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Hello, i have set up a Zap that creates a post in LinkedIn when a date arrives and a status changes in Monday.    The zap runs smoothly showing title, description, link URL works, except the picture, it does not appear.  I have a column for Thumbnail URL which points to a Goodle Drive fully shared (anyone with the link) folder.    Zap does not return an error, it simply does not show the picture. 

I have been copying link for that column directly from file in folder, google will give me a link like this.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19jNqUNRCxBe3ro6xQl7NGD3VtK0LHvjq/view?usp=drive_link

Im attaching pictures of how zap is configured,   could it be a matter of the platform where picrure is posted?  should i create a special page gallery  in my website to link instead of using drive for thumbnail storage ?

 

 

 

Hi @HernanS 

The file link needs to be a direct download link for the publicly available file.

 

Use this utility to see the correct GDrive link format to use: https://sites.google.com/site/gdocs2direct/

This is the correct format for your example file link: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=19jNqUNRCxBe3ro6xQl7NGD3VtK0LHvjq

 

Help article about using files in Zaps: https://zapier.com/help/create/basics/send-files-in-zaps

Got into that post just a minute ago, was wondering if it was the address format and it is,  thank you !!!!! 

 

That’s awesome @HernanS! A huge thanks to Troy for pointing you in the right direction!

If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Community. We’re always happy to help! 🤗

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