# File attachments from URL

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Tags:** files\
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569 "2023-06-07T18:52:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tycecycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@tycecycle](https://community.fibery.io/u/tycecycle)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569/1 "2023-06-07T18:52:07Z")

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For the files field type, would be great if it was also possible to add a file stored at a url.

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569/2 "2023-06-08T17:42:27Z")

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You can use the file upload window and just type the url:  
 ![firefox_Y4CZnLEkVY](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/0/0e8ac2134c3d2eeb725e05f0313b3980f7a991b0.gif)

Or did I misunderstand you?

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**Author:** ![tycecycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@tycecycle](https://community.fibery.io/u/tycecycle)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569/3 "2023-06-13T14:54:39Z")

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@Chr1sG, I think that’s only available on Windows? Regardless, I was thinking of having the “attachment” be essentially a thumbnail to opening the file in a browser (either within fibery or within the user’s web browser). It would look the same as static files attached to entities, but function differently.

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**Author:** ![Ella\_Grace](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ella_grace/32/15021_2.png) [@Ella\_Grace](https://community.fibery.io/u/Ella_Grace)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569/4 "2026-09-10T08:53:49Z")

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> [@tycecycle](#):
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> It would look the same as static files attached to entities, but function differently.

It would look the same as static files attached to entities[,](https://onlinetasbihcounter.com/) but function differently.

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**Author:** ![bear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/bear/32/12872_2.png) [@bear](https://community.fibery.io/u/bear)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569/5 "2026-09-12T16:53:00Z")

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@Ella_Grace Welcome to the community!

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569/6 "2026-09-29T13:44:13Z")

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So do I understand this as…  
When there is a URL stored in a Fibery entity, which points to a file (stored in some other non-Fibery service) the Fibery entity shows a thumbnail of that stored file (rather than showing the URL)?