Import attachments or convert URL to attachment

[Lloyd_Silver]

I uploaded a spreadsheet that has an image URL in a column. In Airtable, that’s displayed as a simple URL.

Is there any way of turning that URL into an actual attachment?

I previously used this spreadsheet in Trello where I imported via Zapier (much more time intensive then Airtable) but could specify the URL as an attachment. Therefore, it was displayed as an image on the Trello card.

Thanks

[RustyDev]

I’m missing this functionality as well trying to convert a google sheet (=image).

[Yaron_Samid]

I have the same need. Any updates from Airtable if this is supported somehow?

[Peter_Nelson]

I’d like to see this functionality added as well. Currently, a URL field that is imported also needs to be set to a ULR field type automatically. It would be nice if Airtable recognized the URL format automatically and added the imported data as an actual URL instead of text, saving a step right there. Then, typically what I do now is duplicated the URL field, change it to an Attachment style field, and then cut & paste in the image from the actual URL link. A lot of wasted effort there that would be nice to automate. Maybe a formula field that is able to input an image or document associated with a URL field?

[Vadim_Ciobanu]

I also need this feature

[M_k]

Hi @Vadim_Ciobanu

You could also use Integromat to automate this process. I realize it’s not the same, but it’s one immediate solution.

Mary Kay

[Abdulrahman_Alz]

I made an extension that converts URLs to attachments.

[Icaro_Carniello]

I made an Airtable Script that converts image links from a URL field to attachments on an attachment field.

https://icaro-dev.pory.app/record/rec42V2n6mMYDi43N/convert-image-link-to-attachment-in-airtable

[Florian_Verdon2]

Hey,

For those who are looking for a simple solution to convert URLs to attachments natively, I invite you to take a look at my topic here :

Native URL to Attachment Show and tell

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share a quick tip I use. I often see people use Zapier or miniExtensions to do this basic operation so it may be easier to do this way. I am using the Automation feature of Airtable to trigger when the record has a “pending URL” (that should be processed). When triggered, Airtable let’s you set the Attachment field type with an “URL” value and will automatically convert it. (tested for images and PDFs) [URL_To_Attachment] Demo base available here Florian

Florian

[Chris_Bradley]

Hey Florian,

Thanks for posting this workaround up, was exactly what I needed!