How to get "Description" and "Last Updated By" value via API?

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2021年04月16日 02:14

I've uploaded files via "file request" web form, and its form requires an input mail address and comments. We can see its mail address as "Last updated by" and commetns as "Description" as below.

However, I cannot get its value via API :-(

$ curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/xxxxxxxxx" --header 'Authorization: Bearer xxxxx'

Executed it via curl, and get value like below.

"created_by":{"type":"user","id":"2","name":"Anonymous User","login":""},
"modified_by":{"type":"user","id":"2","name":"Anonymous User","login":""}

And no descriptions.

So question is, how to get its value that we can see with browser via API?

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Peter Christensen

2021年04月16日 09:36

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Hi Hideki

You should be able to retrieve the email from the 'uploader_display_name' field and description from the 'description' field
https://api.box.com/2.0/files/123?fields=modified_by,created_by,uploader_display_name,description

Gives
```
{
    "type": "file",
    "id": "123",
    "etag": "1",
    "modified_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "2",
        "name": "Anonymous User",
        "login": ""
    },
    "created_by": {
        "type": "user",
        "id": "2",
        "name": "Anonymous User",
        "login": ""
    },
    "uploader_display_name": "peter@peter.com",
    "description": "213"
}
```
If you don't require the upload to enter an email address the 'uploader_display_name' will be 'File Request' as below
```
"uploader_display_name": "File Request"
```
Best Regards, Peter Christensen, Platform Solutions Engineer, Box
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Hideki Yamane

2021年04月19日 00:46
Hello Peter,

Thanks, that's what I wanted! :-)
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