# Import your AMS assets

Use this workflow to migrate assets from **Azure Media Services (AMS)**. For other content in Azure Blob Storage or Amazon S3, use [Reference existing cloud storage content](/mkio/how-to/content-management/add-an-asset-in-mkio/reference-existing-storage).

MK.IO references your existing AMS asset containers directly: no re-encoding or file movement needed. Your files stay exactly where they are in Azure Storage.

> **Info:** Azure Media Services has been retired. MK.IO is a drop-in replacement: your existing AMS streaming locators, content key policies, and asset containers can all be migrated.

## Import your assets

Three approaches are available depending on your scale and tooling preference.

> **Success:** Whatever the approach, your assets remain in their Azure storage after migration: MK.IO does not copy or move them.

## Using the MK.IO web interface

1. From the MK.IO dashboard view, go to **Storage** from the left-hand side menu.
2. Select the **Add Azure storage** option then fill in the required information:

| Parameter                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| :----------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Storage Account          | From the drop down, select the connected [Storage Account](/mkio/getting-started/connect-cloud-storage)  linked to your MK.IO account, where the hosted assets lives in your Azure Storage Account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Storage container        | Enter the name of the specific container where the hosted assets lives in your Azure Storage Account.In AMS, each asset is stored in a specific container. You can confirm the storage container name by navigating to the **Assets** view in AMS, locating your 'output' asset name you need to migrate and copying the name of the 'Storage Link' field. This will typically start with an `asset-XXX` naming convention and point to the container where the associated files are stored. |
| Sub-container (optional) | Enter the name of the sub-container if any.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Asset name               | The unique identifier you want to use in MK.IO for that asset.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Description              | Provide an optional description for that asset.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Upon asset deletion      | Choose whether you want to preserve the container upon asset deletion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

When you click **Add,** the files will be uploaded and a new asset will be saved in your list. MK.IO will connect, ingest, and make the content available to be configured for streaming.

## Using Azure Media Services Migration tool from MediaKind

All the steps are detailed in [Bulk asset migration from AMS storage](/mkio/how-to/content-management/add-an-asset-in-mkio/bulk-asset-migration-from-ams-storage).

## Using Azure Media Services Explorer tool

You can retrieve the AMS Explorer tool in this public GitHub repository: [https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Media-Services-Explorer](https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Media-Services-Explorer)

This version of the Azure Media Services Explorer supports creating assets in MK.IO from existing AMS assets.