# Google Drive Syntax

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [February 1, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183 "2020-02-01T18:12:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![scienter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/scienter/32/2445_2.png) [@scienter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/scienter)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183/1 "2020-02-01T18:12:48Z")

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Since a few days ago all my images are no longer shown in the Title and Image components. I have already cleared the browser cookies. Has the google drive sharing syntax changed?

Ex–\>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p79THJDWVhnUJFvU2VRdbHy4DnDzV1jK](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p79THJDWVhnUJFvU2VRdbHy4DnDzV1jK)

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183/2 "2020-02-01T18:29:43Z")

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I think you are using the wrong syntax. You need to share the file and get the sharing url. It should have file/d in the url.

[https://docs.glideapps.com/all/guides/quick-starts/getting-started/adding-images#google-drive](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/guides/quick-starts/getting-started/adding-images#google-drive)

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**Author:** ![scienter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/scienter/32/2445_2.png) [@scienter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/scienter)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183/3 "2020-02-01T19:44:12Z")

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No. It is related to the privacy of the application. I changed to public and it worked …

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183/4 "2020-02-01T21:14:40Z")

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Ok, but it’s not a shareable link, so it won’t show an image for anybody that’s not logged into your personal Google account. I can’t access the link you provided.

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**Author:** ![scienter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/scienter/32/2445_2.png) [@scienter](https://community.glideapps.com/u/scienter)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183/5 "2020-02-01T21:42:21Z")

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What I don’t understand is how it worked before for people who didn’t share my google account. I changed the setting to public on the app and it worked again …

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/google-drive-syntax/4183/6 "2020-02-01T22:42:52Z")

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No idea. I’ve never used the direct url for an image in my drive. Only the share url. Maybe it was cached initially on the glide servers, but eventually that cache expired and glide couldn’t access the image at the current url.