# Can Elastic hold/store images?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elastic-hold-store-images/190597>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 15, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elastic-hold-store-images/190597 "2019-07-15T18:37:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-elastic-hold-store-images/190597/2 "2019-07-16T07:32:45Z")

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You can store images using the `binary` type. But I'd not store big images IMHO.  
See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/binary.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/binary.html)

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