Overview

  • Greenlist restrictions permit Glean to only crawl and index specified content (specific include).
  • Redlist restrictions permit Glean to crawl and index everything except the specified content (specific exclude).
Restriction TypeGreenlistRedlistDetails
Time-based RestrictionsRestrict crawling to include/exclude content created/modified/viewed after a certain date.
User-based RestrictionsRestrict crawling to include/exclude content created/modified/viewed by specific users or a specific group (plus public content).
Content-based RestrictionsRestrict crawling to include/exclude specific content, documents, messages, or objects (see below).

Supported Restrictions

RestrictionGreenlistRedlistDetails
DateRestrict crawling to only content created/modified/viewed after a specific date, e.g. YYYY-MM-DD
User (Owner)Restrict crawling to exclude content owned by specific users.
Content (Folder)Restrict crawling to exclude content within specific folders. When greenlisting folders, only the top-level folder ID is supported (greenlisting a nested folder is not supported): This limitation does not apply to redlisting.
Content (File)Restrict crawling to exclude specific files.
Event TypesRestrict activity/content updates to specific event types (e.g. DOWNLOAD)
Service Account (Email)Restrict activity/content updates from certain service accounts (e.g. Bots/services that synchronize or backup content to Box)

When applying a folder greenlist, only the top-level folder ID is supported. Specifying a nested folder ID will not work. Redlisting is not affected by this limitation.

Applying Restrictions

MethodSupportedDetails
Admin UIRestrictions cannot currently be applied in the Admin UI.
Glean SupportRestrictions can be applied by Glean Support on request.

Format

When specifying restrictions for Owners, Folders, or Files, the ID of the owner, folder, or file within Box must be specified. For example:

  • Owner IDs:

    23400261190,23401260091 
    
  • Folder IDs:

    119142000606,518142000607
    
  • File IDs:

    31600504200,31600504201
    

Locating User IDs

As a Box admin, navigate to the Box Content Manager.

Click on a user from the user list, and the URL will reveal their user ID. For example, in https://app.box.com/master/content/2267862105/0/0, the user ID is 2267862105.