# Uploading images using the api

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/uploading-images-using-the-api/18654>\
**Category:** Database\
**Created:** [October 19, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/uploading-images-using-the-api/18654 "2021-10-19T09:56:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nieldv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@nieldv](https://forum.adalo.com/u/nieldv)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/uploading-images-using-the-api/18654/1 "2021-10-19T09:56:55Z")

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Hi,  
Looking for some ideas here.  
To explain what I’m doing - A user can upload an image using the image picker on Adalo, but they can also upload images using a separate tool that I built for bulk uploading.  
When a user uploads an image using the external tool I would like those images to show up in Adalo.  
I can’t figure out how to upload an image to Adalo using the API. I can obviously upload a URL, and then in my image list view I can use the URL as source rather than the Image stored in Adalo, but then I won’t see the ones that are uploaded in Adalo? How can I get images into Adalo or alternatively combine the gallery so that it shows images uploaded in Adalo as well as images stored externally?

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**Author:** ![Victor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/victor/32/2054_2.png) [@Victor](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Victor)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/uploading-images-using-the-api/18654/2 "2021-10-19T13:17:06Z")

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Hi @nieldv,

Unfortunately at the moment it’s not possible to upload images to Adalo DB using API.

Best regards, Victor.

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**Author:** ![hotdesk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@hotdesk](https://forum.adalo.com/u/hotdesk)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/uploading-images-using-the-api/18654/3 "2021-10-19T13:23:17Z")

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Hello @Victor,

Is it possible to upload images to Cloudinary from Adalo DB?  
I’m in trouble with this. Please help me.🙏

> [@Cloudinary Error (Make Loading Speed Faster)](https://forum.adalo.com/t/cloudinary-error-make-loading-speed-faster/18640):
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> I’m trying to upload user images to Cloudinary to make my app faster. However, URLs of images in Adalo database can’t work as the parameter. Please tell me how to solve this problem.man_bowingman_bowingman_bowing

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**Author:** ![Victor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/victor/32/2054_2.png) [@Victor](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Victor)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/uploading-images-using-the-api/18654/4 "2021-10-19T13:27:58Z")

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Hi @hotdesk,

Let me answer in the original topic.

Best regards, Victor.