When working with Air, you have several ways to add assets to your workspace, including browser clipping, uploads, imports, and content collection. In this article, we'll explain the differences between these options and provide step-by-step instructions on how to add content to your workspace.
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There are several ways to upload content to your Air workspace. Let's explore each method:

Open Uploads at the bottom of the main navigation rail, then choose Upload files to add files from your computer. The Uploads entry stays available throughout your session.

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The Add button allows you to upload content from your computer. Here's how you can use the Add button to upload individual files:

The Add button allows you to upload content from your computer. Here's how you can use the Add button to upload folders and folder structures:

Air's workspace supports a convenient drag-and-drop option. Simply drag a file or folder from your desktop or hard drive and drop it into your workspace. Follow these steps to use drag and drop:

Air Web Clipper lets you save images from the web directly into Air from a Chromium-based browser.

For the full browser-extension workflow, see Explore Air Web Clipper for Chrome.

With Air's Content Collection feature, collaborators outside of your workspace can directly add files to your boards. You can create a unique link and share it with others to upload assets.

A single Content Collection form submission can include up to 10,000 items. The item count includes every submitted board, folder, and asset, including loose files added by drag-and-drop or selected through the file picker.

Here's how to submit content using a Content Collection form URL:

Workspaces and their libraries are built to be separate rooms in which assets are stored, but transferring assets from one workspace to another doesn't have to be difficult. Try adding an existing board and its assets to another Air workspace - no re-uploading needed!

Source content stays unchanged: Supported cloud imports create read-only copies in Air. They do not alter, move, or delete files or folders in the source service.

In Account Settings > Integrations Center, an authorized cloud-storage importer card opens the connected provider browser. If the account is not authorized, the card displays Link Account and starts the provider’s OAuth flow. Closing an importer launched from the catalog returns you to the Integrations Center.

Open Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, or SharePoint from its card under Workspace settings > Integrations, or select the provider from the Add/Upload import flow. After the importer opens, destination selection and importer behavior are the same regardless of the launch path.

Permissions: An importer uses the third-party account authorized during setup and can access only the files and folders that account is allowed to view. SharePoint may also require tenant-level API approval from your organization’s IT team. In Air, you need edit access to the destination board or library.

Once an import starts, you can follow it in the import status panel. Each import shows detailed progress and results, including how many items were discovered and imported, with files and folders included in those counts, the total import size, and item error counts when applicable. For account switching and sign-out steps after the importer opens, see Managing importer accounts.

Repeat cloud-storage imports: Air checks duplicates against the destination you choose. If you import the same cloud-storage folder into the same board, Air skips duplicates already in that board. If you import the same content into a different destination, Air adds the assets to that destination.If you import the same content into a different destination, Air adds the assets to that destination. To move content from Air to external storage, download the files manually, use Air Flow, or use the Public API for a programmatic migration.

Cloud-storage imports create one-time copies: Importing does not modify, move, or delete content in the source, and it does not maintain a live, bidirectional sync. To bring later source changes into Air, re-import the content or set up a custom automation.

👾 Dropbox's API limits access and transfer of your content. You may not see your full Dropbox due to these limitations. To add content from Dropbox that is shared with you try any of the below:

Open the Box card from Account Settings > Integrations Center, or select +Upload a file and choose Box.

⚠️ Google Drive shortcut limitation

Google Drive imports bring in original files and folders, not shortcuts or other references. If your Drive structure relies on shortcuts, you may need access to the source file or folder itself before the import will work.

⚠️ Microsoft account access error?

If you see a Microsoft account access error when signing in to the SharePoint Importer, this is generally caused by Microsoft/API permissions set by your organization, not an issue with Air. Contact your IT team and ask them to grant API access and permissions for the SharePoint Importer. After IT approves the required permissions, you can log in and use the importer successfully.

To switch accounts, sign out, or resolve sign-in or access issues, use the controls inside the opened importer. These actions work the same regardless of the launch path.

To change the connected account from any launch path, open the importer, select your profile icon in the top-right corner, and choose Switch Accounts or Sign Out.

Our Enterprise accounts benefit from access to custom imports. Our team of dedicated engineers in partnership with you and your account manager, help move your content and your content's metadata on to Air with ease. Contact your account manager directly to get started with this.

Click here to learn more about Air for Enterprise plan and book a demo with our team!

Adding content to your workspace is a snap. You'll love seeing their content in the dynamic large format previews of Air's gallery view. It's so satisfying to scroll through and get inspired. Don't stop there though! Get going with organizing your content using Air's metadata tools like boards, tags, and custom fields.

For step-by-step instructions on stopping an active import, see Canceling an in-progress import.