Reference Local Image URL in the visual

[prateekraina]

Hi Everyone,

I have just checked that if we provide a local path of image to Power BI, it doesn't render image in the visual.

I have tried this on Image by Cloudscope visual.

My dataset looks like below:

Timestamp                 Image URL

11/27/17 12:30:46	D:\Projects\Images\5b346ccd0081ca3a2040a4ba_faceRecognition_1530168233925.jpg
11/27/17 12:30:50	D:\Projects\Images\5b346ccd0081ca3a2040a4ba_faceRecognition_1530168238075.jpg
11/27/17 12:30:54	D:\Projects\Images\5b346ccd0081ca3a2040a4ba_faceRecognition_1530168242178.jpg
11/27/17 12:30:59	D:\Projects\Images\5b346ccd0081ca3a2040a4ba_textRecognition_1530168257121.jpg
11/27/17 12:31:03	D:\Projects\Images\5b346ccd0081ca3a2040a4ba_textRecognition_1530168261252.jpg

In Modellling tab, I selected Data Category as Image URL for my ImageURL column also. But it doesn't work.

Can anyone let me know any workaround for this?

Prateek Raina

[prateekraina · Accepted solution]

I have found the answer.

In case someone drops by to this issue, you need to host the folder in which you have images on IIS.

Thats it. 

Prateek Raina

[blake_leblanc]

> you need to host the folder in which you have images on IIS

What is IIS?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

May I know what is IIS?

[veenashenolikar]

Hi, IIS is Internet Information Services and supports supports HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMTP and NNTP.

[rosscortb]

IIS?