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title: "AssetService"
generated: true
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## AssetService

<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/service/services/asset.service.ts" sourceLine="160" packageName="@vendure/core" />

Contains methods relating to [Asset](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset) entities.

```ts title="Signature"
class AssetService {
    constructor(connection: TransactionalConnection, configService: ConfigService, listQueryBuilder: ListQueryBuilder, eventBus: EventBus, tagService: TagService, channelService: ChannelService, roleService: RoleService, customFieldRelationService: CustomFieldRelationService, translatableSaver: TranslatableSaver, translator: TranslatorService)
    findOne(ctx: RequestContext, id: ID, relations?: RelationPaths<Asset>) => Promise<Translated<Asset> | undefined>;
    findAll(ctx: RequestContext, options?: AssetListOptions, relations?: RelationPaths<Asset>) => Promise<PaginatedList<Translated<Asset>>>;
    getFeaturedAsset(ctx: RequestContext, entity: T) => Promise<Asset | undefined>;
    getEntityAssets(ctx: RequestContext, entity: T) => Promise<Asset[] | undefined>;
    updateFeaturedAsset(ctx: RequestContext, entity: T, input: EntityAssetInput) => Promise<T>;
    updateEntityAssets(ctx: RequestContext, entity: T, input: EntityAssetInput) => Promise<T>;
    create(ctx: RequestContext, input: CreateAssetInput) => Promise<Translated<Asset> | MimeTypeError>;
    update(ctx: RequestContext, input: UpdateAssetInput) => Promise<Translated<Asset>>;
    delete(ctx: RequestContext, ids: ID[], force: boolean = false, deleteFromAllChannels: boolean = false) => Promise<DeletionResponse>;
    assignToChannel(ctx: RequestContext, input: AssignAssetsToChannelInput) => Promise<Array<Translated<Asset>>>;
    createFromFileStream(stream: ReadStream, ctx?: RequestContext) => Promise<Translated<Asset> | MimeTypeError>;
    createFromFileStream(stream: Readable, filePath: string, ctx?: RequestContext) => Promise<Translated<Asset> | MimeTypeError>;
    createFromFileStream(stream: ReadStream | Readable, maybeFilePathOrCtx?: string | RequestContext, maybeCtx?: RequestContext) => Promise<Translated<Asset> | MimeTypeError>;
}
```

<div className="members-wrapper">

### findOne

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, id: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/id#id'>ID</a>, relations?: RelationPaths<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>>) => Promise<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>> | undefined>`}   />

### findAll

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, options?: AssetListOptions, relations?: RelationPaths<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>>) => Promise<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/paginated-list#paginatedlist'>PaginatedList</a><Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>>>>`}   />

### getFeaturedAsset

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, entity: T) => Promise<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a> | undefined>`}   />

### getEntityAssets

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, entity: T) => Promise<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>[] | undefined>`}   />

Returns the Assets of an entity which has a well-ordered list of Assets, such as Product,
ProductVariant or Collection.

### updateFeaturedAsset

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, entity: T, input: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/services/asset-service#entityassetinput'>EntityAssetInput</a>) => Promise<T>`}   />

### updateEntityAssets

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, entity: T, input: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/services/asset-service#entityassetinput'>EntityAssetInput</a>) => Promise<T>`}   />

Updates the assets / featuredAsset of an entity, ensuring that only valid assetIds are used.

### create

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, input: CreateAssetInput) => Promise<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>> | MimeTypeError>`}   />

Create an Asset based on a file uploaded via the GraphQL API. The file should be uploaded
using the [GraphQL multipart request specification](https://github.com/jaydenseric/graphql-multipart-request-spec),
e.g. using the [apollo-upload-client](https://github.com/jaydenseric/apollo-upload-client) npm package.

See the [Uploading Files docs](/current/core/developer-guide/uploading-files) for an example of usage.

### update

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, input: UpdateAssetInput) => Promise<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>>>`}   />

Updates the name, focalPoint, tags & custom fields of an Asset.

### delete

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, ids: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/id#id'>ID</a>[], force: boolean = false, deleteFromAllChannels: boolean = false) => Promise<DeletionResponse>`}   />

Deletes an Asset after performing checks to ensure that the Asset is not currently in use
by a Product, ProductVariant or Collection.

### assignToChannel

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, input: AssignAssetsToChannelInput) => Promise<Array<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>>>>`}   />

### createFromFileStream

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(stream: ReadStream, ctx?: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>) => Promise<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>> | MimeTypeError>`}   />

Create an Asset from a file stream, for example to create an Asset during data import.

### createFromFileStream

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(stream: Readable, filePath: string, ctx?: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>) => Promise<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>> | MimeTypeError>`}   />

### createFromFileStream

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(stream: ReadStream | Readable, maybeFilePathOrCtx?: string | <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, maybeCtx?: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>) => Promise<Translated<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a>> | MimeTypeError>`}   />

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## EntityWithAssets

<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/service/services/asset.service.ts" sourceLine="68" packageName="@vendure/core" />

Certain entities (Product, ProductVariant, Collection) use this interface
to model a featured asset and then a list of assets with a defined order.

```ts title="Signature"
interface EntityWithAssets extends VendureEntity {
    featuredAsset: Asset | null;
    assets: OrderableAsset[];
}
```

* Extends: [`VendureEntity`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/vendure-entity#vendureentity)

<div className="members-wrapper">

### featuredAsset

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/asset#asset'>Asset</a> | null`}   />

### assets

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/orderable-asset#orderableasset'>OrderableAsset</a>[]`}   />

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## EntityAssetInput

<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/service/services/asset.service.ts" sourceLine="80" packageName="@vendure/core" />

Used when updating entities which implement [EntityWithAssets](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/services/asset-service#entitywithassets).

```ts title="Signature"
interface EntityAssetInput {
    assetIds?: ID[] | null;
    featuredAssetId?: ID | null;
}
```

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### assetIds

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/id#id'>ID</a>[] | null`}   />

### featuredAssetId

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/id#id'>ID</a> | null`}   />

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