WoodWing Assets 6Install

Summary

Create a new asset in WoodWing Assets Server 6 by uploading a file or optionally creating a placeholder asset without a file.

Inputs

• Authentication Method (required) — Choose whether to log in automatically before creating the asset or use an existing auth token.
• Auth Token (required) — The authentication token from a previous login if using token authentication.
• Create Placeholder (required) — Set to true to create a placeholder asset without uploading a file (0kb size).
• Binary Property (required) — Name of the binary property containing the file to upload (ignored if creating a placeholder).
• Folder Path (required) — Folder path on WoodWing Assets Server where the new asset will be created.
• Filename (required) — Name of the file to create, including its extension.
• Advanced Options — Optional parameters to control behavior, including auto-renaming on name conflicts, setting metadata (as JSON), specifying which metadata fields to return, and a redirect URL with asset ID placeholder.

Output shape

a single record containing the server response JSON, with optional binary data passed through from input if enabled

The response JSON includes details about the created asset. Enabling 'Pass Through Binary Data' passes input binary data to output. Errors return descriptive failure messages.

Examples

Example 1: Create an asset by uploading a file

Set 'Authentication Method' to 'Login and Create' or 'Use Token From Previous Login', provide folder path and filename, set the binary property containing the file, and optionally define metadata or auto rename.

Example 2: Create a placeholder asset without uploading a file

Enable 'Create Placeholder' to create an empty asset with 0kb size at the specified folder path and filename, without requiring any binary data.