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Get image file in Sharepoint list (not an attachment) and copy it into a Sharepoint Library

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I have a very simple list that I am using to update custom fields in the user profile. I would like to have the profile photo of the employee in the list as well as an image, not as an attachment. I want something that is easy for HR to update, search for missing photos, etc. so a form will not work.
 
 
Because we have email on prem, we would like to synch a Sharepoint LIBRARY to AD. I'm trying to move the PICTURE to a sharepoint library and I can't believe how hard this is... (Full disclosure, I usually copy a youtube video but there are no youtube videos that I can find for this scenario. I work at a nonprofit and I am a power user not a developer.)
 
It seems there is an action get http GetImage, but if it will work in this scenario, I am obviously not setting the parameters correctly.
 
 
 
Am I even approaching this the correct way?
 
Thanks for any help!
 
 
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  • Michael E. Gernaey Profile Picture
    53,335 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Hi 
     
    I am unfortunately confused on a few things and believe I can help but need some details.
     
    1. You said you cannot use a Form. I am not sure what this means. If by Forms you mean microsoft forms then actually you could use it let me explain
     
    A) You have a sharepoint document library (not a list, because you want it to store real images, but you could also create an image column
    B) You create a Form that submits the change of the image they want
    C) you have a  power automate flow that triggers and takes the data they send in for the new image (when they set it in the Upload Action of the Form)
    when it triggers it gets the data and writes it to 
    Either
    D) a document library with columns in it for the custom details
    or
    E) a list where you use an image 
     
    What I dont understand is why you are trying to do a GetImage??? Are the images in SharePoint and you want to move them to another location?
     
    can you do a step by step and al ittle more details on the images, where they come from etc?
     
    A Form (app) could easily do this
    1) Create the App (Form)
    2) have it list all the images
    3) let them pick which one to change
    4) add an picker to let them pick the image to upload
    5) put the code in SharePoint in the App(Form) which is easy.
     
     
  • KProuty Profile Picture
    178 on at
    Thanks for replying. I may not be able to do it this way, but this is my thinking. Here is the use case.
     
    We are building an employee directory in Sharepoint with custom user profile fields. I have successfully built this out with pnp modern search, but I can't use it for profile pictures because we have hybrid email. We have to synch a folder and run a script to do what we need to do.
     
    I'm trying to build a way for HR to EASILY and QUICKLY put in information for every employee regarding what programs (not departments) they are attached to and their sanctioned profile picture that is taken by HR and have that go into AD. (Remember, we are hybrid email!) It is easier for HR to go to one place and do everything the same way. Input once, output many times. And there is no way IT is giving HR direct access to AD.
     
    This list may be built out over time and we will probably add more custom fields in the future.
     
    A list format makes it easy to scan and update at the same time. You see the field that is missing, you double click on the line, and you put in the new information directly into the list. This is especially useful when you have well over 200 employees and you are doing many things from scratch.
     
    So, the HR person looks to see what is missing. Puts in the program information for that person that comes from their hire documents, takes the picture for their badge and adds it to the list in the appropriate field called employee photo. All at the same time. For existing employees, they scan the list, see who they have to put in next that is missing that information, and then gets that info to put in the list.
     
    In order to synch the profile picture, it has to be by itself in a sharepoint library from what I am told. I want to MOVE just the picture to a sharepoint library via a power automate flow.
     
    This should be easy!
     
    So the get image would be getting the image information from the list to move to the library.
     
    It seems you can move attachments from a list to a library, but you can't easily move an image field from a list to a library.
     
    People are used to using Excel, and a list is more like Excel. Easy to see what is missing.
     
     
  • KProuty Profile Picture
    178 on at
    Just FYI, I found this that should be able to help me, although some folks say that Microsoft changed things since this was done...
     
    I'll post back if I actually can do it via this method.
     
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    Matthias PPS Profile Picture
    70 on at
    Have you tried adopting this solution to your needs? 
    Get SharePoint List Image in Power Automate - Torben Pedersen 

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