# 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 |
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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 |
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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