# Uploading picture to airtable doesn't work

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750>\
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**Created:** [January 16, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750 "2023-01-16T08:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dinegredin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dinegredin/32/52909_2.png) [@dinegredin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/dinegredin)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/1 "2023-01-16T08:26:38Z")

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Hello  
I’m trying to make a photo uploader from my app. to airtable.  
it creates a new record in airtable but the image i pick is not uploaded to airtable. It seems to do something in attachment field but theres no picture at the end.  
is it a known issue ?

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/2 "2023-01-16T08:31:19Z")

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When you upload an image to Glide, the image is stored in the Glide Cloud, and a link to the image is saved in your App table.

I’m not exactly sure how this translates to AirTable, but as Glide has no concept of an “attachment” field, what you might need to do is target the image upload at either a text field, or an image field (if AirTable has an image field type).

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**Author:** ![dinegredin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dinegredin/32/52909_2.png) [@dinegredin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/dinegredin)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/3 "2023-01-16T09:20:28Z")

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Thanks for your answer.  
It’s really strange because on this video from glide it seems so straightforward

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/3/63fe4ae02be59c3ba67d996e86fd3f3a667e4486.jpeg "Make a Photo Uploader with Airtable and Glide") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mjBc_kDmG8)

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**Author:** ![dinegredin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dinegredin/32/52909_2.png) [@dinegredin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/dinegredin)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/4 "2023-01-16T09:21:34Z")

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But in reality it doesn’t seem to work 🙃

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/5 "2023-01-16T09:38:48Z")

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Yes, it does.

Okay, well I’m not an AirTable user so anything else I say would be just random guesswork 🙂

tagging @Robert_Petitto - he might be able to help you here.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/6 "2023-01-17T14:03:40Z")

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Interesting…seems to be working for me. Here’s a video demonstrating it working (and breaking when messing with Airtable fields 😅)

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploading-picture-to-airtable-doesnt-work/56750/7 "2023-01-17T14:29:18Z")

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woah… you probably should get that on replay and report it?