> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cloudinary.com/documentation/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Assets (DAM) APIs


As an API-first platform, Cloudinary’s headless, content-aware, and AI-powered solutions provide a robust set of APIs for Assets (Digital Asset Management) that seamlessly integrate into composable architectures. Built on a microservices-based architecture, these solutions help accelerate time to market, enhance performance, and elevate user engagement.

Using these Assets APIs, developers and integrators can programmatically manage workflows by automating asset upload, administration, and AI-based analyses. With capabilities that mirror or build on the Media Library and other Cloudinary Console UI features, Cloudinary APIs offer comprehensive control, streamlining asset management at scale within your custom ecosystem.

> **TIP**: Many of the API references listed below have corresponding [guides](programmable_media_guides) with detailed explanations and examples.

## Asset management APIs

  
    
    
            
        
    Upload API
    
    Details all available methods for uploading and managing assets, including advanced upload options, CRUD operations, metadata management, asset creation, and more.             
 

    
    
            
        
    Admin API
    
    Details all available methods for bulk managing assets (search, retrieval, updating details, etc.) as well as CRUD management of other product environment entities, such as folders, metadata, webhooks, upload presets, mappings, etc. 
 

    
    
            
        
    Creative Approval API
    
    Details all available methods for automating creative review workflows, including creating and managing proofs, defining approval flows with multiple review stages, managing reviewers, and tracking proof status throughout the approval process.

    
    
            
        
    Analyze API (Beta)
    
    Details all available methods for AI-based asset analysis, such as object detection, automatic tagging, and delivering detailed insights, based on the analysis type requested.             

## Asset management widget APIs

    
    
            
        
    Upload Widget API
    
    Details the methods, configuration options, parameters, and events for customizing and embedding the Cloudinary Upload Widget, allowing you to tailor its functionality and behavior to your needs.             
 

    
    
            
        
    Media Library Widget API
    
    Details the configuration options, methods, parameters, and events for customizing and embedding the Media Library Widget, enabling seamless integration of Cloudinary's Media Library within your app.             

## Account management APIs

    
    
            
        
    Provisioning API
    
    Details all available methods for CRUD and other management operations on product environments, users, user groups, and API keys.             

## SDKs for API integration

    
    
            
        
    Cloudinary SDKs
    
    Provides links to Cloudinary's extensive backend and frontend SDKS, along with community-developed libraries, that simplify integrating our powerful REST APIs into your projects.