List all Box users
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List all Box users
USAGE
$ box users
OPTIONS
-a, --all-users Results from all users
-e, --external-users Limit results to external users only
-h, --help Show CLI help
-m, --managed-users Limit results to managed users only
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--app-users Limit results to app users only
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--filter=filter Search term to filter users on; matches prefixes of user name and login fields
--json Output formatted JSON
--max-items=max-items A value that indicates the maximum number of results to return. This only
specifies a maximum boundary and will not guarantee the minimum number of
results returned. When the max-items (x) is greater than 1000, then the maximum
ceil(x/1000) requests will be made.
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:list
EXAMPLE
box users
See code: src/commands/users/index.js
Create a new Box User
USAGE
$ box users:create NAME [LOGIN]
ARGUMENTS
NAME The user's name
LOGIN The user's email address, not required when creating app users
OPTIONS
-S, --status=active|inactive|cannot_delete_edit|cannot_delete_edit_upload User status
-a, --address=address Address of the user
-d, --disk-space=disk-space User's available storage in bytes. Value of
-1 grants unlimited storage
-h, --help Show CLI help
-j, --job-title=job-title Job title of the user
-l, --language=language Language of the user (ISO 639-1 Language
Code).
https://developer.box.com/v2.0/docs/api-lan
guage-codes
-p, --phone-number=phone-number Phone number of the user
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-r, --role=user|coadmin Role of user. Enter user or coadmin
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on
disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful
for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all
confirmation prompts
--app-user Set this user as an app user
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--[no-]can-see-managed-users User can see managed users
--csv Output formatted CSV
--[no-]exempt-from-2fa Exempt user from two-factor auth
--[no-]exempt-from-device-limits Exempt user from device limits
--external-id=external-id External ID for app users
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--id-only Return only an ID to output from this
command
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--password-reset Force the user to reset password
--[no-]restrict-external-collab Restrict user from external collaboration
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
--[no-]sync-enable Enable Box Sync for this user
--timezone=timezone The user's timezone. Input format follows
tz database timezones
--tracking-codes=tracking-codes Comma-separated list of key-value pairs to
associate with the user. Format is
name=value,name=value
EXAMPLE
box users:create "John Doe" jdoe@example.com
See code: src/commands/users/create.js
Delete a Box User
USAGE
$ box users:delete ID
ARGUMENTS
ID User ID to delete
OPTIONS
-f, --force Delete user even if they own files
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--[no-]notify The user should be notified
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
EXAMPLE
box users:delete 33333
See code: src/commands/users/delete.js
Get all Email Aliases for a User
USAGE
$ box users:email-aliases USERID
ARGUMENTS
USERID User ID to get email aliases for
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:get-email-aliases
EXAMPLE
box users:email-aliases 33333
See code: src/commands/users/email-aliases/index.js
Add a new email alias to a user
USAGE
$ box users:email-aliases:add USERID EMAIL
ARGUMENTS
USERID User ID to add email alias
EMAIL Email to add as alias
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--[no-]confirm Whether or not to confirm the email alias. Only Admins may automatically
confirm an alias.
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:add-email-alias
EXAMPLE
box users:email-aliases:add 33333 user+alias@example.com
See code: src/commands/users/email-aliases/add.js
Delete an email alias from a user
USAGE
$ box users:email-aliases:remove USERID ALIASID
ARGUMENTS
USERID User ID to get email aliases
ALIASID The ID of the email alias to delete
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:delete-email-alias
EXAMPLE
box users:email-aliases:remove 33333 12345
See code: src/commands/users/email-aliases/remove.js
Get information about a Box user
USAGE
$ box users:get [ID]
ARGUMENTS
ID [default: me] ID of the user to get; defaults to the current user
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
EXAMPLE
box users:get 33333
See code: src/commands/users/get.js
List groups a user belongs to
USAGE
$ box users:groups ID
ARGUMENTS
ID ID of the user to get groups for
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--max-items=max-items A value that indicates the maximum number of results to return. This only
specifies a maximum boundary and will not guarantee the minimum number of
results returned. When the max-items (x) is greater than 1000, then the maximum
ceil(x/1000) requests will be made.
