Connect your Box account with ClickUp to attach files to tasks and comments!
What you'll need
- The Box integration is available on all paid plans.
- You can authorize one Box account per Workspace. Different Workspaces can be integrated with different Box accounts.
- Guests with comment permissions and above can use cloud storage apps to attach files to ClickUp tasks.
The data in your Box account will not be available to anyone else through ClickUp. If you attach files from Box to a ClickUp task, you can control who has access to the files by making your tasks private.
Connection types
The features and commands available depend on which type of connection you use.
| Connection type | Description | Features | Commands |
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Personal connection |
Connect your Box account with your ClickUp user account for each Workspace you've created or joined. The data in your Box account will not be available to anyone else through ClickUp. |
Personal Connected Search: Search public and private files from your connected Box account. No one else can search for files from your personal connections. Create Attachments: Attach Box files to tasks and comments. |
Open Box: Open Box in a new tab. |
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Workspace connection |
The Workspace owner or admins can enable Box as a Workspace connection. Use this connection to give everyone access to connected search. |
Workspace Connected Search: Enable all Workspace members to search for any public files from the account you connect. Private files can not be searched. |
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Set up the Box integration
Learn how to set up the Box integration.
Search Box files using Connected Search
After enabling the integration, you can use Personal or Workspace Connected Search to search Box files in ClickUp.
Attach Box files to tasks
Attach Box files to tasks. Files uploaded from Box will have a Box icon on the attachment thumbnail.
To attach a file from Box to a task:
- Open the task.
- Scroll down and hover over the Attachments section.
- Click the plus icon to the right.
Tasks can have up to 30 attachments.
- Select Box.
- Select the file you want to attach.
Disconnect the Box integration
If you no longer need to access Box files in ClickUp, you can disconnect the integration from the App Center:
- Search for and select Box.
- Depending on your connection type, select the Personal or Workspace tab.
Only owners and admins can disconnect Workspace connections.
- Next to Connected, click the ellipsis ... menu.
- Select Disconnect.
- To confirm, click Disconnect.