Real-time
Two-way sync
Changes in Box or TimescaleDB instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.
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Box to TimescaleDB integration — real-time, two-way sync
Keep Box and TimescaleDB in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.
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Why teams connect Box and TimescaleDB
Keep TimescaleDB and Box in step: a row in TimescaleDB for every file in Box, with names, paths, metadata, and status staying consistent in real time, in both directions.
A database holds structured records; a storage system holds the files those records depend on, such as contracts, images, exports, uploads, and documents. The two describe the same things from opposite sides: a row in TimescaleDB says a file exists and carries its name, location, and status, while Box holds the bytes. Linked only by a hand-kept path or a one-off script, the two drift the moment a file is renamed, moved, or deleted and the record still points at where it used to be.
Stacksync syncs Continuous Aggregates, Regular PostgreSQL Tables, Views, Schemas in TimescaleDB with Events, Files, Folders, Metadata in Box bi-directionally and in real time. File attributes, including name, path or object key, size, type, modified time, owner, and tags or custom properties, map field by field to columns on the matching row, and a change on either side shows up on the other within seconds. New files appear as rows, metadata edits travel in the direction you choose, and deletes stay consistent, with conflict rules you set in place of nightly reconciliation scripts.
Common use cases
- 01 Sync product or IoT telemetry stored in TimescaleDB into a CRM so account teams see usage metrics next to the customer record.
- 02 Replicate subscription and billing events from operational Postgres tables into Timescale hypertables for time-series analysis.
- 03 Two-way sync of Files and Folders between Box and an operational database so applications track document status without calling the Box API directly.
- 04 Mirror Metadata template instances on Files into database columns so contracts and assets are searchable and reportable alongside other business data.
Common sync patterns
Records that point at documents
Where a record in TimescaleDB references a file in Box, such as a contract, an image, an export, or an upload, the reference, path, and status stay consistent as files are renamed, moved, or replaced, so stored links keep resolving.
A landing zone for incoming files
Files that arrive in a folder or bucket in Box become rows in TimescaleDB as they land, so a database-driven process can pick them up without polling the storage system's API.
Continuous archival to file storage
Rows from TimescaleDB are written out to Box as files on a schedule or as they change, giving a durable, low-cost copy for backup, compliance, or a data lake, without a custom export job to maintain.
What you can sync between Box and TimescaleDB
Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.
| Box objects | TimescaleDB objects | How this pairing syncs | |
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| Groups Named user collections used for bulk collaboration; membership synced from a directory or IdP. | Hypertables Time-partitioned tables that hold the main time-series data; the primary read and write target in syncs. | Groups is specific to Box and Hypertables to TimescaleDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side. | |
| Tasks Review or approval assignments on a file with due dates and states; read for workflow reporting or written to start approvals. | Chunks Time-bounded partitions of a hypertable; syncs read and write through the parent hypertable and never address chunks directly. | Tasks is specific to Box and Chunks to TimescaleDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side. | |
| Events Enterprise admin event stream, an audit log of uploads, deletes, logins, and shares across the account; read-only, consumed for reporting or change feeds. | Continuous Aggregates Incrementally maintained rollups that serve as pre-aggregated read sources for downstream systems. | Events is specific to Box and Continuous Aggregates to TimescaleDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side. | |
| Files Core content object with versions, name, size, and metadata; synced two-way so files and their attributes move between Box and a database or another store. | Regular PostgreSQL Tables Relational reference data such as devices, tenants, or accounts synced alongside the series data. | Files is specific to Box and Regular PostgreSQL Tables to TimescaleDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side. | |
| Folders Hierarchical containers whose tree, names, and parent moves are mirrored so a target system reflects Box's structure; the account root is always folder ID 0. | Views Standard SQL views used to shape or filter data for consumers. | Folders is specific to Box and Views to TimescaleDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side. | |
| Metadata Structured key-value instances attached to files and folders via metadata templates; synced two-way with database columns for classification and search. | Schemas Postgres namespaces used to separate synced datasets by team or environment. | Metadata is specific to Box and Schemas to TimescaleDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side. |
How changes propagate between Box and TimescaleDB
Each direction of the sync is driven by what the source system can signal and what the destination accepts — detection, delivery, and expected latency below.
Box TimescaleDB Sub-second propagation
DetectionBox notifies Stacksync of record changes through webhook events. V2 webhooks fire on triggers such as FILE.UPLOADED, FILE.TRASHED, and METADATA_INSTANCE.UPDATED.
DeliveryEach detected change is applied to TimescaleDB as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.
