Wix Media Collections

This article explains the fixed permissions and field structure for the following Wix Media collections:

Note: These collections are system collections, so you can't change their permissions in the CMS.

Tip: Before continuing, make sure you've read Working with Wix App Collections.

Files

This section explains the permissions and fields available in the Files collection.

Note: When you add a file from your Media Manager to your site, the Files collection is automatically added to your site.

To use the Files collection in code, refer to it as Media/Files.

Note: When using this collection, you can't set up the site to link to the next or previous dynamic page.

Permissions

The Files collection has the following permissions:

  • read: ANYONE
  • create: None
  • update: None
  • remove: None

Fields

This section describes each field in this collection and its properties.

Note: This app collection contains read-only fields that cannot be managed from the collection. You can update the fields from the relevant app in your site’s dashboard.

Each field heading shows the field name followed by the field ID in parentheses, in the format "fieldName (fieldId)".

The fields are listed in the same order as the collection's default order in the CMS.

ID (_id)

Description: Unique File ID. This is a system field and is hidden by default. This is the Primary field.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Media Type (mediaType)

Description: The file's media type, such as image and document.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Is Private (isPrivate)

Description: The file's privacy setting.

Type: Boolean

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Size In Bytes (sizeInBytes)

Description: The file's size in bytes.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

MIME Type (mimeType)

Description: The file's mime type such as 'image/png', or 'audio/webm'.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

File URL (fileUrl)

Description: The file's Wix media URL.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Example URL: wix:image://v1/8b7eef_3deb121802514be7b698d0447559f9da~mv2.png/avatar-ga890ac591_1280.png#originWidth=1280&originHeight=1280

Original File Name (originalFileName)

Description: The file's original file name.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Hash (hash)

Description: The file's checksum/hash.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Labels (labels)

Description: The file's labels assigned to the file by the Media Manager.

Type: Array of Strings

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Parent Folder ID (parentFolderId)

Description: The file's parent folder ID.

Type: String

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Parent Folder (parentFolder)

Description: Reference to the file's parent folder item, as listed in the Folders collection.

Type: Reference

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Icon URL (iconUrl)

Description: The file icon's URL.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Icon Image (iconImage)

Description: The file's icon as an image.

Type: Image

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Source URL (sourceUrl)

Description: The file's source URL, such as an external link where the file was imported from.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Width (width)

Description: The file's width in pixels.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Height (height)

Description: The file's height in pixels.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Operation Status (opStatus)

Description: Status of the file being uploaded, for example, 'READY' or 'IN-QUEUE'.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Created Date (_createdDate)

Description: Date and time the file was created. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Updated Date (_updatedDate)

Description: Date and time the file was most recently updated (created or renamed). This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

FileshareFiles

This section explains the permissions and fields available in the FileshareFiles collection.

Note: When you add the Wix File Share application to your site, the FileshareFiles collection is automatically added to your site.

To use the FileshareFiles collection in code, refer to it as Media/FileshareFiles.

Permissions

The FileshareFiles collection has the following permissions:

  • read: ANYONE
  • create: None
  • update: None
  • remove: None

Fields

This section describes each field in this collection and its properties.

Note: This app collection contains read-only fields that cannot be managed from the collection. You can update the fields from the relevant app in your site’s dashboard.

Each field heading shows the field name followed by the field ID in parentheses, in the format "fieldName (fieldId)".

The fields are listed in the same order as the collection's default order in the CMS.

Name (name)

Description: Name of file. This is the Primary field.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Owner (_owner)

Description: Unique identifier of the user who created the file. Can be a site owner, collaborator, or member. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, hasSome, hasAll, contains

Read-only: Yes

Date Created (_createdDate)

Description: The date and time the file was created. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Parent Folder (parentFolder)

Description: Reference to the file's parent folder, as listed in the FileshareFolders collection.

Type: Reference

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: Yes

Read-only: Yes

Path (path)

Description: Array of objects representing the full path from root to the parent folder of the file.

Type: JSON

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

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Favorite Count (favoriteCount)

Description: The number of times the file was marked as a favorite. Both site members and visitors can mark a file as a favorite.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Favorite (favorite)

Description: Indicates whether the file was marked as a favorite by the current visitor.

