# Web API's

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## [Issues using Thunkable on mobile RE: using advanced blocks / scrolling in blocks drawer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/issues-using-thunkable-on-mobile-re-using-advanced-blocks-scrolling-in-blocks-drawer/2568030)

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**Author:** [@fonsi88090ncla](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fonsi88090ncla)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/issues-using-thunkable-on-mobile-re-using-advanced-blocks-scrolling-in-blocks-drawer/2568030 "2023-08-29T18:56:12Z")

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When i go to blocks and want to click to web api on the “+” it dont works. i tried it many times even with a touchpad app (i am on mobile) but still dont works. What to do?

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## [How to add a loading icon to app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-loading-icon-to-app/2560051)

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**Author:** [@hansnielsen350yuwp2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hansnielsen350yuwp2)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-loading-icon-to-app/2560051 "2023-08-28T17:29:01Z")

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Hi! Iwas wondering how to use the loading icon component. I would like it to run as the user of the app waits for the api to return results to the phone.And of course stop when it comes there. Ill include some of my code…

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## [Image recognition to text ocr issue](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-recognition-to-text-ocr-issue/2551440)

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**Author:** [@17225cto9as](https://community.thunkable.com/u/17225cto9as)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-recognition-to-text-ocr-issue/2551440 "2023-08-23T01:48:01Z")

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hello, i’m a thunkable beginner. really looking forward for help right now. So the application i’m making is basically taking a picture using camera then the system will use image recognition to check text in the picture…

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## [Sending image over the network](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sending-image-over-the-network/2550903)

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**Author:** [@fifdee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fifdee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sending-image-over-the-network/2550903 "2023-08-21T13:58:32Z")

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Hey, I’m quite confused there’s no option to get base64 image representation from an image chosen with filepicker or made with camera. All I can get is the local filepath. I have my own API and I need that image to be s…

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## [How to save image taken with phone to image gallery](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-save-image-taken-with-phone-to-image-gallery/2545539)

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**Author:** [@hansnielsen350yuwp2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hansnielsen350yuwp2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-save-image-taken-with-phone-to-image-gallery/2545539 "2023-08-15T14:22:09Z")

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Hi everybody! I tried to find a post about this but i didnt if theres one bare with me. Im using the webviewer html workaround to take photos from my app but the photos dont get saved to gallery. Is there a way to get t…

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## [Timer http request](https://community.thunkable.com/t/timer-http-request/2532116)

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**Author:** [@thijmenkroon1ch1opn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thijmenkroon1ch1opn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/timer-http-request/2532116 "2023-08-07T16:32:36Z")

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so i have a problem i want to make an automatic fish feeder app with help of an HTTP request wich sends an request to my ESP8266 to let a motor cicle and let it feed fish i already made a button in the app called: ‘‘Feed…

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## [Thunkable live testing not working](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-live-testing-not-working/2533358)

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**Author:** [@vermatul15tqxhg3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vermatul15tqxhg3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-live-testing-not-working/2533358 "2023-08-06T01:23:00Z")

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Hi, I have created several games but in those i can see one common error. When I live test my apps the never work. I think the problem could be with the Web API I am using. I will attach multiple links to projects with…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Trying to parse a list of results in web api](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-trying-to-parse-a-list-of-results-in-web-api/2530450)

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**Author:** [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-trying-to-parse-a-list-of-results-in-web-api/2530450 "2023-08-04T07:54:34Z")

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Greetings I am trying to get a bunch of api data in a list by creating a loop but the list is empty this is what I have tried so far and this is the response { "page": 1, "results": \[ { "adult": fals…

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## [Taking up and down text will have spacings, is it possible to remove the spacing](https://community.thunkable.com/t/taking-up-and-down-text-will-have-spacings-is-it-possible-to-remove-the-spacing/2527328)

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**Author:** [@wankhengyong349ml00b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wankhengyong349ml00b)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/taking-up-and-down-text-will-have-spacings-is-it-possible-to-remove-the-spacing/2527328 "2023-08-04T02:41:38Z")

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I’m using ocrspace for the ocr function when u take the photo it shows 2 /r/n in the form of json and hence it will have spaces as it detects it as 2 words when I generate the results in a textbox. I try adding the bl…

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## [Is it possible to bulk query with web abi?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-bulk-query-with-web-abi/2513752)

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**Author:** [@bymaho](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bymaho)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-bulk-query-with-web-abi/2513752 "2023-08-03T01:41:38Z")

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Is there an example to use web api to get multiple data?

