Add Box as a social connection

How to set up social connection with Box

Overview

Adding social connection with Box to your app with Clerk is done in a few steps - you only need to set the Client ID, Client Secret and Redirect URI in your instance settings.

To make the development flow as smooth as possible, Clerk uses preconfigured shared OAuth credentials and redirect URIs for development instances - no other configuration is needed.

For production instances, you will need to generate your own Client ID and Client secret using your Box account.

Before you start

• You need to create a Clerk Application in your Clerk Dashboard. For more information, see the setup guide.
• You need to have a Box developer account. To create one, click here.

Configuring Box social connection

First, you need to create a new OAuth2 Box app. You can find this option in your Console > Create new app. Choose Custom App and then select User Authentication (OAuth 2.0).

You need to choose an app name and then click Create application.

Navigate to the Clerk Dashboard. In the top navigation, select Configure. Then in the sidebar, select SSO Connections. Select the Add connection button, and select For all users. In the Choose provider dropdown, select Box. Toggle on Use custom credentials and copy Redirect URIs.

Copy the Client ID and Client secret as shown in the above image. Go back to the Clerk Dashboard and paste them into the respective fields.

Don't forget to click Apply in the Clerk dashboard. Congratulations! Social connection with Box is now configured for your instance.