# Where is the Media DB in the new UI? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [February 11, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007 "2021-02-11T15:21:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/1 "2021-02-11T15:21:51Z")
Hey everyone! I am using the new UI in thunkable and can’t seem to find the Media DB component. Where can I find it? ---
**Author:** ![Deluxe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deluxe/32/30016_2.png) [@Deluxe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Deluxe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/2 "2021-02-11T16:08:44Z")
Did you search the forum before posting your question? > [@Media DB Block Missing](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-db-block-missing/1036999): > > Can anyone please help me to find out the Media DB Block in the new Drag and Drop Version. I can’t find that component any more ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/3 "2021-02-15T15:56:22Z")
yeah, but i could not understand it, could you explain it to me more thoroughly? ---
**Author:** ![jane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jane/32/27575_2.png) [@jane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jane)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/4 "2021-02-15T16:11:08Z")
Hi there, You can find the media DB in the Camera blocks. The block ‘URL from uploaded file ’ will upload the named file to your Cloudinary media DB, then return the URL this file is now hosted at. You can add your Cloudinary DB info to your app project in the Settings panel. ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/7 "2021-02-15T16:55:48Z")
I have to make a cloudinary account for that, right? Also, how do I write the url for the file, if I’m getting user input from the camera? i was trying to use the ocr function and it required the media db component. now im trying to figure out how to put them all together ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/8 "2021-02-16T07:18:46Z")
you have to put your media db secret key and stuff in project settings ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/9 "2021-02-16T11:24:06Z")
where do i get the blocks themselves from? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/10 "2021-02-16T17:50:53Z")
@[aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr) > [@jane](#): > > You can find the media DB in the Camera blocks. ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/11 "2021-02-16T17:52:52Z")
it’s not there in the new ui. could you send me a screenshot of your media db block and its location? because i dont think we are using the same ui ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/12 "2021-02-16T18:53:05Z")
What exactly are you trying to do? Upload a photo from album, take a photo, download an image url, …? ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/13 "2021-02-16T18:53:34Z")
take a photo ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/14 "2021-02-16T18:54:25Z")
basically, im trying to make an app that takes a photo and outputs text. and i supposedly neeb a media db component for that ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/15 "2021-02-16T19:16:29Z")
The camera drawer has the blocks you’ll need: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/7/97e4053b232cae2124f8b7cb71d2eb7a5d0592b4.png) The “photo from camera” block will allow the user to take a photo with their device. The “url from uploaded file” will take an image and upload it to cloudinary. You can put the first block into the second block. With most of these blocks, you can right-click and choose “show advanced block” to see more options. ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/16 "2021-02-17T04:41:02Z")
you can also add custom secret key and stuff in project settings ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/17 "2021-02-21T10:22:43Z")
thank you sm! i would love it, if you could help me with one more thing, which is OCR. i’m trying to make an app that scans text and puts the output in a list. could you help with that? i’ve tried searching it up, but nothing seems to be working ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/18 "2021-02-21T11:27:46Z")
> [@Barcode Scanner - Round About Way using OCR](https://community.thunkable.com/t/barcode-scanner-round-about-way-using-ocr/60962): > > Hi All, I was in need of a barcode scanner for one of the apps I was building and know there has been a bit of discussion around the implementation of a barcode scanner on Thunkable X… anyway I know this isn’t quite a barcode scanner, and has its flaws, but seems to work okay for me, I have added screenshots and explanation below: As you can see you call the camera, and take a picture of the barcode, use the “Photo” output of the camera as the “Media” input of the MediaDB (cloudinary). You c… > **[🟦 HOWTO: OCR Images and PDFs using Google Docs](https://community.appinventor.mit.edu/t/howto-ocr-images-and-pdfs-using-google-docs/23833)** > > Image with text OCR output This guide, which was lost for a couple of years, has been revived and updated. provides for the optical character recognition of text on images (also from device camera) and in pdfs, using a google web app and... ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/19 "2021-02-21T11:47:51Z")
@luv.ak.tech please note that @aishat.yatarovarxr already commented in the original post that you shared. ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/20 "2021-02-21T13:23:07Z")
thank you for trying to help, but i’ve already tried that method and it doesn’t seem to be working. do you have any other recommendations? ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/21 "2021-02-21T13:27:20Z")
did you saw the other link from ai2 ---
**Author:** ![aishat.yatarovarxr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@aishat.yatarovarxr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aishat.yatarovarxr)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007/22 "2021-02-21T14:57:06Z")
the second one is for app inventor tho [Next page](https://community.thunkable.com/t/where-is-the-media-db-in-the-new-ui/1093007.md?page=2)