Download file action
- Updated: 2026/04/13
Download a file from Box to a local folder with optional overwrite handling.
Settings
- Use the Session name field to select one of the following
options:
- Session name: Enter the name of the session used
to open the presentation with the Open
action.
(Optional) Click the Insert a value icon to select an existing variable that you have used to store the default session name.
- Variable: Enter the name of the variable that you have used to store the session name.
- Session name: Enter the name of the session used
to open the presentation with the Open
action.
- File ID: Specify the Box file ID to download.
- Destination folder path: Specify the local destination folder path for the downloaded file. The input must be a folder path.
- Overwrite file if exists (Optional): Select this option to overwrite an existing local file with the same name.
- Assign output to a variable: Create or choose a Boolean variable to store the data.