Type: Boolean

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

View Count (viewCount)

Description: The number of times unique visitors viewed the file. Note that multiple views by the same visitor and downloading the file do not increment the view count.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Viewed (viewed)

Description: Indicates whether the current visitor viewed the file.

Type: Boolean

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Extension (extension)

Description: File extension. Examples: pdf, png.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Size (size)

Description: Size of the file in bytes.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

_id (_id)

Description: File ID. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq, ne, hasSome, hasAll, contains

Read-only: Yes

FileshareFolders

This section explains the permissions and fields available in the FileshareFolders collection.

Note: When you add the Wix File Share application to your site, the FileshareFolders collection is automatically added to your site.

To use the FileshareFolders collection in code, refer to it as Media/FileshareFolders.

Permissions

The FileshareFolders collection has the following permissions:

  • read: ANYONE
  • create: None
  • update: None
  • remove: None

Fields

This section describes each field in this collection and its properties.

Note: This app collection contains read-only fields that cannot be managed from the collection. You can update the fields from the relevant app in your site’s dashboard.

Each field heading shows the field name followed by the field ID in parentheses, in the format "fieldName (fieldId)".

The fields are listed in the same order as the collection's default order in the CMS.

Name (name)

Description: Name of folder. This is the Primary field.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Owner (_owner)

Description: Unique identifier of the user who created the folder. Can be a site owner, collaborator, or member. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, hasSome, hasAll, contains

Read-only: Yes

Date Created (_createdDate)

Description: The date and time the folder was created. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Parent Folder (parentFolder)

Description: Reference to the folder's parent folder, as listed in this collection.

Type: Reference

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: Yes

Read-only: Yes

Path (path)

Description: Array of objects representing the full path from root to folder.

Type: JSON

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

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Favorite Count (favoriteCount)

Description: The number of times the folder was marked as a favorite. Both site members and visitors can mark a folder as a favorite.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Favorite (favorite)

Description: Indicates whether the folder was marked as a favorite by the current visitor.

Type: Boolean

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

View Count (viewCount)

Description: The number of times unique visitors viewed (drilled down to) the folder. Note that multiple views by the same visitor and downloading the folder do not increment the view count.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Viewed (viewed)

Description: Indicates whether the current visitor viewed (drilled down to) the folder.

Type: Boolean

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Children Count (childrenCount)

Description: The number of files and folders directly inside this folder. Note that subfolder children are not included in the count.

Type: Number

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: Yes

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

Last Modified (lastModified)

Description: Date and time the folder was most recently changed (created or renamed). Note that subfolder activity does not affect this field.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, hasSome, hasAll, contains, startsWith, endsWith

Read-only: Yes

_id (_id)

Description: Folder ID. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: No

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq, ne, hasSome, hasAll, contains

Read-only: Yes

Folders

This section explains the permissions and fields available in the Folders collection.

Note: When you add a file from your Media Manager to your site, the Folders collection is automatically added to your site.

To use the Folders collection in code, refer to it as Media/Folders.

Note: When using this collection, you can't set up the site to link to the next or previous dynamic page.

Permissions

The Folders collection has the following permissions:

  • read: ANYONE
  • create: None
  • update: None
  • remove: None

Fields

This section describes each field in this collection and its properties.

Note: This app collection contains read-only fields that cannot be managed from the collection. You can update the fields from the relevant app in your site’s dashboard.

Each field heading shows the field name followed by the field ID in parentheses, in the format "fieldName (fieldId)".

The fields are listed in the same order as the collection's default order in the CMS.

ID (_id)

Description: Unique ID of the folder. Same as Folder ID. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Folder ID (folderId)

Description: Unique Folder ID. Same as ID. This is the Primary field.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Folder Name (folderName)

Description: Unique name of the folder.

Type: Text

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Parent Folder ID (parentFolderId)

Description: The folder's parent folder ID.

Type: String

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: eq

Read-only: Yes

Created Date (_createdDate)

Description: Date and time the folder was created. This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: No

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

Updated Date (_updatedDate)

Description: Date and time the folder was most recently updated (created or renamed). This is a system field and is hidden by default.

Type: Date

Can connect to data: Yes

Can use in dynamic page URL: No

Sortable: Yes

Filter Support: No

Read-only: Yes

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