<p><code>owner</code> is the element which contains your Matrix field.</p>

<p>For example, if you attach a Matrix field to a Section, the <code>owner</code> would be <strong>the specific Entry in that Section</strong>.</p>

<ul>
<li><code>{owner.slug}</code> - The slug of your entry.</li>
<li><code>{owner.author.username}</code> - The username of the person who created the entry.</li>
</ul>

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<p>In the Dashboard, while editing the settings of a Matrix Block — the instructions for setting Upload Location for an Assets field says <code>Note that the subfolder path can contain variables like {owner.slug} or {owner.author.username}.</code></p>

<p>To what does <code>owner</code> refer? </p>

<p>Ideally I want to store these assets in Site Assets/pages/{slug of the page this block is on}  — is <code>owner</code> the page name or the username or what?</p>

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Limiting the Upload Location for assets in a Matrix Block
# Limiting the Upload Location for assets in a Matrix Block

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-17)

In the Dashboard, while editing the settings of a Matrix Block — the instructions for setting Upload Location for an Assets field says `Note that the subfolder path can contain variables like {owner.slug} or {owner.author.username}.`

To what does `owner` refer?

Ideally I want to store these assets in Site Assets/pages/{slug of the page this block is on} — is `owner` the page name or the username or what?

**Tags:** templating, assets, matrix, dashboard

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

`owner` is the element which contains your Matrix field.

For example, if you attach a Matrix field to a Section, the `owner` would be **the specific Entry in that Section**.

* `{owner.slug}` - The slug of your entry.
* `{owner.author.username}` - The username of the person who created the entry.


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