Amazon Q Business will no longer be open to new customers starting on July 31, 2026. If you would like to use the service, please sign up prior to July 30. For capabilities similar to Q Business, explore Amazon Quick. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/qbusiness-availability-change.html).

# Connecting Box to Amazon Q Business
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Box is a cloud storage service that offers file hosting capabilities. You can connect your Box instance to Amazon Q Business—using either the AWS Management Console, CLI, or the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html) API—and create an Amazon Q web experience.

**Topics**
+ [Known limitations for the Box connector](box-limitations.md)
+ [Box connector overview](box-overview.md)
+ [Prerequisites for connecting Amazon Q Business to Box](box-prereqs.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Box using the console](box-console.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Box using APIs](box-api.md)
+ [How Amazon Q Business connector crawls Box ACLs](box-user-management.md)
+ [Box data source connector field mappings](box-field-mappings.md)
+ [IAM role for Box connector](box-iam-role.md)

**Learn more**
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using IAM Identity Center, see [Configuring an application using IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application.html).
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using AWS Identity and Access Management, see [Configuring an application using IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html).
+ For an overview of connector features, see [Data source connector concepts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html).
+ For information about connector configuration best practices, see [Connector configuration best practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-best-practices.html).