`box_get_file_text`

Pack: box · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/box_get_file_text for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Download and return the text content of a Box (cloud storage) file by its file id. Best for plain-text, Markdown, CSV, and other text documents; binary formats (Office docs, PDFs, images) will return unreadable bytes. Content is capped at ~100,000 characters and flagged when truncated.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`file_id`	string	yes	The Box file id of the file to read.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "file_id": "555666777"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/box/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"box_get_file_text","arguments":{"file_id":"555666777"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('box_get_file_text', {
  "file_id": "555666777"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the box pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/box/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

box_get_file_text