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title: "AssetImporter"
generated: true
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<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/data-import/providers/asset-importer/asset-importer.ts" sourceLine="17" packageName="@vendure/core" />

This service creates new [Asset](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset) entities based on string paths provided in the CSV
import format. The source files are resolved by joining the value of `importExportOptions.importAssetsDir`
with the asset path. This service is used internally by the [Importer](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/import-export/importer#importer) service.

```ts title="Signature"
class AssetImporter {
    getAssets(assetPaths: string[], ctx?: RequestContext) => Promise<{ assets: Asset[]; errors: string[] }>;
}
```

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### getAssets

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(assetPaths: string[], ctx?: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>) => Promise<{ assets: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>[]; errors: string[] }>`}   />

Creates Asset entities for the given paths, using the assetMap cache to prevent the
creation of duplicates.

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