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## [Bearer token authorization](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bearer-token-authorization/2506832)

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**Author:** [@mramesh9875szcz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mramesh9875szcz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bearer-token-authorization/2506832 "2023-07-18T10:38:54Z")

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Hi my blocks with web API / bearer token authorization works fine in my pc. But in Thunkable live in Mobile(Android) not working. Why. I tried more than a week.

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## [Buildling gaming chat apps](https://community.thunkable.com/t/buildling-gaming-chat-apps/2510643)

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**Author:** [@vinayabhimanyu35](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vinayabhimanyu35)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/buildling-gaming-chat-apps/2510643 "2023-07-18T10:15:37Z")

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Building a gaming chat app can be an exciting project. Here’s a high-level overview of the steps involved in creating a gaming chat app: Define Requirements: Determine the core features and functionalities of your gamin…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Problème lors de test sur android](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-probleme-lors-de-test-sur-android/2502663)

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**Author:** [@frederic.tharyjlz3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/frederic.tharyjlz3)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-probleme-lors-de-test-sur-android/2502663 "2023-07-12T16:46:27Z")

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Critical error occured quand je veux tester en direct sur android. voici mon code qui fonctionne sur thunkable mais pas sur mon android en test

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## [Retrieve text from json object](https://community.thunkable.com/t/retrieve-text-from-json-object/2497934)

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**Author:** [@hauleslie3tf](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hauleslie3tf)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/retrieve-text-from-json-object/2497934 "2023-07-08T23:16:33Z")

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Hi everyone, I received “something has gone wrong. check your blocks and reset this page” error by running the following block. The response is from azure OCR, I’m trying to retrieve all the ‘text’ - which is the equiva…

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## [Getting header from web api post response](https://community.thunkable.com/t/getting-header-from-web-api-post-response/2493814)

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**Author:** [@hauleslie3tf](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hauleslie3tf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/getting-header-from-web-api-post-response/2493814 "2023-07-05T18:17:01Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m currently working on a project where I need to interact with the Azure API, which necessitates both POST and GET requests. As part of this process, I’m using the Thunkable’s Web API block to send a …

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## [Getting a header from post response?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/getting-a-header-from-post-response/2450055)

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**Author:** [@mcdonaldzacharyaj3o6](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mcdonaldzacharyaj3o6)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/getting-a-header-from-post-response/2450055 "2023-06-26T17:01:39Z")

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Hey everyone, Has anyone been successful at extracting a header from a post response? i looked everywhere and found lots of setting post headers but not extracting a new one thats included in the response. for example i…

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## [I want to make call function how to make call and play](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-want-to-make-call-function-how-to-make-call-and-play/2483188)

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**Author:** [@badreldeen982008m3cj](https://community.thunkable.com/u/badreldeen982008m3cj)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-want-to-make-call-function-how-to-make-call-and-play/2483188 "2023-06-26T11:11:00Z")

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dears i’m beginner i want to do this function call (name) play error output

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## [Error while using mealdb api](https://community.thunkable.com/t/error-while-using-mealdb-api/2469565)

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**Author:** [@preema.shahfscs](https://community.thunkable.com/u/preema.shahfscs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/error-while-using-mealdb-api/2469565 "2023-06-23T08:07:59Z")

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I tried this mealdb api and i have done the exact same code as @jared suggested but it is not working .

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## [\[Solved\] Help in getting an Object from a response](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-help-in-getting-an-object-from-a-response/2465512)

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**Author:** [@pacecode](https://community.thunkable.com/u/pacecode)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-help-in-getting-an-object-from-a-response/2465512 "2023-06-22T15:24:47Z")

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I am not able to get “image\_url” from this response: { "correlation\_id": "ID", "error": false, "response": { "image\_url": "https://example/images/000000.png" } } Code:

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## [Web API - Download audio](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-download-audio/2407566)

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**Author:** [@konyaevartyomizo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/konyaevartyomizo)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-download-audio/2407566 "2023-06-20T13:31:45Z")

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I need to make a request to my server, that will return an audio. I then need the app to play it. The “play it” part is easy once a have an audio file, question is how I get it. Any supported way to get an audio from th…

