# Suddenly "image\_url" : null in category JSON files

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**Created:** [May 8, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suddenly-image-url-null-in-category-json-files/365336 "2025-05-08T15:03:37Z")\
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> [@UnheardBatting317](#):
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> Do we have to do something on the PeerTube instance (is there some setting like _“allow thumbnail scraping”_ or something like this? IDK PeerTube, just spitballing here)

That’s my guess.

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