# Images as Instagram URL
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [August 2, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460 "2020-08-02T18:46:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/1 "2020-08-02T18:46:52Z")
Can Instagram links be used as an image?
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### Author:  [@Coupons\_Deal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Coupons_Deal)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/2 "2020-08-02T18:50:00Z")
If its publically available then yes you can. You can insert any image url which is can be accessed without any restriction i suppose.
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/3 "2020-08-02T19:02:11Z")
Its not showing up ☹
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### Author:  [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/4 "2020-08-02T19:04:31Z")
Is the profile you’re copying the link from set to public?
Actually, I’m not sure that Instagram links can be used as images… they’re links to the posts, not to the images. There is likely a way to get a url to the image itself though.
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### Author:  [@Coupons\_Deal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Coupons_Deal)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/5 "2020-08-02T19:12:43Z")
The url should be ending with .png/.jpg in most cases. Can you share a sample instagram url which you want to see as image or a video showcasing it? This will give us an idea.
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### Author:  [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/6 "2020-08-02T19:23:06Z")
Looks like the jpg link can only be found by looking at the website’s source code per image. If you view the image in a desktop browser you can inspect the page and find the “src” to get a direct link to the image itself.
Otherwise, use a webview component to display full posts more easily.
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/7 "2020-08-02T19:25:36Z")
Its a standard Instagram Link…what ever you see in the url box at the top when you click on the image
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/8 "2020-08-02T19:26:37Z")
I was thinking webview might work as well! I added that and got the error: [Instagram.com](http://Instagram.com) may not allow itself to be embedded.
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### Author:  [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/9 "2020-08-02T19:35:37Z")
That’s definitely possible! If you just want to add a few static images, I’d just download them and add them as regular images. I don’t think linking from the app itself is going to be simple.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/10 "2020-08-02T21:30:00Z")
You need to have a ImportXML here to get the image link I’m afraid.
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/11 "2020-08-02T21:36:41Z")
Yes, I was thinking that too, but there are alot of images. That would be more time consuming. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/12 "2020-08-02T21:40:10Z")
Oh! What’s that?
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/13 "2020-08-03T00:35:55Z")
Just realized there’s an easier way. Apply “media/?size=l” to the URL and it will get you there.
For example: [https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZrcmwsULJ/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZrcmwsULJ/)
The image: [https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZrcmwsULJ/media?size=l](https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZrcmwsULJ/media?size=l)
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### Author:  [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/14 "2020-08-03T00:43:17Z")
Well done!!
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### Author:  [@Jen\_NYCP](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jen_NYCP)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/15 "2020-08-03T01:56:58Z")
> [@ThinhDinh](#):
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> media/?size=l
WOW!! Thanks so much!
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### Author:  [@Vitor\_Guimaraes](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Vitor_Guimaraes)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/16 "2022-03-04T20:15:25Z")
Excelent solution! I wonder if is there a similar solution for instagram videos.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/17 "2022-03-05T00:29:05Z")
By video, do you mean a video in a normal post or do you mean story/reels?
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### Author:  [@Vitor\_Guimaraes](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Vitor_Guimaraes)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/18 "2022-03-05T00:35:41Z")
I mean, is there a possibility to extract the video (not only the thumbnail) from a post or stories or reels.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/19 "2022-03-05T00:50:58Z")
>
The first answer here works, but seems like Glide’s Fetch API column does not retrieve it. I assume you have to make a HTTP call, from a service like Integromat/Make to retrieve the full JSON.
The structure of the JSON seems to have changed since that comment, but what you look for is here.
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### Author:  [@Vitor\_Guimaraes](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Vitor_Guimaraes)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/images-as-instagram-url/13460/20 "2022-03-05T03:29:33Z")
Is there a way to store the data from a call like: " [Login • Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tv/BXpBXJAArRw/?__a=1) " in a cell on glide or sheets without using external services?
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