Box: Identify the User Behind an Access Token

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Identify the account whose permissions and root folder the token uses. Start here when an app cannot see files visible in a personal Box account.

See the Box API guide for setup and the complete workflow.

var success = false;

//  Requires Chilkat 11.5.0 or later and a previously unlocked Chilkat bundle.
//  See Global Unlock Sample.
//  Guide: Box API Guide.

success = false;

//  Supply an unexpired token obtained with one of the Box authentication examples.
//  A token represents a particular user or service account. IDs must be accessible to it.
var curl = new CkHttpCurl();
curl.SetVar("access_token","BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

curl.ClearTargetOutput("*");
var authorizedCommand1 = new CkStringBuilder();
authorizedCommand1.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me?fields=id,name,login\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}\"");
var headerReplacement1 = authorizedCommand1.Replace("{{access_token}}",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.DoYourThing(authorizedCommand1.GetAsString());
if ((success !== true) || (curl.StatusCode !== 200)) {
    console.log("Box request failed. HTTP status: " + curl.StatusCode);
    console.log("Failure reason: " + curl.FailReason);
    console.log(curl.ResponseBodyStr);
    return;
}

console.log(curl.ResponseBodyStr);