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:list-groups
EXAMPLE
box users:groups 33333
See code: src/commands/users/groups.js
Invite an Existing Box User to Your Enterprise
USAGE
$ box users:invite EMAIL ENTERPRISEID
ARGUMENTS
EMAIL Email address of the user to invite
ENTERPRISEID ID of the Enterprise to invite the user to
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:invite-user
EXAMPLE
box users:invite user@example.com 12345
See code: src/commands/users/invite.js
Search for Box users
USAGE
$ box users:search NAME
ARGUMENTS
NAME Name of user to search for
OPTIONS
-a, --all-users Results from all users
-e, --external-users Limit results to external users only
-h, --help Show CLI help
-m, --managed-users Limit results to managed users only
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
EXAMPLE
box users:search "John Doe"
See code: src/commands/users/search.js
Validates the roles and permissions of the user, and creates asynchronous jobs to terminate the user's sessions.
USAGE
$ box users:terminate-session
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
--user-ids=user-ids A list of user IDs
--user-logins=user-logins A list of user logins
ALIASES
$ box users:terminate-session
EXAMPLE
box users:terminate-session --user-ids 123 345 --user-logins abc@example.com def@example.com
See code: src/commands/users/terminate-session.js
Move a user's root content to another user
USAGE
$ box users:transfer-content USERID NEWUSERID
ARGUMENTS
USERID User whose content should be moved
NEWUSERID User to whom the content should be moved
OPTIONS
-h, --help Show CLI help
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--csv Output formatted CSV
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--[no-]notify Notify the user that their content has been moved
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
ALIASES
$ box users:move-root-content
EXAMPLE
box users:transfer-content 33333 44444
See code: src/commands/users/transfer-content.js
Update a Box User
USAGE
$ box users:update ID
ARGUMENTS
ID User ID to update
OPTIONS
-S, --status=active|inactive|cannot_delete_edit|cannot_delete_edit_upload User status. Enter active, inactive,
cannot_delete_edit, or
cannot_delete_edit_upload
-a, --address=address Address of the user
-d, --disk-space=disk-space User's available storage in bytes. Value of
-1 grants unlimited storage
-h, --help Show CLI help
-j, --job-title=job-title Job title of the user
-l, --language=language Language of the user (ISO 639-1 Language
Code).
https://developer.box.com/v2.0/docs/api-lan
guage-codes
-n, --name=name Set the user's name
-p, --phone-number=phone-number Phone number of the user
-q, --quiet Suppress any non-error output to stderr
-r, --role=user|coadmin Role of user. Enter user or coadmin
-s, --save Save report to default reports folder on
disk
-t, --token=token Provide a token to perform this call
-v, --verbose Show verbose output, which can be helpful
for debugging
-y, --yes Automatically respond yes to all
confirmation prompts
--as-user=as-user Provide an ID for a user
--bulk-file-path=bulk-file-path File path to bulk .csv or .json objects
--[no-]can-see-managed-users User can see managed users
--csv Output formatted CSV
--[no-]exempt-from-2fa Exempt user from two-factor auth
--[no-]exempt-from-device-limits Exempt user from device limits
--external-id=external-id External ID for app users
--fields=fields Comma separated list of fields to show
--json Output formatted JSON
--login=login Change the user's primary email address
used for logging into Box
--no-color Turn off colors for logging
--password-reset Force the user to reset password
--remove Remove the user from the enterprise,
convert to free account
--[no-]restrict-external-collab Restrict user from external collaboration
--save-to-file-path=save-to-file-path Override default file path to save report
--[no-]sync-enable Enable Box Sync for this user
--timezone=timezone The user's timezone. Input format follows
tz database timezones
--tracking-codes=tracking-codes Comma-separated list of key-value pairs to
associate with the user. Format is
name=value,name=value
EXAMPLE
box users:update 33333 --status inactive
See code: src/commands/users/update.js