# Image upload with synchronous true for new users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-with-synchronous-true-for-new-users/52886>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [14 בנובמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-with-synchronous-true-for-new-users/52886 "2016-11-14T17:58:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [16 בנובמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-with-synchronous-true-for-new-users/52886/8 "2016-11-16T20:45:09Z")

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> [@RGJ](#):
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> Why is the synchronous upload limited to staff users or API usage?

Its a security concern opening this up any wider, it would make it trivial exhaust unicorn workers really fast we opened this up.

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