TimescaleDB Box Sub-second propagation
DetectionChanges in TimescaleDB are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. Log-based capture via PostgreSQL logical decoding where the deployment allows it — hypertable changes surface on the underlying chunk tables and must.
DeliveryEach detected change is written to Box through its API, with automatic retries and rate-limit backoff.
Rate-limit considerations
- Box: Per user: 1,000 API calls per minute and 240 file uploads per minute; exceeding limits returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. Box Business plans also carry a licensed monthly API-call allotment per enterprise.
- TimescaleDB: No API rate limits; throughput is bounded by database resources and connection limits.
What ships with Box ⇄ TimescaleDB
Connect Box and TimescaleDB for flexible, real-time data sync.
Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every Box–TimescaleDB connection.
No-code + pro-code
Workflow automation
Trigger automated workflows whenever Box or TimescaleDB data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.
At scale
Event queues
Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single Box or TimescaleDB record.
Observability
Monitoring
Track your Box ⇄ TimescaleDB sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.
Trading partners
EDI
Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between Box and TimescaleDB.
How the Box and TimescaleDB connectors work
Box
- Integration surface
- REST API (api.box.com/2.0), plus the Events API and V2 Webhooks
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0 for user-delegated access, or server-to-server auth via JWT (RSA keypair) or Client Credentials Grant (CCG) using a Box app; short-lived developer tokens for testing
- Change detection
- V2 webhooks fire on triggers such as FILE.UPLOADED, FILE.TRASHED, and METADATA_INSTANCE.UPDATED; the Events API (user stream via long-poll by stream_position, or enterprise/admin events) provides a near-real-time change feed
- Capabilities
- read · write · webhooks
- Rate limits
- Per user: 1,000 API calls per minute and 240 file uploads per minute; exceeding limits returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. Box Business plans also carry a licensed monthly API-call allotment per enterprise.
TimescaleDB
- Integration surface
- SQL wire protocol (PostgreSQL)
- Authentication
- Database credentials
- Change detection
- Log-based capture via PostgreSQL logical decoding where the deployment allows it — hypertable changes surface on the underlying chunk tables and must be remapped to the parent — or timestamp-based polling on time columns; regular Postgres tables replicate through standard logical replication
- Capabilities
- read · write · CDC
- Rate limits
- No API rate limits; throughput is bounded by database resources and connection limits.
How it works
How to connect Box to TimescaleDB — three steps, no code
Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.
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Connect your apps
Authenticate Box and TimescaleDB with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.
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Choose tables
Pick the Box and TimescaleDB objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.
objects · Box ⇄ TimescaleDBCustomers 12,480Sales Orders 8,213Invoices 5,902Items 1,344 - 03
Map fields
Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.
Box TimescaleDBCompany company_name textEmail email textAmount amount numericCreated created_at timestamp
FAQ
Box and TimescaleDB integration FAQ
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Yes. Stacksync provides a managed, real-time two-way integration between Box and TimescaleDB: authenticate both systems, choose the objects to sync (such as Box's Groups and Tasks), map fields visually, and changes propagate both ways in milliseconds — no code required.
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Common patterns for Box and TimescaleDB: Records that point at documents; A landing zone for incoming files; Continuous archival to file storage. Where a record in TimescaleDB references a file in Box, such as a contract, an image, an export, or an upload, the reference, path, and status stay consistent as files are renamed, moved, or replaced, so stored links keep resolving.
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Box: REST API (api.box.com/2.0), plus the Events API and V2 Webhooks. Authentication: OAuth 2.0 for user-delegated access, or server-to-server auth via JWT (RSA keypair) or Client Credentials Grant (CCG) using a Box app; short-lived developer tokens for testing. TimescaleDB: SQL wire protocol (PostgreSQL). Authentication: Database credentials. Stacksync manages authentication, retries, and rate limits on both sides.
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TimescaleDB: Hypertables automatically partition rows into time-based chunks while inserts and queries target the parent table. Box: The user Events API is consumed with a stream_position and long-polling; enterprise/admin events retain roughly one year of history and can lag strict ordering for near-real-time reads. Stacksync's field mapping accounts for these differences between Box and TimescaleDB without custom code.
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Stacksync is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified with HIPAA BAA support. Data is encrypted in transit, and a zero-persistent-storage architecture means Box and TimescaleDB records are not retained after a sync operation.
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Stacksync pricing is usage-based and starts at $1,000/month, including the managed Box and TimescaleDB connectors, real-time two-way sync, monitoring, and support. That replaces building and maintaining a custom Box–TimescaleDB integration in-house.
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As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.
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SSO & SCIM
Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.
Alerts
Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.
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