{"id":81301,"date":"2025-08-11T13:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images-in-your-portal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:54:24","slug":"adding-and-using-photos-and-images","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images","title":{"rendered":"Adding and using photos and images in ArcGIS Online"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[28051,251362,29221],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-81301","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-online-tip","tag-images","tag-photos","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"You can add, share, and manage many types of items in ArcGIS Online, including photos and images. Here's how...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This blog article was originally published on December 11, 2018, and has been updated. The last previous update was March 30, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can add, share, and manage many types of items in ArcGIS Online. While not specifically intended as a warehouse for photos and other kinds of images, you may find that storing these item types in your account is useful. This may be especially true if you want to keep all of the resources you use for web map pop-ups, apps, or Hub sites in the same place.<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>When using a public account, you cannot add images as items. However you can add locally stored images to story maps you author using a public account. These will not appear as items, but rather are stored within the story.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Adding photos and images to My Content<\/h2>\n

Step 1<\/strong> \u2014 Make sure the file is a valid and recognized type.<\/p>\n

Ensure the file is one of the following types and uses one of the following extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff. For more information, see Items supported in ArcGIS Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/strong> \u2014 Sign in to your ArcGIS account and add the file from your computer.<\/p>\n

In the Content<\/strong> tab, click New Item<\/span><\/strong>. Drag and drop the file onto the pane or click Your device<\/strong> to browse.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2293542,"id":2293542,"title":"images-21","filename":"images-21.png","filesize":7306,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/images-21","alt":"Drag and drop or choose file","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"images-21","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2024-03-30 18:26:21","modified":"2025-08-11 20:31:50","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":906,"height":337,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":173,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":286,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","large-width":906,"large-height":337,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","1536x1536-width":906,"1536x1536-height":337,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","2048x2048-width":906,"2048x2048-height":337,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21-826x307.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":307,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png","wide_image-width":906,"wide_image-height":337}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-21.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step 3<\/strong> \u2014 Enter a title and other item information, then click Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2293552,"id":2293552,"title":"images-22","filename":"images-22.png","filesize":12245,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/images-22","alt":"Image item details","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"images-22","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2024-03-30 18:33:30","modified":"2024-03-30 18:33:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":627,"height":633,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","medium-width":259,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","medium_large-width":627,"medium_large-height":633,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","large-width":627,"large-height":633,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","1536x1536-width":627,"1536x1536-height":633,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","2048x2048-width":627,"2048x2048-height":633,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22-461x465.png","card_image-width":461,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-22.png","wide_image-width":627,"wide_image-height":633}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step 4<\/strong> \u2014 Complete the item details<\/p>\n

As a best practice, make sure you have a good summary, item description, and update the thumbnail if needed. You may also want to prevent accidental deletion to ensure the image is not inadvertently removed by toggling Delete Protection, found in the item pages Deletion management<\/strong> sections found after clicking the Settings<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2926161,"id":2926161,"title":"aui-1","filename":"aui-1.png","filesize":5354,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/aui-1","alt":"Prevent accidental deletion","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"aui-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2025-08-11 20:05:58","modified":"2025-08-11 20:06:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":509,"height":208,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":190,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","medium_large-width":509,"medium_large-height":208,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","large-width":509,"large-height":208,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","1536x1536-width":509,"1536x1536-height":208,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","2048x2048-width":509,"2048x2048-height":208,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","card_image-width":509,"card_image-height":208,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-1.png","wide_image-width":509,"wide_image-height":208}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step 5<\/strong> \u2014 Share the item publicly to obtain the URL.<\/p>\n

Click Share\u00a0<\/strong>in the Overview tab:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2926171,"id":2926171,"title":"aui-2","filename":"aui-2.png","filesize":5827,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/aui-2","alt":"Share item","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"aui-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2025-08-11 20:08:26","modified":"2025-08-11 20:08:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":457,"height":330,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","medium-width":361,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","medium_large-width":457,"medium_large-height":330,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","large-width":457,"large-height":330,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","1536x1536-width":457,"1536x1536-height":330,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","2048x2048-width":457,"2048x2048-height":330,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","card_image-width":457,"card_image-height":330,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-2.png","wide_image-width":457,"wide_image-height":330}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Then choose Everyone (public)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2293572,"id":2293572,"title":"images-24","filename":"images-24.png","filesize":9239,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/images-24","alt":"Set public sharing","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"images-24","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2024-03-30 18:39:50","modified":"2024-03-30 18:40:00","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":502,"height":307,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","medium-width":427,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","medium_large-width":502,"medium_large-height":307,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","large-width":502,"large-height":307,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","1536x1536-width":502,"1536x1536-height":307,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","2048x2048-width":502,"2048x2048-height":307,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","card_image-width":502,"card_image-height":307,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-24.png","wide_image-width":502,"wide_image-height":307}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step 6<\/strong> \u2014 Copy and paste the public URL to use the image.<\/p>\n

Once publicly shared, you will find the public permanent URL of the image in the\u00a0URL<\/strong> section of the Overview tab, located down along the lower right side. Note that the item must be publicly shared to obtain and use the public URL.<\/p>\n

Click the Copy<\/strong> button to copy the public URL to the clipboard. Use this URL anywhere you want to use the image or when sharing with others.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2926181,"id":2926181,"title":"aui-3","filename":"aui-3.png","filesize":7394,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/aui-3","alt":"Copy URL","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"aui-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2025-08-11 20:11:23","modified":"2025-08-11 20:11:31","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":399,"height":365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","medium-width":285,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","medium_large-width":399,"medium_large-height":365,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","large-width":399,"large-height":365,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","1536x1536-width":399,"1536x1536-height":365,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","2048x2048-width":399,"2048x2048-height":365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","card_image-width":399,"card_image-height":365,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-3.png","wide_image-width":399,"wide_image-height":365}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Use the images<\/h2>\n

You can use the images anywhere in ArcGIS Online, or in websites or blogs, by using the public URL found in the item details (obtained in Step 6). For example, you can use the images in web map pop-ups, in your Home page, or in websites and apps. From the item pages, the image can also be downloaded.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Example – the geography sign<\/h2>\n

Open the item details<\/a> for this example, and look for the URL described in Step 6 above.<\/p>\n

The URL for the image item is:
\nhttps:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/sharing\/rest\/content\/items\/889b907b38b94cd7af770c23f3026689\/data<\/a><\/p>\n

When you add a link to the image in a web page, app, or blog, the URL shown above will redirect quickly to the Amazon URL. Try it below and see for yourself.<\/p>\n

Open image<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also download the image by clicking the Download<\/strong> button, or clicking the thumbnail.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2926291,"id":2926291,"title":"aui","filename":"aui.gif","filesize":92687,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/adding-and-using-photos-and-images\/aui","alt":"Download image","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"aui","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81301,"date":"2025-08-11 20:49:14","modified":"2025-08-11 20:49:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":636,"height":211,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":154,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","medium_large-width":636,"medium_large-height":211,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","large-width":636,"large-height":211,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","1536x1536-width":636,"1536x1536-height":211,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","2048x2048-width":636,"2048x2048-height":211,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","card_image-width":636,"card_image-height":211,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/aui.gif","wide_image-width":636,"wide_image-height":211}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tip:<\/strong> When using images in pop-ups, it\u2019s always best to reduce the physical size of the image to optimize display performance. Create a reduced size photo for use in the pop-up and link to a larger version of the photo if needed. Also note that while adding images to Content does not consume credits, storage for images will consume credits.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n

For more information, see the following:<\/p>\n