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# Connect Box to Rig

Rig reads a Box folder and every subfolder under it. Each tabular file becomes its own table, and PDFs, Word and text files go into a versioned documents table. You authorise with your Box account, so there is no key to create.

Availability
Rig enables this connection on request. [Contact us](https://rig.so/contact) and we will turn it on for your workspace.

## Before you start

- You need a Box account that can open the folder you want to sync.
- Decide which folder to start from. Leave it blank to scan the whole account.

## Connect it in Rig

New to Rig? Watch how to find Connections

Adding a source needs a workspace owner, or a role with the Manage connections permission, on a workspace where you manage your own connections. If the Connectors tab says “Data ingestion for this workspace is managed by Rig”, ask an owner or Rig support to add the source.

1. In Rig, open `Connections`, choose the `Connectors` tab and go to `Sources & actions`.
2. Search for **Box**, open the card and click `Connect`.
3. **Folder ID (optional)**: a Box folder address (`app.box.com/folder/<ID>`) or just its ID. Leave it blank to scan the account root, which is folder `0`.
4. Click **Authorize with Box**, sign in and approve the consent screen, then choose the streams you want.
5. The source then syncs on its schedule, which is nightly unless you change it. To load data straight away, click `Sync` on its row; `Test` pulls a small sample first if you want to check the connection.

## What Rig pulls in

Box lands in its own `box` schema in your warehouse:

- **Tabular files**: CSV, Parquet and JSONL files each land as their own table.
- **Documents**: PDFs, Word (.docx) and Markdown or text files land in one versioned `documents` table, with one row per PDF page and one row per Word or text file.

Streams are the files Rig finds, so there is no stream list to choose from.

## Good to know

- Rig walks the chosen folder and all its subfolders. Pointing at the account root brings in every readable file you can see.
- When a document changes, Rig appends a new version rather than overwriting the old one.
- Rig asks Box for read-only access to your files and folders, and downloads each file when the sync reaches it.
- To find a folder's ID, open the folder in Box and copy the number from the address.
- To disconnect Box, click the bin icon on the source's row under `Sources & actions`. Only whoever connected the source or a workspace owner can do this, and data already synced stays in the warehouse.

## What people use this for

- Query the spreadsheets the business actually runs on
- Make document contents searchable
- Keep a history of what changed

[More ideas for using Box](https://rig.so/integrations/box)

## Box documentation

- [Box folder ID and the folder resource](https://developer.box.com/reference/folders-resources)

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