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Advanced Blocks

For each block in this drawer, you can right-click the block and select Show advanced block to see an expanded block with additional outputs. Both the simple and advanced blocks will be explained in this document.

Image/Video from Photo Library

This block will open the user's photo library and allow the user to select a photo or video. The file can then be used in the app.

Advanced Block

Output
Data Type
Function
photo or video
image/video
if a file was selected, returns the file
was cancelled
true/false
returns whether the user cancelled selecting a file
error
text
if there was an error, returns the error

File from Device

This block will open the user's file library and allow the user to select a file. The file can then be used in the app.
You can allow the user to upload any kind of file, or limit their selection by file type using the drop down menu.
Your end users may experience lags or delays if the file size they try to upload is larger than 5MB.

Advanced Block

Output
Description
Data Type
file
Points to the file that has been uploaded
Data type of the file that has been uploaded. Can also return address of the file as text
name
Name of the uploaded file
Text
mime type
Describes the type of file in MIME format
Text
size
Returns size of uploaded file in bytes
Number
was cancelled
Indicates whether the end user cancelled selecting a file
True/False
error
If there is an error, returns the error. Else returns null
Text

Upload file to the cloud

Cloudinary Media DB is a service that allows you to store media files in the cloud. Thunkable's upload file block allows you to send media directly from your Thunkable app to a linked Cloudinary account.
If you use Thunkable's default Cloudinary DB, your files will be deleted after 90 days. Please connect your own Cloudinary DB to your Thunkable project to keep your media safe.

Advanced block

Output
Data Type
Function
URL
text
returns a URL for the uploaded file
error
text
if there was an error, returns the error

Connecting Your Cloudinary DB to Your Thunkable project

No set up is required but creating your free Cloudinary account is highly recommended. Thunkable provides its own subscription key for your convenience but we strongly recommend creating your own account to ensure privacy for your uploaded media. We also have a current media size limit of 10MB per app and we may periodically clean out our default Cloudinary account

Create a free Cloudinary account

Connect your Cloudinary cloud to Thunkable

To connect your Cloudinary cloud to Thunkable, simply retrieve the following fields from the Cloudinary dashboard: Cloud name, API key, and API secret. You can add these details to your app in the Project Settings panel.

Resize Image

This block will take an image file and return it in the given dimensions, quality and format.

Advanced Block

Input
Data Type
Function
[resize] image
Any image file
The image to be resized
Width
Number
Width in pixels to resize image file to
Height
Number
Height in pixels to resize image file to
Quality
Number
Quality of resulting image, as a percentage of quality of original image
using ... format
Select from menu
Select image type for resulting image
Output
Data Type
Function
Resized Image
Image
The resized image in the selected format and quality level
Error
Text
If there was an error, returns the error. Else returns NULL