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How to download a file from box folder using filename and not by file id in python ?

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Tushar Wagh

How to download a file from box folder using filename and not by file id in python ?

I am using JWT authentication and able to download files using file id but want to download using python and file name.

Please help

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  • Alex Novotny

    Hi!

    This feature doesn't currently exist in the API right now. It is on the team's radar though. 

    Alex, Box Developer Advocate

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  • Alex Novotny

    You could do something like this... where you iterate of the items in a folder... but it's kinda a hacky way to do it. 

    def get_item_id_by_name_in_folder(folder: Folder, item_name: str):
    for item in folder.get_items():
        if item.name == item_name:
            return item.id
    raise Exception(f"No item found with name {item_name}")
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