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title: "How do I release and unrelease assets?"
date: "2025-01-09T14:23:56+00:00"
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Released assets are approved for use by those who uploaded them or by Acquia DAM admins. Unreleased assets are either not available to use or are pending admin approval.  
  
If you have View and Order [permissions for an asset group](What-are-asset-group-permissions), you can view and order released assets. If you have View+ and Order+ asset group permissions, you can view and order released, expired, and unreleased assets.

Release assets
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With the Release Assets [permission](What-does-each-permission-mean), you can release assets from the Asset Details page or during [upload](How-do-I-upload-assets). If you're a DAM admin, you can also release assets from the Admin app.  
  
Assets cannot be released by asset group.  
  
On the [Asset Details page](/acquia-dam/where-can-i-see-asset-details "Where can I see asset details?"), release assets in the Asset Group/Security area. Click to edit an existing release date or click Release Now, then save. An [expiration date](What-are-expiration-dates) can be chosen at the same time the release date is set.

  

![Select a release date on the Asset Details page.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/3d0655b9-8422-419e-892c-8843e51ef1d2/web/ka0Pb0000006qOv00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvpY.png)

Unreleased assets
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You can unrelease assets by removing the release date or adding an expiration date on the Asset Details page or when you're uploading them. Assets are indicated as unreleased in asset thumbnails in search results.  
  
If you're an admin, you can work with the DAM Customer Support team to configure a search for unreleased assets in the [refine search](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-refine-searches "How do I refine searches?").

### _Unreleased assets or assets pending approval_

Admins can see all assets that are unreleased or pending your approval in the [Asset-related Tasks queue](/acquia-dam/what-asset-related-tasks-are-admin-dashboard "What asset-related tasks are on the Admin dashboard?") on the Admin dashboard. Click to view the assets in an asset group that are unreleased, then release them individually or in a batch.  
  

![See unreleased assets or assets that are pending admin approval in the asset-related tasks list in the Admin app.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/94a033c5-ed10-42c3-b40c-fa3a741b97ec/web/ka0Pb0000006qOv00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvpZ.png)

  
  
To release assets that are unreleased or pending your approval from the queue:

1.  Click **View** to see a list of assets in an asset group that are unreleased or pending approval.
2.  Click the filename for an individual asset or select multiple assets.
3.  For individual assets, on the Asset Details page, click the **Asset Group/Security** area, then set the release date or click Release Now.
4.  For a group of assets, edit the security, then set the release date or click Release Now.
5.  Click **Save**.