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Access control, administration & portability — found from sitemap — Databox
Checked for Databox on 1 Nov 2026
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- https://help.databox.com/send-data-to-databox-via-api
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- 1 Nov 2026, 09:34 UTC
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API availability plans Report an error
“Exclusive to select subscription plans”
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API availability admins Report an error
“Admins All organizations and accounts”
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API current version Report an error
“The current version of the Databox API is v2, and it is dataset-based: you create a data source, define a dataset with its columns, and then ingest records into it.”
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API base URL Report an error
“https://api.databox.com/v2/auth/validate-key”
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API auth method Report an error
“Before authenticating your requests, you must first create an API key in Databox. This key is used to securely authorize all API calls and associate them with your organization.”
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API account scoping header Report an error
“If your organization has accounts, you can run a request against one of them by passing its ID in the x-account-id header.”
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Dataset column types Report an error
“Each column's dataType must be string, number, or datetime.”
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Datasource timezone default Report an error
“Only name is required; timezone accepts an IANA identifier and defaults to Etc/UTC.”
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Multiple datasets per source Report an error
“You can create multiple datasets under a single data source if you need to organize data by entity or domain (e.g., Customers, Orders, Campaigns).”
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API idempotency key Report an error
“The optional Idempotency-Key header makes a request safe to retry after a timeout or dropped connection. Supply a client-generated unique value, such as a UUID. If the same key is sent again within 24 hours, the API returns the original response instead of ingesting the records a second time.”
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Dataset primary key Report an error
“along with an optional primary key used to identify and update unique records”
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Realtime updates Report an error
“Yes. You can send data to Databox as frequently as needed, including real-time or event-based updates. However, API rate limits apply — refer to the Rate Limits documentation for details on request thresholds.”
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Metric update sync frequency Report an error
“while data is ingested immediately, metric updates in Databox still follow the configured data source sync frequency”
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Dataset modification Report an error
“Yes. Use the dataset modification endpoints to filter rows, add calculated columns, rename columns, and change their order or visibility.”
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API management scope Report an error
“The same API key also manages the rest of your environment programmatically, including organization details and usage, billing and invoices, accounts, users and profiles, connections, dashboards, integrations, and metrics”
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API v0 deprecated Report an error
“v0 is deprecated: it continues to accept and process incoming data, but new data sources can no longer be created with it and it is no longer maintained.”
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API v1 migration Report an error
“v1 was the first dataset-based version of the Databox API. Its ingestion flow is the same in spirit as the one above, but v2 changes the request and response shapes”
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Calculated columns Report an error
“Add calculated columns — Create new columns derived from existing data using formulas, functions, and operators.”
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Merge datasets Report an error
“Merge datasets — Combine multiple datasets into a single, unified dataset to consolidate related information.”
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Dataset export CSV Report an error
“Export a dataset — Download your dataset as a CSV file for backup, further analysis, or sharing with other systems.”
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API ingestion tracking Report an error
“To review ingestion activity over time, use /v2/datasets/{id}/ingestions for a paginated history and /v2/datasets/{id}/ingestion-statistics for success rates and average durations.”
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Support email Report an error
“Send an email Reach out to support for help with your account, data, or technical issues.”
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Expert consultation Report an error
“For customers: Get help with your setup, strategy, or making the most of Databox.”
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Demo booking Report an error
“Book a demo New to Databox? See how it works and get guidance on getting started.”
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