Query the ImageKit Media Library programmatically to list and filter files by folder, file type, and AI-generated or custom tags
domain: imagekit.io · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Call the ImageKit Media API's list-and-search files endpoint with basic filters like `path`, `fileType`, `sort`, `limit`, and `skip` for straightforward folder-scoped listing
For advanced filtering, build a Lucene-like query string and pass it as the `searchQuery` parameter to combine conditions across tags, custom metadata fields, and AI-generated tags
Use a `tags IN [...]` style expression inside `searchQuery` to match assets carrying specific manual or AI-generated tags
Paginate through results using `skip`/`limit` since large libraries won't return everything in a single call
Cross-check that any custom metadata fields referenced in `searchQuery` have already been created as schema fields in the dashboard, since undefined fields won't be queryable
Known gotchas
AI tagging and custom-metadata search fields must be explicitly enabled/configured before they're queryable via `searchQuery` — they aren't automatically searchable the moment tags exist
The Lucene-like `searchQuery` syntax has its own escaping rules distinct from plain query filters; malformed expressions typically fail the whole search rather than degrading gracefully
Folder-path filters are case- and structure-sensitive, so listing by `path` requires matching ImageKit's actual folder hierarchy rather than a loosely normalized path string
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