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title: "How to Install the Acquia DAM module?"
date: "2026-03-25T10:48:23+00:00"
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This page covers the requirements for installing the module and the different methods available.

Support for the module
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If you have access to both the DAM and Drupal sites, you can install the Acquia DAM module at no additional cost.

Note these support limitations:

*   Acquia support teams only investigate issues if Acquia hosts your Drupal site.
    
*   If a different provider hosts your site, you must obtain support from your Drupal developers.
    
*   Acquia teams do not have the access or capability to provide support for external Drupal instances.
    
*   Acquia DAM Customer Support only investigates issues when the DAM instance impacts the module.
    
*   The Drupal team at Acquia investigates issues related to module compatibility with your Acquia-hosted Drupal instance.
    

Prerequisites
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To install the latest version of the Acquia DAM module, you must use Drupal Core 9.5 or later.

Add the module using Composer
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To add the module to your Drupal codebase using Composer:

    composer require drupal/acquia_dam

To check why a specific version of the Acquia DAM module cannot install, run a Composer command to display dependency conflicts:

    composer why-not drupal/acquia_dam 1.0.1

Installation methods
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After you add the module to your codebase, enable it with Drush or through the Drupal administrative interface.

### Install with Drush

After you add the module to your codebase, enable it for use on your site with this Drush command:

    drush en acquia_dam acquia_dam_integration_link

### Install manually in Drupal

To install the module manually through the Drupal administrative interface:

1.  Place the module files in your Drupal installation, typically in `modules/contrib/acquia_dam`.
    
2.  Log in to your Drupal site as an administrator.
    
3.  Navigate to the ****Extend**** page at `/admin/modules`.
    
4.  Locate the ****Acquia DAM**** and ****Acquia DAM-Enhanced integration links**** modules in the ****Media**** section.
    
5.  Select the checkboxes for both modules.
    
6.  Click ****Install**** at the bottom of the page.
    

![Drupal admin page displaying module setup with features selected](https://acquia.widen.net/content/b3c2632d-ee14-4b4d-a57f-befae366d71a/web/ka0Pb0000006tGL00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lvg9.png?w=1090&itok=a5q8FObi)

Note

This integration uses version 3 (v3) embed links. If you currently use version 2 (v2) embeds, be aware of this difference, as it can require updates to existing content or custom code.

Next steps
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After the Acquia DAM module is in place, you must authenticate your Drupal site with your Acquia DAM account.

*   For instructions to create the API access token in Acquia DAM, refer to [Generating the API access token](/acquia-dam/generate-api-access-token "Generate the API access token").
*   For instructions to create the API access token in Acquia DAM, refer to [Authenticating a site with an Acquia DAM](/acquia-dam/authenticate-site-acquia-dam "Authenticate a site with an Acquia DAM").