# Box - Rename other user's file or folder action

The Rename other user's file or folder action renames a file or folder owned by another user in your Box organization.

This action requires admin privileges and the following connection scopes:

  • Admin can make calls on behalf of users
  • Global content manager

Admins can rename files and folders of all managed users, including co-admins. Co-admins can rename only files and folders of managed users.

# Input

Input field Description
User ID Enter the ID of the user who owns the file or folder. You can find this in the output of other Box triggers or actions.
File/folder ID Enter the ID of the file or folder to rename. You can find this in the output of other Box triggers or at the end of the file/folder URL in Box.
Type Select whether the item is a file or a folder.
New file/folder name Enter the new name of the file or folder.

# Output

Output field Description
Folder upload email The upload email address of the folder, if applicable.
Item collection The collection of items inside the folder, if applicable.
ID Unique identifier of the file or folder.
Name The name of the file or folder.
Type Type of the object, such as file or folder.
Description Description of the file or folder.
Size Size of the file.
Shared link Shared link details of the file or folder.
Created at Timestamp when the item was created.
Modified at Timestamp when the item was last modified.
Trashed at Timestamp when the item was moved to trash.
Purged at Timestamp when the item was permanently deleted.
Content created at Timestamp when the content was created.
Content modified at Timestamp when the content was last modified.
Sequence ID Position of the item in the folder hierarchy.
Etag Entity tag identifying the version of the item.
Sha 1 SHA-1 hash of the file.
Parent Parent folder details.
Path Path of the file or folder.
Path collection Collection of all parent paths containing the item.
Created by User who created the item.
Modified by User who last modified the item.
Owned by User who owns the item.
Item status Status of the item, such as active.


Last updated: 10/3/2025, 8:10:59 PM

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