Asset Repository

To work with the Asset Repository, use the following Facade:

use Statamic\Facades\Asset;

Methods

Methods	Description
`all()`	Get all Assets
`find($filename)`	Get Asset by `filename`
`findByPath($path)`	Get Asset by `path`
`findByUrl($url)`	Get Asset by `url`
`findOrFail($filename)`	Get Asset by `filename`. Throws an `AssetNotFoundException` when the asset cannot be found.
`query()`	Query Builder
`whereContainer($container)`	Find Assets by AssetContainer
`whereFolder($folder)`	Find Assets in a filesystem folder
`make()`	Makes a new `Asset` instance

Hot Tip!

You must specify the Asset Container when querying Assets.

Asset::query()
    ->where('container', 'main')
    ->get();

Asset::query()
->where('container', 'main')
    ->where('folder', 'team_photos')
    ->get();

Asset::query()
    ->where('container', 'main')
    ->where('alt', null)
    ->get();

Asset::query()
    ->where('container', 'main')
    ->where('path', 'like', '%thumbnail%')
    ->get();

Asset::query()
    ->where('container', 'main')
    ->orderBy('last_modified', 'desc')
    ->get();

Start by making an instance of an asset with the make method.
You need at least a path and the container before you can save an asset.

$asset = Asset::make()->container('assets')->path('images/hat.jpg');

Or, if you have an asset container instance, you can use the makeAsset method.

$asset = $container->makeAsset('images/hat.jpg');

Once you have an asset instance, you can add data to it.

$asset->data(['foo' => 'bar']);

Finally, save it. It'll return a boolean for whether it succeeded.

$asset->save(); // true or false

Hot Tip!

Saving an asset instance will only store the metadata. It doesn't actually create the asset itself.

You should manually place the asset at the corresponding location, or you can use the upload method which accepts an UploadedFile instance.

$file = $request->file('file');
$asset->upload($file);