How to handle duplication in assets using HTTP assets API?

Question

Hi,
 
we have a requirement to check if the asset exists in the /content/dam path, the new file needs to over write the existing file.
 
is there any way to handle duplication in assets?

Jagadeesh_Prakash · Accepted Answer

@manisha_mirchandani

Yes, there are several ways to handle duplicates in assets in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). Here are a few approaches you can consider:

Overwrite existing assets: You can overwrite existing assets in AEM by using the same path to upload a new asset. When you upload a new asset with the same path as an existing asset, the new asset will replace the existing asset. This approach will allow you to overwrite existing assets in the /content/dam path.
Automatically rename new assets: You can configure AEM to automatically rename new assets if a file with the same name already exists in the same folder. You can do this by setting the dam.auto.rename property to true. With this setting, AEM will append a unique identifier to the file name of new assets to ensure that no files are overwritten.
Custom duplicate handling: You can write custom code to handle duplicates in assets in AEM. For example, you can write a custom servlet that checks if an asset with the same name already exists in the /content/dam path and performs some custom logic to handle duplicates. This approach will give you full control over how duplicates are handled in AEM.

These are just a few of the options available to handle duplicates in assets in AEM. The best approach will depend on your specific requirements and the constraints of your project.