find single assest using public_id

kkumar_gcc

I want to retrieve an asset using its public_id.

Here's the code I'm currently using:

r.instance.Upload.Explicit(r.ctx, uploader.ExplicitParams{
    PublicID:     r.getPublicId(path),
    Type:         "upload",
    ResourceType: r.getResourceType(path),
})

The issue I'm facing is determining the appropriate ResourceType to use. Is there any alternative way which can be used to retrieve asset without using ResourceType ?(If i don't use ResourceType , it defaults to image , which is not what I want.)

Vdeub

Hi @kkumar_gcc,

If you don't know the type and the resource_type , the best option is to actually use the Search API and search for the public_id . From there, you will get the resource_type and the type.

Have in mind that the Search API is rate-limited so it shouldn't be used like a Search engine. If this is a requirement, when you upload an asset, you will get all the information related to the asset so you should store those in your database.

Hope that helps.

Best,

Loic

kkumar_gcc

Thanks for quick reply @Vdeub,

Okay, i will use SearchApi then.

If i want to delete a resource by PublicID other than image resource_type, i have to mention it. Can't it be done without using resource_type? (is there any alternative of it?)

result, err := r.instance.Upload.Destroy(r.ctx, uploader.DestroyParams{
    PublicID:   r.getPublicId(f),
    Invalidate: api.Bool(true),
})
// if i want to delete any other `type` of resource i have to add ResourceType

Vdeub

@kkumar_gcc no it is not slower, it is just a different API that is rate-limited.

If you want to delete an asset without specifying the resource_type and the type, you can't use the Upload API. You can do so using the Admin API `delete_resources` method passing the all parameter as documented here.

Loic