How to Get Image’s URL Link

This article shows you how to find the address of a photo on the Internet. The easiest and most common way is to search with Google, but you can still find the image’s URL with most search engines. If you want to set the URL for the image from your computer, you can upload the image to Imgur and copy the link from here.

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Use Google on your computer

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Open Google’s photo search page. You’ll visit https://images.google.com/ with your computer’s web browser to open Google’s image search page.

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Enter image search information by typing a word or sentence into the data entry box in the middle of the page.

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Click the “Search” icon

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(Search) to the right of the input field. This will search the photo in Google according to the information you entered.

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Find photos. Drag through the search results until you see the photo you’re looking for.

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Open the photo by clicking on it.

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Copy the image’s URL. Right click on the photo, then click one of the following options depending on your browser: ^{[1] X Research Source}

Chrome – Click Copy image address
Firefox – Click Copy Image Location
Microsoft Edge – Click Copy link
Internet Explorer – Click Properties , select the URL to the right of the “Address” heading and press Ctrl + C .
Safari – Click Copy image address

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Paste the URL path. To see the URL of an image, paste the path into the input box by placing the mouse pointer in the cell and pressing Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ Command + V (Mac).

Use Google on your phone

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Open

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Google Chrome by tapping an app with a red, yellow, green, and blue spherical icon.

If you don’t have Google Chrome, you can get the app for free from the iPhone’s App Store or Android’s Google Play Store.

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Tap the address bar at the top of the screen. You should see your phone or tablet’s keyboard appear on the screen.

Touch will highlight the characters currently displayed in the address bar; otherwise, you need to delete the text before continuing.

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Enter search information by typing a word or sentence.

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Tap Search on the keyboard. This will search in Google and display results that match the word or sentence you entered.

On Android, you’ll tap Go or Enter / Return at this step.

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Tap the IMAGES tab at the top of the search results page. This tells Google Chrome to only display the image.

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Find your photo. Drag the results until you see the photo you’re looking for.

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Open the photo by touching the photo.

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Tap the “Share” icon

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(Share) below the photo to open a selection list.

On Android, you’ll tap the “Share” icon

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Copy path. Touch and hold the link below the menu that appears, then tap Copy Link URL when prompted.

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Paste the path. To see the image’s URL, open any app with an input field, touch and hold the field for a while, and then tap Paste in the menu that appears.

Find URLs in other browsers

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Find the photo for which you want to get the address. You can get the address of most photos found on the internet.

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See the original version of the photo. Some websites will display a thumbnail image instead of a full-size image. If you get the URL here, you’ll get the thumbnail’s URL. So you need to open the image in full size in the browser.

For example, the photos in this article are thumbnails. To see the photo in full size, you need to click on it to open it in a new window.

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Right click on the photo. Once you find the photo you want to get the URL for, right-click on the photo to open a selection list.

If you’re using a Mac with a mouse with a single button, hold down the Ctrl key and click the picture to open the right-click menu.
On a mobile interface (such as a phone or tablet), you can touch and hold the photo and then tap the Copy URL or Copy Link option. Not all browsers have this option.

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Copy the image’s URL. You’ll click on one of the following options in the drop-down list, depending on the browser you’re using:

Chrome – Click Copy image address
Firefox – Click Copy Image Location
Microsoft Edge – Click Copy link
Internet Explorer – Click Properties , select the URL to the right of the “Address” heading and press Ctrl + C .
Safari – Click Copy image address

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Paste the URL of the image. Once you’ve copied the image’s URL, the path will be copied to your computer’s clipboard. You can paste the link anywhere, such as your browser’s message, document, or address bar.

If you copy other data before pasting the path, the copied URL will be replaced with the new data.

Using Imgur

Understand the purpose of this method. If you want to set the URL for a file on your computer, you can upload the file to a file hosting site (like Imgur) and copy the path. Imgur is the most popular example.

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Open Imgur. Visit https://imgur.com/ on your computer’s browser to open the Imgur homepage.

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Click the green New post button at the top of the home page to open a menu.

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Click the gray Browse button in the middle of the pop-up menu. This will open File Explorer (on Windows) or Finder (on Mac).

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Select a photo from your computer. Go to the folder where the photos you want to upload are saved to, then click to select them.

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Click Open in the lower-right corner of the window to upload the selected image to Imgur.

You can name the photo by clicking in the input field above the photo and typing a name.

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Click the gray Copy button to the right of the image’s URL in the upper-right corner of the page. This will copy the image’s URL to your computer’s clipboard.

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Paste the URL of the image. To see the image’s URL, paste the path into the input field by placing the mouse pointer in the field and pressing Ctrl + V (on Windows) or ⌘ Command + V (on Mac).

Advice

Search engines like Bing are functionally similar to Google, but Google is the most commonly used search engine.

Warning

If you want to use someone else’s photo, you’ll need to ask for their permission and make sure to credit the source next to the photo; otherwise, you may be sued.

Steps