# Does the UXP img element fetch URLs?

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/does-the-uxp-img-element-fetch-urls/1300>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** api-feedback\
**Created:** [October 9, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/does-the-uxp-img-element-fetch-urls/1300 "2019-10-09T22:43:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![cpryland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/cpryland/32/1172_2.png) [@cpryland](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/cpryland)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/does-the-uxp-img-element-fetch-urls/1300/1 "2019-10-09T22:43:04Z")

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Wouldn’t it be great if the UXP `img` tag would load remote graphics via http? I.e., where `src=`_some remote url_.

@kerrishotts?

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**Author:** ![stevekwak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/stevekwak/32/48_2.png) [@stevekwak](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/stevekwak)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/does-the-uxp-img-element-fetch-urls/1300/2 "2019-10-10T15:11:06Z")

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remote urls should work as long as they are `https`. Are you specifically asking for `http` urls?

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**Author:** ![cpryland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/cpryland/32/1172_2.png) [@cpryland](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/cpryland)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/does-the-uxp-img-element-fetch-urls/1300/3 "2019-10-10T16:05:17Z")

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Oh, hadn’t tried them at all. Nice!