Add an image "by URL"

toolbar > Insert image > By URL

A URL (Universal Resource Locator) is the unique address of a file on the Word Wide Web.

If you know the URL of an image file, and if that file is public, you can post it directly into your blog at Insert image > By URL.

Use "by URL" to insert an image that is on the web.

Add Images appears when you click the image tool in the toolbar on Blogger's editing page.

Unlike upload and photos, this option does not add or copy anything into the Media Manager. It uses the file you specify at its URL location.

Consequently, if that file is deleted or renamed or restricted or moved, it will leave a hole in your blog.

For this to work,

• you need to know the true url of the file
• the file must be public

I would also argue strongly that

• you should have the right to use the image

"I found it on the internet" is not a license for you to use an image.

The true URL

Some online photo albums, including Flickr, Google Photos, and Blogger's Media Manager, have multiple ways of displaying an image, each with its own URL.

Most of these won't work.

Fortunately, Blogger's "by URL" has a built-in checker that shows the image if the url is correct, and an error message if it is not.

If the URL you entered does not pan out, you will have to locate the right one by clicking around.

Typically these canonical URLs end with a suffix such as .jpg or .png.

The image must be public

Some photo-sharing sites, including Google Photos, allow the account holder to share and unshare images.

Private images often won't work on your blog in a way that others can see, even if you have viewing privileges. However, the rules vary from site to site.

Upload • From Blogger

From Photos • By URL • Drag & drop