> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.comfortable.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.comfortable.io/apis/rest-api/examples/single-assets.md).

# Single Assets

## Basic asset query

Demonstrates the basic query for a single `asset`.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
window.fetch('https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>', {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="CURL" %}

```bash
curl 'https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>' \
  -H 'Authorization: <apiKey>'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="URL" %}

```http
https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?key=<apiKey>
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="success" %}
When querying documents, add`embedAssets=true` as URL parameter or as a query option to include assets by default. This eliminates the need to perform single asset queries and reduces the number of API calls. \
[See example](/apis/rest-api/examples/single-documents.md#including-assets-for-documents)
{% endhint %}

## Response Shaping: Asset query with reduced fields

Like documents, assets have fields which can be defined when making a query. In this example, we're going to query an asset just with its target URL.

To learn how to make a request with multiple fields, take a look at the [fields query reference page](/apis/rest-api/filters/reducing-payloads.md).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
window.fetch('https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?fields=fields(file(url))', {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="CURL" %}

```bash
curl 'https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?fields=fields(file(url))' \
  -H 'Authorization: <apiKey>'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="URL" %}

```http
https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?key=<apiKey>&fields=fields(file(url))
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Asset query with localisation

Example for requesting an asset in one specific language (German).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
window.fetch('https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?locale=de', {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="CURL" %}

```bash
curl 'https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?locale=de' \
  -H 'Authorization: <apiKey>'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="URL" %}

```http
https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/assets/<assetID>?key=<apiKey>&locale=de
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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