GRAB A SEAT AT THE CLOUDINARY CAFÉ! Our popular live training series just got bigger. Fresh sessions every week - served up by Cloudinary pros. Register here
Cloudinary Logo Cloudinary Docs Docs
  • Image & Video APIs
    • Get Started
    • Guides
    • References
    • SDKs
    • Release Notes
  • Assets (DAM)
    • Get Started
    • User Guides
    • Admin Guides
    • Assets APIs
    • Release Notes
  • More Products
    • Integrations Add Cloudinary capabilities to your tech stack apps and platforms
    • MediaFlows Low-code workflow automation for images and videos
    • Cloudinary 3D Content creation and 3D experiences at scale
    • FinalTouch (Early Access) AI-powered virtual photoshoot and image creation for eCommerce
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Training
    • Support
    • Demos
    • Additional Resources
  • Pricing
AI sparkles
Light theme
Dark theme
Device default
sign up for free
  • Get Started
    • Assets product overview
    • Get started with Assets
    • Video tutorial library
      • Assets administration
      • Using Assets features
      • Assets onboarding
  • User Guides
    • Assets Overview
    • Managing individual media assets
      • Editing and transformations
      • Collaboration tools
      • Creative approval proofs
      • Custom metadata
      • Analysis and insights
      • Asset protection
      • Add-ons
      • DAM Apps
    • Uploading and storing assets
    • Folders and collections
    • Media asset search
      • Global Search
      • Advanced Search
      • Query Builder
      • Visual Search
  • Admin Guides
    • Account management
      • User and group management
      • Account settings
      • Product environment settings
      • Media Library preferences
      • Usage data
      • DAM apps
    • Upload presets
    • Structured metadata
    • Asset management
    • Digital rights management
    • Creative approval flows
    • Easy Flows
    • Portals
  • Assets APIs
    • Assets (DAM) APIs
  • Release Notes
    • Latest: Mar 3, 2025
    • Jan 16, 2025
    • Nov 26, 2024
    • Previous releases
      • Jun 10, 2024
      • Apr 10, 2024
      • Jan 31, 2024
      • Dec 7, 2023
      • Sep 28, 2023
      • Aug 22, 2023
      • Mar 22, 2023
      • Feb 22, 2023
      • Nov 21, 2022
  • Get Started
    • Assets product overview
    • Get started with Assets
    • Video tutorial library
      • Assets administration
        • Folder sharing
        • Collection management
        • Collection sharing
        • Transformation presets
      • Using Assets features
        • Media Library upload
        • Video management intro
        • Advanced Search
      • Assets onboarding
        • Asset structure - Metadata and tags
        • Asset structure - Folders
        • Dashboards and reports
        • Sharing assets - Chapter 1
        • Sharing assets - Chapter 2
        • Sharing assets - Chapter 3
        • Searching for assets
        • Transformations
  • User Guides
    • Assets Overview
    • Managing individual media assets
      • Editing and transformations
      • Collaboration tools
      • Creative approval proofs
      • Custom metadata
      • Analysis and insights
      • Asset protection
      • Add-ons
      • DAM Apps
    • Uploading and storing assets
    • Folders and collections
    • Media asset search
      • Global Search
      • Advanced Search
      • Query Builder
      • Visual Search
  • Admin Guides
    • Account management
      • User and group management
        • SAML SSO
      • Account settings
        • Folder modes
      • Product environment settings
      • Media Library preferences
      • Usage data
      • DAM apps
    • Upload presets
    • Structured metadata
    • Asset management
    • Digital rights management
    • Creative approval flows
    • Easy Flows
    • Portals
  • Assets APIs
    • Assets (DAM) APIs
  • Release Notes
    • Latest: Mar 3, 2025
    • Jan 16, 2025
    • Nov 26, 2024
    • Previous releases
      • Jun 10, 2024
      • Apr 10, 2024
      • Jan 31, 2024
      • Dec 7, 2023
      • Sep 28, 2023
      • Aug 22, 2023
      • Mar 22, 2023
      • Feb 22, 2023
      • Nov 21, 2022
Image & Video APIs
  • Get Started
  • Guides
  • References
  • SDKs
  • Release Notes
Assets (DAM)
  • Get Started
  • User Guides
  • Admin Guides
  • Assets APIs
  • Release Notes
  • More Products
      More Products
      Integrations
      Add Cloudinary capabilities to your tech stack apps and platforms
      MediaFlows
      Low-code workflow automation for images and videos
      Cloudinary 3D
      Content creation and 3D experiences at scale
      FinalTouch (Early Access)
      AI-powered virtual photoshoot and image creation for eCommerce
  • Resources
      Resources
      Blog
      Training
      Support
      Demos
      Additional Resources
  • Pricing
    sign up for free
    Assets (DAM)
    Menu
    • Get Started
      • Assets product overview
      • Get started with Assets
      • Video tutorial library
        • Assets administration
          • Folder sharing
          • Collection management
          • Collection sharing
          • Transformation presets
        • Using Assets features
          • Media Library upload
          • Video management intro
          • Advanced Search
        • Assets onboarding
          • Asset structure - Metadata and tags
          • Asset structure - Folders
          • Dashboards and reports
          • Sharing assets - Chapter 1
          • Sharing assets - Chapter 2
          • Sharing assets - Chapter 3
          • Searching for assets
          • Transformations
    • User Guides
      • Assets Overview
      • Managing individual media assets
        • Editing and transformations
        • Collaboration tools
        • Creative approval proofs
        • Custom metadata
        • Analysis and insights
        • Asset protection
        • Add-ons
        • DAM Apps
      • Uploading and storing assets
      • Folders and collections
      • Media asset search
        • Global Search
        • Advanced Search
        • Query Builder
        • Visual Search
    • Admin Guides
      • Account management
        • User and group management
          • SAML SSO
        • Account settings
          • Folder modes
        • Product environment settings
        • Media Library preferences
        • Usage data
        • DAM apps
      • Upload presets
      • Structured metadata
      • Asset management
      • Digital rights management
      • Creative approval flows
      • Easy Flows
      • Portals
    • Assets APIs
      • Assets (DAM) APIs
    • Release Notes
      • Latest: Mar 3, 2025
      • Jan 16, 2025
      • Nov 26, 2024
      • Previous releases
        • Jun 10, 2024
        • Apr 10, 2024
        • Jan 31, 2024
        • Dec 7, 2023
        • Sep 28, 2023
        • Aug 22, 2023
        • Mar 22, 2023
        • Feb 22, 2023
        • Nov 21, 2022
    • Assets (DAM)
    • Get Started
    • Video tutorial library
    • Assets administration
    • Folder sharing

