Digital Asset Management
DAM API
Build integrations that sync, transform, and optimize your media
I have worked with many DAM APIs, and Acquia DAM's Apiary site gives much clearer examples and information...Not only is the documentation better, but the API responses are faster
Sean O'Kelley | Founder, The DAM Consultants
It’s Possible With The API
Integrate Acquia DAM with any platform to connect assets and data for better digital experiences. Simply make assets searchable within other tools or power personalized content across channels.
What a DAM API Can Do
Headless
Create customized, branded, and focused user experiences powered by your DAM assets and the API
Augmented reality
Help customers visualize products in their home by creating an augmented reality (AR) app using product assets stored in the DAM system
Sales enablement
Show up-to-date literature at tradeshows by populating sales enablement apps with assets managed in the DAM system
E-commerce
Keep digital marketplaces up to date with the latest product images and metadata from DAM
Syndication
Publish podcast content via Google, Spotify, iTunes, and more from the DAM system
Websites
Publish images, videos, and documents on your website while managing digital rights in the DAM system
Access Assets From Within the Tools You Use
Use our API endpoint, Instant Search Connector, to search for and share your assets in other tools while maintaining one source of truth in the Acquia DAM (Widen). The embeddable UI of instant search creates a seamless experience for your users.
Go Real-time with Webhooks
Establish real-time communications between your DAM and other systems. Use webhooks to perform actions based on asset lifecycle events within the DAM system, like upon creation, update, or deletion.
- Get notified as changes happen in your DAM system for time sensitive workflows
- Build efficient integrations by eliminating the need for polling or constantly checking for updates in the DAM system
- Customize your integrations by defining what events trigger notifications
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Build Faster With the DAM SDK
Create scripts, programs, and integrations more efficiently with the open-source SDK. Powered by Typescript’s type safety features and leveraging code editors’ autocomplete, suggestions, and tooltips, the SDK provides a smooth developer experience.
- Faster, Easier Development: Build integrations and scripts without manually handling every API detail
- Fewer Errors and More Reliable Code: Typescript’s type safety and SDK guidance help catch mistakes early, resulting in more stable integrations
- Open Source Flexibility: Customize, extend, and contribute to the SDK to fit your specific needs
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Introducing the Acquia DAM SDK for Javascript and Typescript
Benefits of Our DAM API
- Publish the latest version of assets and product information across websites, sales enablement tools, e-commerce sites, and more
- Minimize the risk of content rights and usage violations by extending the governance controls of the DAM solution into other systems
- Import data to centralize and organize assets in one system
- Test new API behavior before it’s the default using early access toggles
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We built elaborate systems around the DAM solution, leveraging Widen’s [Acquia DAM’s] API to create a photo management workflow. Widen’s [Acquia’s] product is core to our current ecosystem.