A workflow can contain a Get Asset activity to retrieve asset information for use in later workflow activities.
Use a Get Asset activity when a workflow step needs information from a specific asset. The activity returns asset information that can be used as variables in later activities, such as email messages, forms, field changes, API calls, or conditional routing.
When to use Get Asset
- Add Get Asset near the beginning of an asset-based workflow when later steps need properties from the asset that triggered the workflow.
- Add Get Asset later in a workflow when an earlier activity returns an asset ID for a different asset that the workflow needs to inspect or update.
- Use the returned variables from Get Asset in downstream activity fields that support variables.
Asset ID
The Asset ID identifies the asset to retrieve. In an asset-based workflow, use a variable from the trigger or an earlier activity when you want the workflow to retrieve the asset for each workflow run. Do not enter a static asset ID unless the workflow is intended to always retrieve that same asset.
Outputs
After the activity retrieves the asset, its output can include asset identifiers, display values, properties, scores, tags, and other asset metadata. The exact variables available in later activities depend on the asset and on the fields supported by the activity that uses the variable.