Manually added image link in form.url instead of form.custom_thumbnail

Manually added image link in form.url instead of form.custom_thumbnail_url

2025-03-24 14:19:29

TerranFenrir via test

TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca

test

2025-03-24 15:13:47

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

This is so far the only time that the image is shown on Hubzilla.

2025-03-24 16:28:37

UraniumBlazer

UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee

Haha I was using the API incorrectly. I was pushing the image in form.custom_thumbnail while form.url was empty. Apparently, u can’t do that.

If u have an image only post, then u have to put the image uri in form.url. the custom_thumbnail is only there if you already have some other link.

Lemmy’s documentation is really lacking. Unfortunately, contributing to it is a little complicated too (for lemmy-js-client), that is