URL Upload: Upload an Image by URL in Three Steps
This URL uploader takes a link to an image or video that is already online and uploads it for you. You do not download the file first, and you do not need an account:
- Copy the link to the file. Right-click the image and choose Copy image address. The link should open the image or video on its own.
- Paste the URL into the box above. For several files, put one URL on each line, up to 40 at a time.
- Press Fetch & Get URLs. Each file is fetched from the URL, uploaded to our servers and given its own direct link, HTML, BBCode and Markdown.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Price | Free |
| Account | Not needed |
| URLs per upload | Up to 40, one per line |
| Maximum file size | 200MB per file |
| Images you can upload from a URL | JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, AVIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, and HEIF |
| Videos you can upload from a URL | MP4, WEBM, and AVI |
| What you get | Page link, direct link, embed code, HTML, BBCode and Markdown for each file |
Is the file on your phone or computer rather than at a URL? Use the image to URL converter, or paste an image straight from your clipboard.
How It Works
1. Paste a URL
Drop in a direct link to any image or video file.
2. We fetch it
Our server downloads the file and hosts your own copy.
3. Copy your link
Direct link, embed code, HTML, BBcode, and Markdown - ready instantly.
Move Images From Imgur and Other Hosts
To move images from Imgur, ImgBB, Postimages or another host, paste their links above - up to 40 at once - and you get a new link for each one. Use it when a host starts deleting old uploads, adds limits, or stops showing your images in forum posts, so the pictures you shared keep working.
- Collect the image links. Open each image, right-click it and choose Copy image
address. On Imgur a page link such as
imgur.com/abc123works too; it is turned into the image link for you, and.gifvclips are fetched as MP4. - Paste them above, one per line, and press Fetch & Get URLs.
- Replace the old links in your posts, pages and READMEs with the new direct links, BBCode or Markdown.
Albums and galleries are pages, not files: open the album and copy each image's address. Links that only work while you are logged in, or that have already expired (such as old chat attachments), can't be fetched - download those files and upload them instead. Comparing hosts first? See the Imgur alternative comparison.
Use Cases
Beat Hotlink Blocking
Some sites block their images from loading elsewhere - re-hosting gives you a link that always works.
Back Up a Link Before It Dies
Save a copy of an image before the original page or account disappears.
Get Embed Formats
Turn any image URL into HTML, BBcode, and Markdown you can paste anywhere.
Mirror for Reliability
Keep a working copy so a forum post or listing doesn't end up with a broken image.
Faster, CDN-Backed Delivery
Slow original host? Re-host through our CDN so the link loads quickly wherever you paste it.
Consolidate Scattered Images
Pull images from several different sites into one place, with links that all work the same way.
Why Use This
No account, no watermark, and no software to install - paste a link and get your own direct URL back in seconds. Links to private, internal, or local-network addresses are blocked automatically, and every fetched file goes through the same moderation as a normal upload. Already have the file on your device instead of a URL? Use the image URL generator to upload it directly. Want to edit it first? Try the image editor - it publishes to a direct URL too.