# Programmatically Adding Images to Image Management

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [June 28, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-adding-images-to-image-management/75652 "2023-06-28T14:51:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-adding-images-to-image-management/75652/2 "2023-06-28T16:23:24Z")

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> [@Image Management Tool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-management-tool/37558):
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> Does anyone have an example of using the Image Management Tool to upload images from a client? Currently using version 7.9. I found the post below, but have not been even close to successful in getting it to work. [[Image Management Tool Query](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-management-tool-query/32652)] Thanks!

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> [@How to save the uploaded file in default image folder (/system/images/)?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-save-the-uploaded-file-in-default-image-folder-system-images/32771/2):
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> This won’t work the way you’re expecting it to. The /system/images/ route handler isn’t attached to an actual folder in the gateway install directory - it’s handled entirely in code, and retrieves images from the internal database. If you want to manually upload images, you’ll need to get a reference to the ImageManager on the gateway and call insertImage manually, filling in all the appropriate fields: [com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.images.ImageManager#insertImage](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition79/795/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/images/ImageManager.html#insertImage-java.lang.String-java.lang.String-com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.images.ImageFormat-java.lang.String-byte:A-int-int-int-). Actually doing so …

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