Retrieving assets¶
Retrieving asset data¶
To retrieve the asset from an entity, send a GET request with the
Accept header set to the content type of the asset. The content type
can be retrieved from the file-metadata.content-type property of the
entity the asset is attached to.
Request syntax¶
curl -X GET -H 'Accept: <content_type>' 'https://api.usergrid.com/<org>/<app>/<collection>/<entity>
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| content_type | The content type of the attached asset. For example, text/plain, image/jpeg. |
| org Organization | UUID or organization name |
| app Application | UUID or application name |
| collection | Name or UUID of the collection of the entity the asset is attached to. |
| entity | Name or UUID of the entity the asset is attached to. |
Example request¶
The following request will retrieve the data for a jpeg file attached to an entity named ‘cloud’ in the ‘pictures’ collection:
curl -X GET -H 'Accept: image/jpeg' 'https://api.usergrid.com/your-org/your-app/pictures/cloud
Retrieving an asset entity¶
To retrieve the entity that an asset is attached to, perform a GET
request as you normally would to retrieve an entity. For more
information, see Retrieving Data
Entities.