Query item fields

Item fields are searchable metadata fields that describe items (files and folders) in Box. These fields expose built-in item properties such as name, type, owner, and timestamps with defined data types so you can filter, sort, and search Box content.

Supported item fields

The following table lists the item fields you can use in metadata queries.

Field name	Description	Sorting
item.type	Type of the item: file or folder	Yes
item.name	Name of the item	Yes
item.description	Description of the item	Yes
item.extension	File extension, such as pdf, jpeg, xlsx, txt, xls, png, log, or csv	Yes
item.owned_by	Owner of the item, for example user_123	Yes
item.owner_enterprise_id	Enterprise ID of the item owner, for example 1234	Yes
item.created_at	Date and time when the item was created in Box	Yes
item.modified_at	Date and time when the item was last updated in Box	Yes