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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/assets/media/media-manager/files/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the Files API

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The Files API allows you to manage files and generate file URLs from a site's Media Manager. 

With the Files API, you can:
- [Get](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/get-file-descriptor.md), [list](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/list-files.md), [search](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/search-files.md), and [query](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/query-file-descriptors.md) files.
- [Import](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/import-file.md), [update](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/update-file-descriptor.md), and [delete](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/bulk-delete-files.md) files.
- [Restore](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/bulk-restore-files-from-trash-bin.md) files from the trash bin.
- Generate URLs for:
  - [Downloading files](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/generate-file-download-url.md).
  - [Downloading a compressed file](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/generate-files-download-url.md).
  - [Uploading files](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/generate-file-upload-url.md).
  - [Uploading files larger than 10MB](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/generate-file-resumable-upload-url.md).
  - [Streaming video files](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/assets/media/media-manager/files/generate-video-streaming-url.md).

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