The Wix Media API provides the functionality to manage media files and folders in a site's Media Manager.
With the Wix Media API, you can:
Learn more about the Media Manager and how to access it.
Note: To get absolute URLs for Wix Media resources, including scaled and cropped images, use the SDK Media API.
System folders: Folders in the Media Manager's file system directory. There are 3 types of system folders:
Root Folders: Main categories of folders the Media Manager.
MEDIA_ROOT
: Contains all files and folders in the Media Manager's 'Site Files' tab in the UI.TRASH_ROOT
: Contains all files and folders in the Media Manager's 'Trash' tab in the UI.VISITOR_UPLOADS_ROOT
: Contains all files and folders created by site visitors or members.
Notes:
MEDIA_ROOT
system folder is different from the media-root
folder of the Media Manager. The MEDIA_ROOT
system folder contains all media in all levels of the 'Site Files' tab in the UI, while the media-root
folder of the Media Manager contains only the media in the root level of the 'Site Files' tab in the UI. Similar relationships exist between TRASH_ROOT
and trash-root
, and VISITOR_UPLOADS_ROOT
and visitor-uploads
.VISITOR_UPLOADS_ROOT
folder is located in the 'Site Files' tab in the UI. However, it is its own root folder and isn't returned when searching in the MEDIA_ROOT
folder.Virtual Folders: Special categories of folders in the Media Manager that are hidden from the UI and can't be deleted.
MOBILE_UPLOADS
: Contains all media uploaded using mobile devices.PURCHASED_ITEMS
: Contains all media imported using a purchase flow.Other Folders:
VIDEO_MAKER
: Contains all videos created using Wix Video Maker. Located in the 'Site Files' tab in the UI.