# Box - New/updated file in folder trigger

The New/updated file in folder trigger starts a recipe when a new file is added or when an existing file is updated, deleted, restored, moved, or copied in a specified Box folder. The trigger detects file changes from the time the recipe starts.

# Input

Input field Description
Folder Select the folder to monitor. You can select from the drop-down menu or enter a folder ID.
File changes to look for Select which types of file events to detect, such as created, uploaded, updated, deleted, restored, moved, or copied. By default, the trigger detects File created and File uploaded.
Include sub-folders Select Yes to detect file events in sub-folders within the chosen folder.

# Output

Output field Description
Event type Type of file event. For example, File updated.
ID Unique ID of the file.
Name File name.
Type Object type, which in this case is file.
Description File description.
Size File size in bytes.
Shared link Shared link details for the file.
Created at Date and time the file was created.
Modified at Date and time the file was last modified.
Trashed at Date and time the file was moved to trash.
Purged at Date and time the file was permanently deleted.
Content created at Date and time the file content was created.
Content modified at Date and time the file content was modified.
Sequence ID Position of this file in the folder hierarchy.
Etag Entity tag of the file.
Sha 1 SHA-1 hash of the file.
Parent Details about the file’s parent folder.
Path File path.
Path collection Collection of paths the file belongs to.
Created by User who created the file.
Modified by User who last modified the file.
Owned by User who owns the file.
Item status Current status of the file. For example, active.
File version Version details of the file.


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

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