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## Resource: Files



## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-media-v2/files/introduction.md

## Article Content:

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title: Introduction
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# Introduction

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The Files API allows you to manage files and generate file urls from your Media Manager. 

With the Files API, you can:
- [Get](/wix-media-v2/files/get-file-descriptor), [list](/wix-media-v2/files/list-files), and [search](/wix-media-v2/files/search-files) files.
- [Import](/wix-media-v2/files/import-file), [update](/wix-media-v2/files/update-file-descriptor), and [delete](/wix-media-v2/files/bulk-delete-files) files.
- [Restore](/wix-media-v2/files/bulk-restore-files-from-trash-bin) files from the trash bin.
- Generate URLs for:
  - [Downloading files](/wix-media-v2/files/generate-file-download-url).
  - [Downloading a compressed file](/wix-media-v2/files/generate-files-download-url).
  - [Uploading files](/wix-media-v2/files/generate-file-upload-url).
  - [Uploading files larger than 10MB](/wix-media-v2/files/generate-file-resumable-upload-url).
  - [Streaming video files](/wix-media-v2/files/generate-video-streaming-url).


## Before You Begin

To use the Files API, import `{ files }` from the `wix-media.v2` module:

```javascript
import { files } from 'wix-media.v2';
```