# Create Image Thumbnails

**URL:** https://forums.knack.com/t/create-image-thumbnails/8769
**Category:** Get Answers
**Created:** [August 11, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/create-image-thumbnails/8769 "2020-08-11T15:49:04Z")
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#### Post date: [August 11, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/create-image-thumbnails/8769/1 "2020-08-11T15:49:04Z")

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I am currently loading images into an object via the Knack API and having an issue where the thumbnails are not created through this process.

The field I am loading into is an image field and I have the thumbnail generation option selected with both width and height set.

Is there an option I need to pass in via the API to create/use an image as a thumbnail?

Is there a way to have Knack generate a thumbnail when loading via the API?

If I instead host images externally and set the Image field to be a URL will it then render/show a thumbnail?

Thanks for the help.