Update Asset

PUT

https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/:space_id/assets/:asset_id

Use this endpoint to update an asset’s metadata.

To upload a new asset or replace an existing one, follow the steps in Upload and Replace Assets.

Path parameters

• :space_id required number

  Numeric ID of a space.

• :asset_id required number

  Numeric ID of an asset.

Request body properties

• asset The Asset Object

  The asset object

Examples

cURL

curl "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565" \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"asset_folder_id\":123123,\"internal_tag_ids\":[1111],\"is_private\":true,\"locked\":false,\"meta_data\":{\"alt\":\"Asset alt text\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright text\",\"source\":\"Asset source\",\"title\":\"Asset title\"},\"publish_at\":\"2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z\"}"

JS

// storyblok-js-client@>=7, node@>=18
import Storyblok from "storyblok-js-client";

const storyblok = new Storyblok({
  oauthToken: "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
});

try {
  const response = await storyblok.put('spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565', {
  "asset_folder_id": 123123,
  "internal_tag_ids": [
    1111
  ],
  "is_private": true,
  "locked": false,
  "meta_data": {
    "alt": "Asset alt text",
    "copyright": "Copyright text",
    "source": "Asset source",
    "title": "Asset title"
  },
  "publish_at": "2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z"
})
  console.log({ response })
} catch (error) {
  console.log(error)
}

PHP

$client = new \Storyblok\ManagementClient('YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN');

$payload = ["asset_folder_id" => 123123,"internal_tag_ids" => [1111],"is_private" => true,"locked" => false,"meta_data" => ["alt" => "Asset alt text","copyright" => "Copyright text","source" => "Asset source","title" => "Asset title"],"publish_at" => "2025-05-31T11 => 52 => 00.000Z"];

$client->put('spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565', $payload)->getBody();

Java

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .header("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
  .body({"asset_folder_id":123123,"internal_tag_ids":[1111],"is_private":true,"locked":false,"meta_data":{"alt":"Asset alt text","copyright":"Copyright text","source":"Asset source","title":"Asset title"},"publish_at":"2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z"})
  .asString();

C#

var client = new RestClient("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);

request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\"asset_folder_id\":123123,\"internal_tag_ids\":[1111],\"is_private\":true,\"locked\":false,\"meta_data\":{\"alt\":\"Asset alt text\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright text\",\"source\":\"Asset source\",\"title\":\"Asset title\"},\"publish_at\":\"2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z\"}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

Python

import requests

url = "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565"

querystring = {}

payload = {"asset_folder_id":123123,"internal_tag_ids":[1111],"is_private":true,"locked":false,"meta_data":{"alt":"Asset alt text","copyright":"Copyright text","source":"Asset source","title":"Asset title"},"publish_at":"2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z"}
headers = {
  'Content-Type': "application/json",
  'Authorization': "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN"
}

response = requests.request("PUT", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require 'storyblok'
client = Storyblok::Client.new(oauth_token: 'YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN')

payload = {"asset_folder_id" => 123123,"internal_tag_ids" => [1111],"is_private" => true,"locked" => false,"meta_data" => {"alt" => "Asset alt text","copyright" => "Copyright text","source" => "Asset source","title" => "Asset title"},"publish_at" => "2025-05-31T11 => 52 => 00.000Z"}

client.put('spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565', payload)

Swift

let storyblok = URLSession(storyblok: .mapi(accessToken: .oauth("YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")))
var request = URLRequest(storyblok: storyblok, path: "spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565")
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: [
    "asset_folder_id": 123123,
    "internal_tag_ids": [
        1111,
    ],
    "is_private": true,
    "locked": false,
    "meta_data": [
        "alt": "Asset alt text",
        "copyright": "Copyright text",
        "source": "Asset source",
        "title": "Asset title",
    ],
    "publish_at": "2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z",
])
let (data, _) = try await storyblok.data(for: request)
print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))

Kotlin

val client = HttpClient {
    install(Storyblok(MAPI)) {
        accessToken = OAuth("YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
    }
}

val response = client.put("spaces/288868932106293/assets/656565") {
    setBody(buildJsonObject {
        put("asset_folder_id", 123123)
        putJsonArray("internal_tag_ids") {
            add(1111)
        }
        put("is_private", true)
        put("locked", false)
        putJsonObject("meta_data") {
            put("alt", "Asset alt text")
            put("copyright", "Copyright text")
            put("source", "Asset source")
            put("title", "Asset title")
        }
        put("publish_at", "2025-05-31T11:52:00.000Z")
    })
}

println(response.body<JsonElement>())