# How to create a mapping for an image type (i have a url that points to an image)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-mapping-for-an-image-type-i-have-a-url-that-points-to-an-image/202601>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 7, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-mapping-for-an-image-type-i-have-a-url-that-points-to-an-image/202601 "2019-10-07T22:46:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![veravira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veravira](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/veravira)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-mapping-for-an-image-type-i-have-a-url-that-points-to-an-image/202601/1 "2019-10-07T22:46:44Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Showing images in Kibana 6 dashoboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/showing-images-in-kibana-6-dashoboard/122563):

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Reese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nathan_reese/32/84829_2.png) [@Nathan\_Reese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nathan_Reese)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-mapping-for-an-image-type-i-have-a-url-that-points-to-an-image/202601/2 "2019-10-11T14:21:13Z")

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You can use a [string field formatter](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/field-formatters-string.html) to display your field value as an image.

Then, one your dashboard, embed a saved search for your index pattern containing the image field.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-mapping-for-an-image-type-i-have-a-url-that-points-to-an-image/202601/3 "2019-11-08T14:21:13Z")

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