Assets Server API - Permission Masks

Every asset returned by the Assets Server API has a field indicating the permissions of the current user for that asset. The permissions mask consists of a string with one character for every permission available in Assets Server.

Objects and files

The following applies to permissions for all objects in Assets Server 6.62 and lower, and to permissions for files in Assets Server 6.63 and higher.

VPWUMERXCD

• V = VIEW
• P = VIEW_PREVIEW
• W = VIEW_NON_WATERMARKED (hide watermarks) ¹
• U = USE_ORIGINAL
• M = EDIT_METADATA
• E = EDIT
• R = RENAME
• X = MOVE
• C = CREATE
• D = DELETE

¹ This is valid for any server mode. When watermarks.enabled=false, W will be always set by the server. For more information about watermarking, see Showing watermarks on images stored in Assets Server.

When a permission is not available, its position in the string will be replaced with a dash:

VPU----C-

Permissions for Collections

Info: Requires Assets Server 6.63 or higher.

VUMERXCGD

Assigned permissions:

• V = VIEW
• P = VIEW_PREVIEW
• U = USE_ORIGINAL
• M = EDIT_METADATA
• E = EDIT
• R = RENAME
• X = MOVE
• C = CREATE
• D = DELETE

Derived permissions:

• G = Create nested Collection, assigned when it is possible to create nested Collections (Collection rule with EDIT + CREATE)

Permissions for folders

Info: Requires Assets Server 6.63 or higher.

VURXTQCFGD

Assigned permissions:

• U = USE_ORIGINAL
• R = RENAME
• X = MOVE
• C = CREATE
• D = DELETE

Derived permissions:

• V = VIEW, a File or Collection Rule has VIEW assigned to this folder, one of its parents or one of the sub folders
• F = Create file, a File Rule has CREATE assigned to this folder or one of its parents
• T = Move file to, a File Rule has Move assigned to this folder or one of its parents
• G = Create collection, a Collection Rule has CREATE assigned to this folder or one of its parents
• Q = Move collection to, a Collection Rule has Move assigned to this folder or one of its parents