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## Resource: Introduction



## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-pro-gallery-backend/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# Introduction

Use the Pro Gallery backend API to create and manage pro galleries on your site's backend. To enable pro gallery backend API functionality for your site, [add a pro gallery to your site](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-pro-gallery-adding-and-setting-up-your-gallery). 


With the Pro Gallery backend API, you can:

* Create a pro gallery from scratch or clone an existing pro gallery on your site's backend.
* Get, update, and delete an existing pro gallery on your site's backend.
* Create, get, update, and delete a pro gallery item on your site's backend. 
* List pro galleries and gallery items on your site's backend. 

### Getting a Pro Gallery ID

You can get a pro gallery's ID in 2 ways:

1. Call the [`listGalleries()`](https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-pro-gallery-backend/pro-gallery/list-galleries.md) function to get a list of all your site's pro galleries and their IDs, and search for the one you want. 
2. Get a pro gallery element's ID by clicking the element in the Editor. Click **Settings > Support**. Scroll down to **Gallery Info** to see the ID. 

![GalleryID](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/c80d5e3e85222e7226c6bdb443dc2d80.png) 

### Creating a Pro Gallery
There are [2 ways to create a pro gallery](https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-pro-gallery-backend/creating-a-gallery.md):
1. Create a pro gallery using the Editor (recommended).
2. Create a pro gallery using the Pro Gallery Backend API (not recommended). 

### Before you begin
It's important to note these points regarding before coding:

* To work with the Pro Gallery Backend API, you need to first publish your site. 
* Only site collaborators with 'pro-gallery.manage' [permissions](https://support.wix.com/en/article/roles-permissions-accessing-roles-permissions) can create, delete, and update a gallery or gallery items. You can override the permissions with the `wix-auth` [`elevate()`](https://www.wix.com/velo/reference/wix-auth/elevate) function.

## Terminology

+ **Pro Gallery:** A responsive and customizable gallery that displays media items.
+ **Gallery Items:** Media items in a gallery such as images, videos, and text files. You can read more about [supported media](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-pro-gallery-adding-media-to-the-gallery). Note that when creating or updating image items in your gallery, the images must be uploaded to the [Wix Media Manager](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-media-uploading-media-to-the-media-manager) first as the `imageInfo` parameter currently only supports the Wix media URL.