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# Process an asset in a release

PUT https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/releases/{release_id}/assets/{asset_id}/files/{locale_code}/process

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/timeline-assets/process-an-asset-in-a-release

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string
- `release_id` (string, required) — ID of the release in form of a string
- `asset_id` (string, required) — ID of the asset in form of a string
- `locale_code` (string, required) — Locale for which files should be processed

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, required) — Version of the asset to process

## Response

### 204

No Content - Request successful, no content returned

## Examples

**SDK Code**

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const asset = await client.release.asset.get({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
  environmentId: '<environment_id>',
  releaseId: '<release_id>',
  assetId: '<asset_id>',
});

await client.release.asset.processForLocale(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>',
    releaseId: '<release_id>',
  },
  { ...asset },
  'en-US'
);
```

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