Get Asset (Designer API v2) — Webflow API Documentation

`element.getAsset()`

Retrieve an asset from an Image element.

Syntax

1 element.getAsset(): Promise<Asset | null>

Returns

Promise<Asset> | null

A Promise that resolves to an Asset. If an element doesn’t have an asset, the method will return null

Example

1 // Get Selected Element
2 const el = await webflow.getSelectedElement()
3 
4 // Check if element can have children
5 if (el?.children) {
6   // Create a new Image Element using Element Presets
7   const imgEl = await el.append(webflow.elementPresets.Image)
8 
9   // Check element type
10   if (imgEl.type === 'Image') {
11     // Get asset from Image element
12     const myAsset = await imgEl.getAsset()
13     console.log(myAsset)
14     }
15 }

Designer Ability

Checks for authorization only

Designer Ability	Locale	Branch	Workflow	Sitemode
canAccessAssets	any	any	any	any

1	// Get Selected Element
2	const el = await webflow.getSelectedElement()
3
4	// Check if element can have children
5	if (el?.children) {
6	// Create a new Image Element using Element Presets
7	const imgEl = await el.append(webflow.elementPresets.Image)
8
9	// Check element type
10	if (imgEl.type === 'Image') {
11	// Get asset from Image element
12	const myAsset = await imgEl.getAsset()
13	console.log(myAsset)
14	}
15	}