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## [Upload pic to my own server](https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-pic-to-my-own-server/2462339)

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**Author:** [@royrosemarin](https://community.thunkable.com/u/royrosemarin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-pic-to-my-own-server/2462339 "2023-06-13T21:47:01Z")

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Hello people. I am trying to run a block that when a user takes a pic on the camera, the pic gets uploaded to my own server, where I can run some logic over it. Why not Cloudinary? Well, I am greedy and I am tying to imp…

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## [Cannot set API header for Content-Type](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-set-api-header-for-content-type/2460425)

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**Author:** [@royrosemarin](https://community.thunkable.com/u/royrosemarin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cannot-set-api-header-for-content-type/2460425 "2023-06-11T22:07:30Z")

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Please help. I’ve been spending the last hour on this seemingly trivial issue. I am trying to set my API header to “Content-Type: application/json”. I have done it before and it was working, but when trying it now, my…

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## [Grabing data from a smartwatch](https://community.thunkable.com/t/grabing-data-from-a-smartwatch/2449734)

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**Author:** [@adam.edenroad](https://community.thunkable.com/u/adam.edenroad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/grabing-data-from-a-smartwatch/2449734 "2023-06-05T19:59:50Z")

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Hey, I didn’t find responses in the topics, so I 'm asking directly, maybe it’s already asked by someone. Is it possible to take HeartRate Data, Or sleep Data from a smart watch in direct ? to use it in the thunkable ap…

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## [How to display raw binary image?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-raw-binary-image/2447262)

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**Author:** [@Serg](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Serg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-raw-binary-image/2447262 "2023-06-05T19:52:17Z")

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I am using Web API in my project and am trying to display a raw binary image. I am getting an image in the response body. I’ve already been able to display the image while testing the API in Postman. And if the image wou…

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## [Api.hashify not working](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-hashify-not-working/2431393)

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**Author:** [@whiterabbitstudio202](https://community.thunkable.com/u/whiterabbitstudio202)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-hashify-not-working/2431393 "2023-06-01T20:09:14Z")

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api.hashify.net is not working, are there any other sites that have the same functions. That is, sending a text and a response in the form of a sha1 code.

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## [What URL to give in web api for images](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-url-to-give-in-web-api-for-images/2434986)

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**Author:** [@er.vinaybansalwocou](https://community.thunkable.com/u/er.vinaybansalwocou)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-url-to-give-in-web-api-for-images/2434986 "2023-05-26T20:01:36Z")

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Hi, I am making a project where all car details will be shown when a image is uploaded . So, for this I am using a api from rapid api website. But i am finding issues in how to send uploaded image url to that rapid …

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## [Best way to exchange data with node-red](https://community.thunkable.com/t/best-way-to-exchange-data-with-node-red/2430547)

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**Author:** [@muellerc0v](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muellerc0v)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/best-way-to-exchange-data-with-node-red/2430547 "2023-05-26T19:56:20Z")

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Hello, what is the best way to exchange data between a thinkable app and a node red instance ? Is there an example for something like that ? thank you in advance

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## [Web API works in HTTPS?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-works-in-https/2425913)

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**Author:** [@info5958](https://community.thunkable.com/u/info5958)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-works-in-https/2425913 "2023-05-25T10:52:21Z")

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Hi there, is it possible use the web API in order to use a API on a server that works in HTTPS ? Someone have tried that ? In HTTP the web API work without problem, but in HTTPS the same blocks (obviously with correct…

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## [Applying google ocr to thunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/applying-google-ocr-to-thunkable/2433082)

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**Author:** [@wankhengyong349ml00b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wankhengyong349ml00b)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/applying-google-ocr-to-thunkable/2433082 "2023-05-24T03:25:35Z")

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Any idea how to add google ocr to thunkable? Cant seem to find tutorials online.

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## [Some help in Watermark Remover API](https://community.thunkable.com/t/some-help-in-watermark-remover-api/2422297)

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**Author:** [@pacecode](https://community.thunkable.com/u/pacecode)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/some-help-in-watermark-remover-api/2422297 "2023-05-18T10:30:44Z")

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I am using Rapid API’s Watermark Removing API. When I Post the Details, I get the Response but the Image Format is not Identified by the Image UI. I want some help so that the Image response’s Image gets Set in the…

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