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dotCMS Web Assets API

Web asset management and operations

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Operations 8

POST /api/v1/assets/_archive Archive asset #

PUT /api/v1/assets/folders Update existing folder #

POST /api/v1/assets/folders Create new folder #

POST /api/v1/assets/_delete Delete asset permanently #

POST /api/v1/assets/folders/_delete Delete folder permanently #

POST /api/v1/assets/_download Download asset file #

PUT /api/v1/assets Upload or update asset file #

POST /api/v1/assets Get asset information by path #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: dotCMS REST Web Assets API
  version: '3'
  description: Web asset management and operations
servers:
- url: /
  description: dotCMS Server
tags:
- name: Web Assets
  description: Web asset management and operations
paths:
  /api/v1/assets/_archive:
    post:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Archive asset
      description: Archive an asset (file) to make it inactive while preserving it in the system.
      operationId: archiveAsset
      requestBody:
        description: Asset archive request information
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetArchiveRequestForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Asset archived successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEntityBooleanView'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Asset not found
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions to archive asset
          content:
            application/json: {}
  /api/v1/assets/folders:
    put:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Update existing folder
      description: Update an existing folder's configuration details and optionally rename it
      operationId: updateFolder
      requestBody:
        description: Folder update request with path and new configuration details
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateFolderForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Folder updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEntityView'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request data or folder path
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Folder not found at the specified path
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions to update folder
          content:
            application/json: {}
    post:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Create new folder
      description: Create a new folder at the specified path with the provided configuration details
      operationId: createFolder
      requestBody:
        description: New folder creation request with path and configuration
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewFolderForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Folder created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEntityView'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request data or folder path
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '409':
          description: Folder already exists at the specified path
          content:
            application/json: {}
  /api/v1/assets/_delete:
    post:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Delete asset permanently
      description: Permanently delete an asset (file) from the system using its path
      operationId: deleteAsset
      requestBody:
        description: Asset deletion request information
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetDeletionRequestForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Asset deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEntityBooleanView'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Asset not found
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions to delete asset
          content:
            application/json: {}
  /api/v1/assets/folders/_delete:
    post:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Delete folder permanently
      description: Permanently delete a folder and all its contents from the system using its path
      operationId: deleteFolder
      requestBody:
        description: Folder deletion request information
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderDeletionRequestForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Folder deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEntityBooleanView'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Folder not found
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions to delete folder
          content:
            application/json: {}
  /api/v1/assets/_download:
    post:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Download asset file
      description: Download the binary content of an asset file by path, language and version
      operationId: download
      requestBody:
        description: Asset download request information
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetsRequestForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Asset file download started successfully
          content:
            application/octet-stream: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: Asset not found
          content:
            application/json: {}
  /api/v1/assets:
    put:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Upload or update asset file
      description: Upload a new asset file or update an existing one at the specified path using multipart form data
      operationId: saveUpdateAsset
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormDataContentDisposition'
                assetPath:
                  type: string
                detail:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileUploadDetail'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Asset uploaded/updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebAssetEntityView'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid file or path
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
    post:
      tags:
      - Web Assets
      summary: Get asset information by path
      description: Retrieve detailed information and metadata for an asset (file or folder) using its path
      operationId: getAssetsInfo
      requestBody:
        description: Asset path information
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetLookupRequestForm'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Asset information retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebAssetEntityView'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json: {}
components:
  schemas:
    FileUploadDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
        language:
          type: string
        status:
          type: boolean
          writeOnly: true
        live:
          type: boolean
    ResponseEntityBooleanView:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEntity'
        entity:
          type: boolean
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageEntity'
        i18nMessagesMap:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    ErrorEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        errorCode:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        fieldName:
          type: string
    NewFolderForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path where the folder should be created or updated including site and folder structure. Must end with '/'
