It is now possible to manage private assets in the asset manager. Private assets are assets that are not available to the public and can only be accessed via an access token.

You can choose the visibility in the upload dialog and change it in the info dialog for already uploaded assets.

It's also possible to choose a "Publish at" date to make the asset public at a specific time automatically.

In the list view it is possible to filter for private assets.

If you want that your users can access private assets you can create an asset access token and use the new assets api to get a signed url like explained in this article: storyblok.com/faq/how-to-create-a-protected-download-area