplication.shared.isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible = false
                    let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Error", message: "There was an error downloading saved clients file from BOX:\(String(describing: error))", preferredStyle: .alert)
                    let dismiss = UIAlertAction(title: "Dismiss", style: .default, handler: nil)
                    alert.addAction(dismiss)
                    self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
                }
            })

Murtza

August 14, 2017 11:28

As you mentioned, the Download File endpoint uses a file's id and not its name as the primary identifier. File id is in the format of "123456".

bbongrip

August 14, 2017 13:32

ok thats what i thought. what is the proper way to get the file id then. I'm using swift but can also read c#. From what i found, i have to get the folder and then get the file from there. So this brings up the same problem. To get the folder, i need the folder id as well. so I'm stumped as to how i get the id's so actually search/download folders and files. Thanks in advance for your help.

August 14, 2017 17:08

There are a few ways to get a file's id:

When you upload a file, the API returns back the file id in the response.
You can search for a file by its name using the Search endpoint.
You can query the User Events endpoint for ITEM_UPLOAD events. This will return a list of recently uploaded files with their ids.
If you know the folder id where the file was uploaded, you can call the Get Folder Items endpoint.

August 14, 2017 18:07

awesome thank you!!

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