Optimizely DXP Deployment API – Downloading Assets

The Optimizely Deployment API (Episerver.PaaS.EpiCloud) has helped immensely as I’ve been working on new projects, but there has always been something that has plagued me; copying down content/assets into my local environment.

When I say “Copying down Content,” I mean two pieces; Database and the Assets.

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For the Database Export, I have created my ExportDatabase Script, which will utilize the API to generate a download file, and will also download the database to a local location.

Today, we will be talking about the hard part of this process; downloading Assets.

In this post, we will go through the following:

• What makes up “Content” in an Environment and Why would you need to copy it locally?
• What is Azure Blob Storage? How is it used in Optimizely?
  • What is an SAS Token?
• How to Download Assets (script)
• Conclusion