---
title: "Trigger asset scan/seed from filesystem"
method: POST
path: "/api/assets/seed"
tags: ["assets"]
---

# Trigger asset scan/seed from filesystem

`POST /api/assets/seed`

Starts a background job that scans the configured directories and registers any assets not yet present in the asset database.

## Request body

- object
  - `roots` string[] — Root folder paths to scan (if omitted, scans all)

## Response `200`

Seed started

- object
  - `status` string

## Changes

- **2026-04-24** `a66055fa384e` — 1 info
  - api tag `assets` added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/comfy-org/apis/comfyui-api/changes/api/assets/seed/post.md)

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