    Sharing folders (video tutorial)

    Last updated: Apr-23-2025

    On this page:

    • Overview
    • Video tutorial
    • Tutorial contents
    • Keep learning

    Overview

    Many organizations that use Cloudinary have thousands, if not millions, of digital assets stored in their system. However, certain Assets users may not need to access all the images, videos and raw files.

    Because of this, Cloudinary offers the ability to add a layer of security to your folders, allowing access to only those who have the proper permissions to do so.

    Video tutorial


    This video is brought to you by Cloudinary's video player - embed your own!

    Tutorial contents

    This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.

    Prerequisites for adding permissions

    Jump to this spot in the video  0:35 To allow permissions for specific folders, you must have multiple users configured.

    Create folders with assets

    Jump to this spot in the video  0:46 We also recommend developing the folders and associated assets you intend to share before you actually share them with user group members.

    Create user groups

    Jump to this spot in the video  1:49 Once you have created your folder and added your desired assets to it, now you're ready to take the next step in applying folder permissions - creating a user group. This will allow you to assign specific users to the group, and then eventually apply permissions to all of its members.

    Set folder permissions for user groups

    Jump to this spot in the video  2:46 After creating a user group, you can apply permissions for a folder, ranging from view-only access to full management of the assets.

    Add users to a user group

    Jump to this spot in the video  3:46 Now that you have created your user group and shared a folder with it, any users with the Media library user role can be added to that group.

    Keep learning

    Related topics
    • Learn more about sharing folders.
    • Find more ways to work with folders in our Assets user guide.
    • Sign up for our free Introduction for DAM Users and Content Editors course.

    If you like this, you might also like...

    Media Library Upload
    Drag & drop or select from remote sources to upload

    Transformation Basics
    Learn the basics of a transformation URL

    Advanced Search
    Use advanced search to find assets by date range

     

    Cloudinary Academy

     

    Check out the Cloudinary Academy for free self-paced Cloudinary courses on a variety of developer or DAM topics, or register for formal instructor-led courses, either virtual or on-site.

     

    ✔️ Feedback sent!

    ✖️  
    How helpful was this doc page?

    Thanks for submitting your rating. We got it!
    We'd love to hear more. Tell us what you liked and how we can make this page even better:

    *


    Cloudinary is committed to protecting your information security. For details, see our privacy policy.

    For additional assistance, open a support request.

    Error

    Unfortunately there's been an error sending your feedback.

    Rate this page:

    • Assets administration tutorials
    • Using collections to organize assets (video tutorial)
    Cloudinary Logo - White
    Products
    • Programmable Media
    • Image API
    • Video API
    • DAM
    • Demos
    • Pricing
    • FAQ
    Solutions
      • E-commerce
      • Retail
      • Media & Entertainment
      • Travel & Hospitality
      • Non-Profits
      • Our Customers
      • Resource Library
      Developers
      • Getting Started
      • Documentation
      • SDKs
      • Add-ons
      Company
      • About Us
      • Customers
      • Partners
      • Events
      • Careers
      • Newsroom
      • Blog
      • Trust
      Contact Us
      • Technical Support
      • Contact Sales
      • Education & Training
      • Institute of Quality & Control
      • GDPR
      • SOC
      • Best Overall Dev Portal 2024
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
      • DMCA Notice

      © 2025 Cloudinary. All rights reserved.

      A #266