# Overview

## User Guide: File Manager Tab <a href="#user-guide-chat-manager-tab" id="user-guide-chat-manager-tab"></a>

BlueFletch provides the option of hosting APK packages and other files within the BlueFletch Portal through its File Manager feature. File Manager simplifies hosting files that will be provided to the Launcher via [assets](/bluefletch-enterprise/product-guides/bluefletch-launcher/launcher3/configurable-layouts/assets-manager.md) or [plays](/bluefletch-enterprise/product-guides/portal/playbook-mdm/plays.md). A mobile device admin can share these files to a device without having to use another service to host the files. The BlueFletch Portal's Playbook Tools can retrieve files programmatically from File Manager, removing the need to copy and paste the URL from a hosting platform.

### Using the File Manager

Find the ***File Manager*** tab in the left hand navigation panel. If you do not have this tab and are interested in adding it to your BlueFletch Portal, contact your BlueFletch sales representative.

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The File Manager has two sub-tabs: ***Files*** and ***Applications.*** ***Files*** is for all file types that are not APKs (which are hosted in ***Applications***).

#### Add a File or Application

1. Click **Upload**.\
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   ![](/files/TqBMvYpKZDdz2yPnVRLa)<br>
2. Select **Files** or **Applications**.
   1. For a file, select the desired file from your computer's file explorer, or drag-and-drop the file.
   2. For an application:
      1. Select or drag-and-drop the file.
      2. Enter the "Application Name", "Version", "Package Name" (all required), and "Description" (optional).\
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3. Click **Start Upload**.

#### Retrieving Files

1. Select the **Files** or **Applications** sub-tab.
2. Select if you want to **Copy URL**, **Preview/View**, **Download**, or **Delete** the file/app.
3. To use a file as an asset in the BlueFletch Launcher:

   1. Click **Copy URL**.
   2. In the launcher.json configuration file, in the "assets" object give the file a key name (any string).
   3. Paste the URL.
   4. To be able to retrieve the URL over the network, append the organization's BlueFletch API key (found in the ***Admin - Security*** tab under **Legacy API Key**) to the end of the URL using the format `?apikey=insert_API_key_here`).

   **Example:**

<pre class="language-json"><code class="lang-json">"assets": {
    ...
<strong>    "portalHostedFile": "https://ems-services-portal.bluefletch.com/services/apiv1/files/downloadClientFile/xxxxxxx-1234-5678-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx?apikey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxPg67hF998xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
</strong>}
</code></pre>


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