# How do I copy an image into a thread?

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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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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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