# Upload image using Web API post method

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-image-using-web-api-post-method/716609>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** upload, webapi\
**Created:** [August 2, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-image-using-web-api-post-method/716609 "2020-08-02T17:39:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Waterloo\_HK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Waterloo\_HK](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Waterloo_HK)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-image-using-web-api-post-method/716609/1 "2020-08-02T17:40:00Z")

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I want to post an image taken from the camera or photo library and upload to my own server using POST method.

This question has been asked before but all replies point to Media\_DB1 upload to Cloudinary. I don’t want to use Cloudinary.

Any alternative? example?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-image-using-web-api-post-method/716609/2 "2020-08-11T22:17:57Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Any tips for working with the WebAPI component?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/any-tips-for-working-with-the-webapi-component/60802)

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/upload-image-using-web-api-post-method/716609/3 "2020-08-11T22:17:57Z")

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