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# Method name: openMediaManager(options: OpenMediaManagerOptions)

# Method package: wixDashboard

# Method menu location: wixDashboard --> openMediaManager

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-dashboard/open-media-manager.md

# Method Description:

Opens the Wix Media Manager in a modal.

> **Note:** This function can only be used in page code files for dashboard pages created in the [Wix editor](https://support.wix.com/en/article/velo-working-with-dashboard-pages) or with [Wix Blocks](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-blocks-creating-and-managing-blocks-dashboard-pages).

The Media Manager allows a site contributor to select one or more of the site's media files. 

The `openMediaManager()` function returns a promise that resolves to an object containing an array of file descriptors for the selected media files.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Open a media manager modal

```javascript
import { openMediaManager } from 'wix-dashboard';

/* Sample options value:
 * {
 *   multiSelect: true,
 *   category: 'IMAGE'
 * }
 */

openMediaManager(options)
  .then((fileDescriptors) => {
    const firstId = fileDescriptors.items[0]._id;
    const firstDisplayname = fileDescriptors.items[0].displayName;

    console.log('Success! Retrieved these fileDescriptors:', fileDescriptors);
    return fileDescriptors;
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  });

/* Promise resolves to:
 * [
 *   {
 *    "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T10:33:00.000Z",
 *    "_id": "w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg",
 *    "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T10:33:00.000Z",
 *    "displayName": "example.jpg",
 *    "hash": "x5bq2o4p8fj68xqt25v49wdnasys04xe",
 *    "labels": [],
 *    "media": {
 *      "image": {
 *        "faces": [],
 *        "image": "wix:image://v1/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg/example.jpg"
 *      }
 *    },
 *    "mediaType": "IMAGE",
 *    "operationStatus": "READY",
 *    "parentFolderId": "igje5u22nij3qkltzsnol37j3dnthvvh",
 *    "private": false,
 *    "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *    "sizeInBytes": "47177",
 *    "sourceUrl": "https://example.org/filename.jpg",
 *    "state": "OK",
 *    "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg",
 *    "url": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg"
 *   }
 * ...
 * ]
 */
```

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