# How do I copy an image into a thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981>\
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**Created:** [December 21, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981 "2024-12-21T17:45:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981/82 "2025-06-22T23:45:14Z")

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It works! The solution is:

- Open the image in Google Drive, click “share” and set general access to “anyone with the link”
- Copy the link to the clipboard
- Extract the file ID:  
`https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eU7GZ-Ir6QBDrR4UqFI32AqLjXrFNvLW/view?usp=sharing`  
Becomes:  
`1eU7GZ-Ir6QBDrR4UqFI32AqLjXrFNvLW`
- Finally, insert the file ID in this link:  
`https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/<file ID>`  
So in the example above:  
`https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1eU7GZ-Ir6QBDrR4UqFI32AqLjXrFNvLW`

You can then paste that into your post.

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981/83 "2025-06-23T00:00:27Z")

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Testing.

[![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UQys0oSULyGeuh_ZDTZoTW7EhRKowvjq) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UQys0oSULyGeuh_ZDTZoTW7EhRKowvjq)

It worked! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981/84 "2025-06-23T00:15:54Z")

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> [@Dr.Strangelove](#):
>
> It works! The solution is:
> 
> - Open the image in Google Drive, click “share” and set general access to “anyone with the link”
> - Copy the link to the clipboard
> - Extract the file ID:  
> `https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eU7GZ-Ir6QBDrR4UqFI32AqLjXrFNvLW/view?usp=sharing`  
> Becomes:  
> `1eU7GZ-Ir6QBDrR4UqFI32AqLjXrFNvLW`
> - Finally, insert the file ID in this link:  
> `https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/<file ID>`  
> So in the example above:  
> `https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1eU7GZ-Ir6QBDrR4UqFI32AqLjXrFNvLW`
> 
> You can then paste that into your post.

This needs to be pinned in the About This Message Board forum.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981/85 "2025-06-23T01:29:57Z")

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As a google drive user this is a great tip. How’d you reverse engineer it?

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981/86 "2025-06-23T01:33:58Z")

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I revers-cough-_adapted_ the instructions from this page:  
[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10311092/displaying-files-e-g-images-stored-in-google-drive-on-a-website/60546272#60546272](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10311092/displaying-files-e-g-images-stored-in-google-drive-on-a-website/60546272#60546272)

The first few replies did not work. But the steps under “Working solution for Workspace (G suite) users in Oct 2024” did.

I’m currently trying to develop a plugin that does the steps for you. Mainly to figure out if I can get AI to do it…

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