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/my-new-folder/
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderDetail'
    AssetArchiveRequestForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path to the asset (file) to be archived
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/temp/temp-presentation.pptx
    AssetLookupRequestForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path to the asset (file or folder) to retrieve information for
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/documents/annual-report.pdf
    WebAssetEntityView:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEntity'
        entity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebAssetView'
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageEntity'
        i18nMessagesMap:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    FolderDeletionRequestForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path to the folder to be deleted permanently (must end with /)
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/old-projects/
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        currentPage:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        perPage:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        totalEntries:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    AssetDeletionRequestForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path to the asset (file) to be deleted permanently
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/uploads/old-document.pdf
    ResponseEntityView:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEntity'
        entity:
          type: object
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageEntity'
        i18nMessagesMap:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    UpdateFolderForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      - data
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path where the folder should be created or updated including site and folder structure. Must end with '/'
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/my-new-folder/
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateFolderDetail'
    UpdateFolderDetail:
      required:
      - name
      - title
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Display title for the folder
          example: My Documents Folder
        sortOrder:
          type: integer
          description: Sort order for the folder within its parent directory
          format: int32
          example: 100
        showOnMenu:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the folder should be visible in navigation menus
          example: true
        fileMasks:
          type: array
          properties:
            empty:
              type: boolean
            first:
              type: string
            last:
              type: string
          description: List of file patterns that are allowed in this folder (e.g., *.jpg, *.pdf)
          example:
          - '*.jpg'
          - '*.png'
          - '*.pdf'
          items:
            type: string
            description: List of file patterns that are allowed in this folder (e.g., *.jpg, *.pdf)
            example: '["*.jpg","*.png","*.pdf"]'
        defaultAssetType:
          type: string
          description: Default asset type for files uploaded to this folder
          example: FileAsset
        defaultBaseType:
          type: string
          description: Content Drive upload-mode preference for this folder, recorded as a base content type name (DOTASSET or FILEASSET; case-insensitive, also accepts the alternate names DotAsset/File and stored canonically in uppercase). Omit or set to null for no preference ("ask each time"); on update, omitting/null clears any previously set preference. This is orthogonal to defaultAssetType and does not change FileAsset behavior.
          example: DOTASSET
        name:
          type: string
          description: New name for the folder. If provided, the folder will be renamed. The name is derived from the path if not specified
          example: my-renamed-folder
      description: Folder configuration details
    FolderDetail:
      required:
      - title
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Display title for the folder
          example: My Documents Folder
        sortOrder:
          type: integer
          description: Sort order for the folder within its parent directory
          format: int32
          example: 100
        showOnMenu:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the folder should be visible in navigation menus
          example: true
        fileMasks:
          type: array
          properties:
            empty:
              type: boolean
            first:
              type: string
            last:
              type: string
          description: List of file patterns that are allowed in this folder (e.g., *.jpg, *.pdf)
          example:
          - '*.jpg'
          - '*.png'
          - '*.pdf'
          items:
            type: string
            description: List of file patterns that are allowed in this folder (e.g., *.jpg, *.pdf)
            example: '["*.jpg","*.png","*.pdf"]'
        defaultAssetType:
          type: string
          description: Default asset type for files uploaded to this folder
          example: FileAsset
        defaultBaseType:
          type: string
          description: Content Drive upload-mode preference for this folder, recorded as a base content type name (DOTASSET or FILEASSET; case-insensitive, also accepts the alternate names DotAsset/File and stored canonically in uppercase). Omit or set to null for no preference ("ask each time"); on update, omitting/null clears any previously set preference. This is orthogonal to defaultAssetType and does not change FileAsset behavior.
          example: DOTASSET
      description: Folder configuration details
    FormDataContentDisposition:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
        parameters:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        fileName:
          type: string
        creationDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        modificationDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        readDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        size:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        name:
          type: string
    WebAssetView:
      type: object
    MessageEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
    AssetsRequestForm:
      required:
      - assetPath
      type: object
      properties:
        assetPath:
          type: string
          description: Full path to the asset (file or folder) including site and folder structure. Folders must end-up with `/`
          example: //demo.dotcms.com/application/containers/default/banner.vtl
        language:
          type: string
          description: Language identifier for the asset. Uses system default language if not specified
          example: en-US
          default: System default language
        live:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to retrieve the live version (true) or working version (false) of the asset
          example: false
          default: false