Images, saved as images, in a sharepoint list (not a document library) and displaying those

[Master_of_None]

Hi there,

I have read/seen the guides on how to display a document library of pictures on sharepoint in Power BI by publishing it (sorts out the anon permissions etc). I have a Sharepoint List, that has in it, the image type column, and users have uploaded images to that (i.e. it is not a document library on its own, it is part of a list). 

Any thoughts on how a): to show those at all and b): can it be done without publishing?

[Master_of_None]

Got IT to set up an S3 bucket with anon hosting and solved it that way. Small number of end users, so a suitable workaround as opposed to being overly complex. More sharable too. Thanks for the reply though, nice to know it could be solved directly - sometimes just need to solve a different problem!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Master_of_None ,

Please have a try.

You can use the Image URL data category to display the images from the SharePoint list in a table, matrix, slicer, or multi-row card visual in Power BI. To do this, you need to extract the image URL from the image type column in the SharePoint list, and then change the data category of that column to Image URL in Power BI.

You can use the Power Automate service to create a flow that will copy the images from the SharePoint list to a folder in OneDrive or SharePoint Online, and then use the SharePoint Folder connector in Power BI to access the images from that folder. This way, you can display the images as binary data in Power BI, and also avoid any permission issues.

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