Storage of Images in Aurora

Overview

Images can be uploaded to Aurora for many different types of items. These item types can range from product images to flag icons for a language. Once uploaded, the storage and management of these images is handled automatically by Aurora.

Image Storage

Images are sorted and stored in folders, all of which reside in the master /images/ folder.

A second folder level is based on the type of image. For example, product images are stored in the /images/ap/ folder, where 'ap' is the abbreviation for product images.

A subsequent folder level is based on the image transformation type and size. For example, product images that use the resizeandpad transformation type, and have a size of 150 x 150, would be stored in the /images/ap/resizeandpad:150:150/ folder. For more examples of image transformation types, please see Image URI Transformation Types.

Lastly, images are stored by their unique (for that content type) image ID. For example, the full location of a product image that has an ID of 139 would be /images/ap/resizeandpad:150:150/139.jpg.

The table below details the image types available, their location in the /images/ folder, the supported image types and where these are found in Aurora.