The Acquia DAM module syncs assets stored in the Acquia DAM with Drupal’s Media Library, so site creators can search, browse, and select images, PDFs, spinsets, and videos without leaving the Drupal site builder interface. The module leverages embed codes rather than downloading and serving assets through Drupal. To install and configure the Acquia DAM module, follow the instructions in the configuration article.
This integration uses version 3 (v3) embed links. If you are currently using version 2 (v2) embeds in your implementation, be aware of this version difference before proceeding.
When creating content in Drupal, you can browse assets stored in your Acquia DAM and add them to your page. First, select Media.
If this is your first time using the module, you need to connect your Drupal and DAM accounts. Everyone who uses the module must have a DAM user account and will need to do this step. Select Connect.
A new tab will open and load the DAM. Once you’re logged in, a message will appear asking you to allow the integration. Select Allow.
Your accounts are linked, and in Drupal, you can now use the module. Select DAM as the media source.
Choose between five media types – document, image, PDF, spinset, or video. You can refine your results further by search or by category. Select one or multiple assets to embed in the page, then select Next.
Choose a format for your media. It will be added to the Drupal page as an embed code, so that it is synced with the DAM. The maximum width and height for images is 2,048 x 2,048 px.
Under Version, select whether you want the media to update automatically when assets are updated in the DAM or if you want to manually update media yourself. All media types have these version options except spinsets. Select Insert selected.
The Acquia DAM module checks for new versions of assets uploaded to the DAM approximately every hour. If you selected Manually update when adding media, you will be alerted when a new version of that asset exists in the DAM. That alert will appear on the edit page.
Select Update media and review the current media and the new version side by side. Then select Cancel to keep the existing media or Update to change the media to the new version.
Note that Drupal will only detect a new asset version if it’s uploaded to the DAM. If an asset is switched to a previous version in DAM, the asset embedded in Drupal will not update automatically or alert you that there is a new version. There is a workaround. When switching an asset to a previous version in DAM, follow these steps:
In the DAM media report, you can manually sync asset information with the DAM. To view the report, select Content, Media, Media library, and DAM media. After the sync happens, there is no way to revert the updated dates.
Although assets are synced between DAM and Drupal, if a user deletes an asset in Drupal, it will not be deleted in the DAM.
If an asset embedded on a Drupal page is deleted or expired in DAM, a gray box will replace the asset on the Drupal page. The module checks for deletions and expirations of assets approximately every hour.
To check for expired assets across all Drupal pages, go to the DAM media report in Drupal. You can also view expired assets while working in the Drupal edit page, both within the WYSIWYG editor and within the Media section.
Content creators in Drupal can view all assets that have been used in pages, articles, and other content types in the DAM media report. It will also inform them when new versions of assets are available.
To see where a particular asset has been used in Drupal and other apps, go to the Asset Digest page in the DAM. Then go to Asset associations and select Integration links. Links appear in the list when the asset is inserted into Drupal content through the WYISWYIG, Media Library Field, or Paragraph components.
Assets from DAM can be added to Drupal content as embed codes, powered by the Amazon CloudFront CDN service to ensure fast and optimized delivery. Each asset has a one-hour cache lifetime. This means if an asset is edited in DAM, it can take up to 60 minutes to have those edits reflected on Drupal pages. There is no way to override this.
Users can now download assets directly from the Drupal file system. This provides an alternative to using embed codes from the CDN. It offers greater flexibility and control over asset usage.
After you upgrade to Acquia DAM 1.1.0, you can expect several enhancements and changes that improve asset management flexibility and functionality:
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Tue Jun 24 2025 06:28:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)