# Auto-generate Youtube thumbnail URL

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You can use a template column replacing the video\_id

> [@Youtube thumbnails](https://community.glideapps.com/t/youtube-thumbnails/2337/6):
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> You can get a thumbnail for any YouTube video given the video ID: [https://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO\_ID/0.jpg](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/0.jpg) Using the Template column, you could derive Video and Thumbnail columns from a Video ID column.

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