Hi, In one aspect of the code of my website, I upload an image from a short-term link onto the wix servers, only to fetch the same image again. This allows me to safely store the image over longer periods of time. In my css collection the images keep disappearing after a couple of hours though. I…

In depth discussion about the topic here: [image] Create a URL for a media file: the truth about getFileURL Show and tell So you want to create a URL to an image or video that you’ve uploaded to the Media Manager ? The simplest way is to use a static URL like this: let …

It seems the issue with your images disappearing is because the short-term links you’re using aren’t being replaced with a permanent link on Wix’s servers. To ensure your images are stored safely for the long term, here’s what you can do: Upload the Image Properly: Use Wix’s APIs to upload the ima…

Hi! Thanks for your response! The uploading process works fine, I can find the images manually. somewhere between fetching the long term link and saving it to the collection there must be an error though. Do you know if the code looks good? Or is there a different feature that fits the purpose be…

If you read the Velo docs, you’ll notice that the very first line for the getDownloadUrl() function mentions that it generates a ‘temporary’ download URL for your file. [Screenshot 2024-12-09 at 7.21.17 PM] Which is probably why… [image] M_Kay: In my css collection the images keep disappeari…

Looks like you know what you’re talking about! Would you mind helping me out one step further? Thank you so much! // uploadImage.jsw import wixData from ‘wix-data’; import { mediaManager } from ‘wix-media-backend’; // Export the function so it can be imported on the frontend export async funct…

Try this: // uploadImage.jsw import wixData from 'wix-data'; import { mediaManager } from 'wix-media-backend'; // Export the function so it can be imported on the frontend export async function saveImageToCollection(_id, imageUrl, userId) { try { console.log('saveImageToCollection call…

With that help and some trial&error it finally worked, thanks a lot!

Fetch image link from wix site media the right way

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