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The DAM API provides the basic mechanism for the abstraction of the storage location of an asset. The API:

  • Allows for external storage providers.
  • Is used primarily in templating, templates and models. It provides read-only access to assets managed in the Assets app. 

Key features of DAM 2.0 API:
  • Clean, simple and basic:
  • Flexible, extendable and user-friendly. (You can extend the API and create your own asset providers for external systems.)
  • Generic, in the sense that it is not coupled to the JCR.
  • Capable of connecting to external asset providers and other systems.
  • Supporting Industry standard media types
  • It is now possible to plug in external asset providers like Flickr, YouTube and file systems.

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