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🟡 Box users trying to open Office docs are getting the digital equivalent of a busy signal. The integration is having what we in the industry call 'commitment issues.' Team is investigating why their integration suddenly went nonverbal. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

⏰ Aug 20, 2026 Fixed (for now) spotted via status_rss

// The official story

[Major] Issue with Microsoft Office Integration

// Status page says

Aug 19 , 17:31 PDT Investigating - Our team is investigating an issue with Microsoft Office Integration. Users may see errors or slowness when attempting to access Microsoft Office via Box. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

🔗 Official status page (for the PR-approved version)

https://status.box.com/incidents/nnsrr0wr5qpv

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