Webdam

About Webdam

Webdam is a digital asset management (DAM) platform that provides a REST API for programmatic access to stored files and metadata. The API supports operations on folders and assets, including creating, editing, and deleting folders, uploading and downloading assets, viewing asset versions, and managing XMP and EXIF metadata. It also covers metadata templates and schemas, download presets, search, lightboxes (including comments and collaborators), user and group management, notifications, and Brand Portal publishing of assets.

Authentication uses OAuth2, requiring a CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET obtained through Webdam's support or Customer Success team, with support for both authorization-code and password grant types to obtain access and refresh tokens. Using the API requires an admin account within the Webdam system.

This API is intended for developers building applications that integrate with an organization's Webdam DAM instance, such as tools for pushing and pulling files, metadata, and folder structures, or integrating file sharing and search functionality into other systems.

Key features

• Manage folders and assets (create, edit, delete, list) via REST API
• Upload, download, and version-control digital assets
• Read and write asset metadata including XMP and EXIF, plus metadata templates
• OAuth2-based authentication with access and refresh tokens
• Lightboxes for organizing, sharing, and commenting on asset collections
• Search assets and manage users and groups

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