---
title: "AssetImportStrategy"
generated: true
---
<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/config/asset-import-strategy/asset-import-strategy.ts" sourceLine="25" packageName="@vendure/core" since="1.7.0" />

The AssetImportStrategy determines how asset files get imported based on the path given in the
import CSV or via the <DocsLink href="/reference/typescript-api/import-export/asset-importer#assetimporter">AssetImporter</DocsLink> `getAssets()` method.

The <DocsLink href="/reference/typescript-api/import-export/default-asset-import-strategy#defaultassetimportstrategy">DefaultAssetImportStrategy</DocsLink> is able to load files from either the local filesystem
or from a remote URL.

A custom strategy could be created which could e.g. get the asset file from an S3 bucket.

:::info

This is configured via the `importExportOptions.assetImportStrategy` property of
your VendureConfig.

:::

```ts title="Signature"
interface AssetImportStrategy extends InjectableStrategy {
    getStreamFromPath(assetPath: string): Readable | Promise<Readable>;
}
```
* Extends: <DocsLink href="/reference/typescript-api/common/injectable-strategy#injectablestrategy">`InjectableStrategy`</DocsLink>



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### getStreamFromPath

<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(assetPath: string) => `Readable | Promise<Readable>``}   />

Given an asset path, this method should return a Stream of file data. This could
e.g. be read from a file system or fetch from a remote location.


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