---
title: "List assets"
description: "List the shop's files, links and licence-key assets alphabetically, paginated (page, per_page up to 200). type narrows to file, link or licence_key; search matches the file name the way the Files page search does; licenc"
url: https://docs.filemonk.io/v2/api-reference/assets/list-assets/
api: "API v2 reference"
method: GET
path: "/assets"
---

# List assets

`GET https://app.filemonk.io/api/v2/external/assets`

List the shop's files, links and licence-key assets alphabetically, paginated (page, per_page up to 200). type narrows to file, link or licence_key; search matches the file name the way the Files page search does; licence_tag narrows licence-key assets to one tag. Each row carries how many digital products and orders use it.

## Query parameters

- `type` (string) One of: `file`, `link`, `licence_key`.
- `page` (integer): 1-based page number.
- `per_page` (integer): Rows per page, max 200.
- `search` (string)
- `licence_tag` (string)

## Returns

- `data` (array of objects, required)
  - `id` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `e2b7727e-45ad-42b7-b842-cc4615205b10`
  - `type` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `link`
  - `name` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `ebook-2026`
  - `filename` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `ebook-2026.zip`
  - `content_type` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `application/zip`
  - `byte_size` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `0`
  - `watermark` (object, required)
    - `enabled` (boolean, nullable, required): e.g. `false`
  - `licence_keys` (object, required)
    - `tags` (array of anys, required)
  - `usage` (object, required)
    - `digital_products_count` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `2`
    - `orders_count` (integer, nullable, required): e.g. `0`
  - `created_at` (string, nullable, required): e.g. `2026-10-30T16:49:38Z`
- `meta` (object, required): Paging of a list (`page`, `per_page` query params).
  - `total_count` (integer, required): Rows across all pages.
  - `page` (integer, required): 1-based page number.
  - `per_page` (integer, required): Rows per page, max 200.
  - `total_pages` (integer, required): e.g. `1`

Rate limit: this call costs 1 point ([rate limits](https://docs.filemonk.io/v2/errors-and-rate-limits/)).

## Examples

### List assets

```sh
curl "https://app.filemonk.io/api/v2/external/assets" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $FILEMONK_API_KEY"
```

### List assets filtered by type and licence_tag

```sh
curl "https://app.filemonk.io/api/v2/external/assets?type=file&licence_tag=ebook-2026" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $FILEMONK_API_KEY"
```

## 200

Success: one page of rows.

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "e2b7727e-45ad-42b7-b842-cc4615205b10",
      "type": "link",
      "name": "ebook-2026",
      "filename": "ebook-2026.zip",
      "content_type": "application/zip",
      "byte_size": 0,
      "watermark": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "licence_keys": {
        "tags": []
      },
      "usage": {
        "digital_products_count": 2,
        "orders_count": 0
      },
      "created_at": "2026-10-30T16:49:38Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "total_count": 6,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 50,
    "total_pages": 1
  }
}
```

## 401

Missing or invalid API key.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Invalid API key"
  ]
}
```

## 422

The request failed validation, or sent a key the action does not take (`code: "unknown_parameters"` with `unknown` and `accepted`). Nothing was saved.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "access.download_limit_count must be an integer of at least 0"
  ],
  "field_errors": {
    "access.download_limit_count": [
      "must be an integer of at least 0"
    ]
  }
}
```

## 429

Rate limited. Cost-weighted per API key, shared with API v1: a read costs 1 point, a write 2, 40 points per fixed 60-second window. Every response carries `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining` and `X-RateLimit-Reset` (Unix time the window ends); a 429 adds `Retry-After` (seconds), `retry_after`, `retryable: true` and a `next_step` in the body. A 429 did nothing: wait `retry_after` seconds, then send the same request again. The budget is per key, so every tool or script using the key shares it; prefer one list call with `per_page` over many single reads.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "You have exceeded the rate limit of 40 points per 60 seconds. Read requests cost 1 point(s) and write requests cost 2 point(s). Please retry after 12 second(s)."
  ],
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "retry_after": 12,
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "message": "You have exceeded the rate limit of 40 points per 60 seconds. Read requests cost 1 point(s) and write requests cost 2 point(s). Please retry after 12 second(s)."
}
```