# \[Solved\] how do I base64 encode an image?

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-do-i-base64-encode-an-image/1858457
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Tags:** beginner, base64
**Created:** [May 2, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-do-i-base64-encode-an-image/1858457 "2022-05-02T14:31:31Z")
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### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-do-i-base64-encode-an-image/1858457/4 "2022-05-02T16:38:00Z")

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> [@kartik14](#):
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> I don’t think this feature will be available soon in Thunkable for now.

Ah but we were soooo close:

> [@Image to Base64 encoded string new component](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-to-base64-encoded-string-new-component/1624709):
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> I just tested the newly added component in the Camera and Media drawer. [image] I gave it a URL to test what will happen if the image is not part of the project assets. The process is slow but it works. I was able to use the API I built to save the image in Google drive and it worked successfully. Thank you Thunkable team.

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