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Display Images from URL Link - Not Working
I have seen a number of threads on similar subjects, and applied all recommendations:
- website url for image (not local file path)
- format column with url to "Image URL"
- turn on "icon" option for value
- install image viewer custom visual
I have attempted using links from Dropbox, OneDrive and Google.
Bottom line - nothing works. Suggestions?
Scott,
In regards to using DropBox try this:
1: Go to the file to share, and click "Share".
2: Click "Create a Link"
3: Click "Copy Link"
- The url output should look like "https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lhbtky7gq973db/CARN%20122%282%29.JPG?dl=0"
4: Replace "?dl=0" with "?raw=1"
- The result will be that instead of the image being shown as part of the dropbox experience the image will be in a raw layer and shows inside PBI.
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Scott,
In regards to using DropBox try this:
1: Go to the file to share, and click "Share".
2: Click "Create a Link"
3: Click "Copy Link"
- The url output should look like "https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lhbtky7gq973db/CARN%20122%282%29.JPG?dl=0"
4: Replace "?dl=0" with "?raw=1"
- The result will be that instead of the image being shown as part of the dropbox experience the image will be in a raw layer and shows inside PBI.
jsheriff wrote:Scott,
In regards to using DropBox try this:
1: Go to the file to share, and click "Share".
2: Click "Create a Link"
3: Click "Copy Link"
- The url output should look like "https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lhbtky7gq973db/CARN%20122%282%29.JPG?dl=0"
4: Replace "?dl=0" with "?raw=1"
- The result will be that instead of the image being shown as part of the dropbox experience the image will be in a raw layer and shows inside PBI.
Success! Thanks for your help. I am not sure how I would have found that solution.
Cheers!
Hi,
I have image urls in an excel that I want to show on powerbi dash.
Tried to work the url images using sharepoint link (open to all) as well as hard-disk based links but neither of them is working. Would really appreciate help in this.
Hi ScottFerguson,
Usually, we set the data category to Image URL for the column which contains URL text so that we transform a url on image. If we need to show a big image, we can choose to use Image viewer custom visual.
In your scenario, you said all above recommendations don't work, what did you see in your report rather than an image? The damaged image or nothing or still the URL text? Please make sure you inserted the real image URL instead of the Web page URL.
In my test, I could display an image in report from below image URL, please test whether this URL works for you.
Best regards,
Yuliana GuYuliana,
Your test image did work in my model.
I saved an image from a webiste as a jgp file in Dropbox, copied the Dropbox link to my table and identifed it as an URL image data category.
The snapshot below shows the image you provided, followed by the image icon (not the actual image) from my Dropbox link.
Are you able to load images to Dropbox, or OneDrive and get the same result?
Thanks,
Scott
Scott;
I have a similar problem with Image URL links to Sharepoint online. If I display the field as a Web URL I can click on it and takes me to the right image and works fine. But if I convert the field to Image URL it displays the broken image icon and not my image. Any recomendation?
