Create metadata template in Box Platform

What this operation does

Create metadata template

• POSTChanges data · Metadata templatesapi.box.com/metadata_templates/schema

How HumDay uses it

1. You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
2. The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which Box Platform operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
3. You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.

Other Box Platform operations

• Create user invitePOST · changes data
• Create commentPOST · changes data
• Create upload session for existing filePOST · changes data
• Create terms of service status for new userPOST · changes data
• Create upload sessionPOST · changes data
• Query files/folders by metadataPOST · changes data
• Add shared link to filePUT · changes data
• Create folderPOST · changes data

All 258 Box Platform operations

Questions

Can HumDay create metadata template in Box Platform?

Yes. This operation is published in Box Platform's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.

Will this change my Box Platform data?

Yes — this is a POST operation, so it changes something in Box Platform. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.

Do I need to write code?

No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your Box Platform account.

Where this came from

Read from a published API description for Box Platform at opensource.box.com/box-openapi/openapi.json. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2023-03-06.