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# Upload and manage assets

> Upload and manage video, image, and audio files as assets.

An asset is a video, audio, or image file you upload to the platform. The **Assets** page is where you upload, browse, preview, and delete your files.

# User interface

The following image shows the user interface and the key elements:

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1. **Summary bar**: Shows the total number of videos, images, and audio files.
2. **Filter**: Use this input box to filter assets by filename or asset ID.
3. **Filter by file type**: Use this dropdown to show only videos, images, or audio files.
4. **View options**: Use these buttons to switch between grid view and list view.
5. **Upload Assets**: Opens a dialog where you can upload new files.
6. **Asset list**: Displays your assets. Each row shows a thumbnail, filename, asset ID, file type, date uploaded, and a three-dot menu.

# Upload assets

1. Select the **Upload Assets** button.
2. In the **Upload assets** dialog, drag and drop your files or click to choose files from your computer.
3. *(Optional)* Review the list of files to upload. To remove a file, select the **X** icon on its thumbnail.
4. Select the **Upload** button.
5. Monitor the upload progress in the banner at the top-right corner of the page.

# Add a video to an index

To use a video asset for [search](/docs/resources/playground/search), you must add it to an index. Analysis, segmentation, and embeddings do not require indexing.

**Add a single video**:

1. Find the video you want to index.
2. Select the three-dot menu at the end of the row.
3. Select **Index video**.
4. In the dialog, select an index from the dropdown.
5. Select the **Add to Index** button.

**Add multiple videos**:

1. Find and select the videos you want to index.
2. Select the **Index Videos** button.
3. In the dialog, select an index from the dropdown.
4. Select the **Add to Index** button.

# Preview an asset

Select an asset in the list to open the detail panel. The panel shows a media player and the associated metadata.

# Delete assets

> **Note**
>
> This action cannot be undone.

**Delete a single asset**:

1. Find the asset you want to delete.
2. Select the three-dot menu at the end of the row.
3. Select **Delete**.

**Delete multiple assets**:

1. Find and select the assets you want to delete.
2. Select the **Delete** button.
3. Select **Delete**.