BoxAPIException: Message: Non-json response received, while expecting json response.

[jcreem1]

I ran the following make_request() function to list the contents of a folder:

json_response = client.make_request('GET', client.get_url('folder/[folder_id') ,).json()

However, it fails and the following exception is displayed:

BoxAPIException: Message: Non-json response received, while expecting json response. Status: 200 Code: None Request ID: None

As expected the URL that prints out takes me directly to my Box folder.

Any idea what this BoxAPIException message is supposed to convey? I add .json() to the make_request like it says in the README file on github. I think the request goes through since the return status is 200.

Thanks

[antusus]

Hello @jcreem1, Please check the URL you want to call: https://developer.box.com/reference/get-folders-id/ This is the correct URL print(client.make_request('GET',client.get_url('folders/0')).json());

when I try to do a call: client.make_request('GET',client.get_url('folder/0') I'm getting:

Status: 404
Code: not_found
Request ID: some-request-id
Headers: {'Date': 'Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:35:37 GMT', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' ... }
URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folder/0
Method: GET
Context Info: None

Still I think you could try and use SDK client to get folder information: https://github.com/box/box-python-sdk/blob/main/docs/usage/folders.md#get-information-about-a-folder

[Jeff-Meadows]

Please also note, the easy way to do this client.folder('0').get(). The SDK will take care to get the correct URL.

If you do need to use make_request for some reason, you could still get the SDK to generate the correct URL using client.make_request(client.folder('0').get_url())

[jcreem1]

Hi all ,

Thanks again for your responses. Turns out the original problem I was having stemmed from the fact that I needed to invite the Box Service Account as a collaborator in the folder. Similar to the issue discussed in the following post.

https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360049158474-Sharing-box-app-as-collaborator-to-folder

If needed, instructions on how to locate the Service Account can be found here:

https://developer.box.com/guides/getting-started/user-types/service-account/

Prior to finding this solution, I changed the BASE_API_URL variable to my company's domain, therefore, when I ran make_request() the URL returned a working link to my web app, and I think triggered the status code 200.

Thanks again