### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/1 "2019-05-17T12:01:35Z")
Here’s a **large** image:
Its original link is: [https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meta/original/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b.jpeg)
Which is different from ` `
It will however, also have multiple _optimized_ (for size and dimensions) versions.
Here’s one i got: [https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b\_2\_690x459.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b_2_690x459.jpeg).
My questions are:
- can i link somehow to the image via the “upload link”: ` ` (eg: `https://meta.discourse.org/uploads/nkjFnpawJaOanmycDbIXVG4jlkn.jpeg`) =\> i would expect that discourse will redirect me to the correct url afterwards.
- how can i know what other links/versions of my image are created?
eg. :
- `https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meta/original/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b.jpeg`
- or maybe `https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meta/original/>>>2<<
### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/2 "2019-05-17T12:34:14Z")
> [@TheBestPessimist](#):
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> can i link somehow to the image via the “upload link”: ``
Since it’s a custom URL scheme, that kind of link will only work in a Discourse instance. Plus, if you want the link to actually work, it’ll need to be a link to an image on the same instance.
> [@TheBestPessimist](#):
>
> how can i know what other links/versions of my image are created?
Why would you want to know? In Discourse, there are the “original” and a bunch of thumbnails (what we call optimized) which are mostly generated to support different pixel ratios.
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/3 "2019-05-17T13:02:03Z")
> [@zogstrip](#):
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> Why would you want to know? In Discourse, there are the “original” and a bunch of thumbnails
Well, i’m mostly interested in getting the original link.
Right now if `Copy link address`:
 on my picture above i get
`https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b.jpeg`
which even although has original in the name, is not the same as
`https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meta/original/3X/a/3/a37df25f15fccd47dc543f3d5751d81cb61dbe6b.jpeg`.
My point is that if in the future discourse would change the cdn, all the links with the old cdn will be broken.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/4 "2019-05-17T13:02:59Z")
That’s the exact same file (cue the filename), except your 1st link is on the CDN and the 2nd link is on S3 (the storage we use here on meta).
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### Author:  [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/5 "2019-05-17T13:03:55Z")
i just modified the post again (sry, i though you werent gonna answer that fast 😊 )
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/6 "2019-05-18T11:42:30Z")
Click / tap the image and click / tap the download link at the bottom. Problem solved.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-image-links-generated/118019/7 "2019-06-17T11:42:32Z")
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