# Base64 string to Image object
**URL:** https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085
**Category:** Bug reports
**Tags:** actions
**Created:** [March 1, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085 "2024-03-01T21:44:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Preben](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Preben)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/1 "2024-03-01T21:44:21Z")
Good evening,
I might be getting quite late here, but I’m struggling with getting my base64 string to be converted to a png image.
I believe it worked earlier this evening, but now it suddenly is not able to create an image.
I have stripped the solution down to the exact base64 png string and still I get an error it is working on online decoders, but in Appfarm it fails. Is it a bug or a user error
**Setup create file object action node :**
**Result:**
**Example base64 string:**
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### Author:  [@kristian](https://community.appfarm.io/u/kristian)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/2 "2024-03-01T21:47:45Z")
Hi!
Can you try adding “.png” to the filename (if not already included in that variable) - i.e. a function `return wastetype + "png"`?
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### Author:  [@Preben](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Preben)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/3 "2024-03-01T21:49:33Z")
No difference I’m afraid…
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### Author:  [@kristian](https://community.appfarm.io/u/kristian)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/4 "2024-03-01T22:04:27Z")
It looks like you are trying to represent a binary file (png) using a pure base64 _string_?
In that case, you should return a binary value from a function: `return a2b("your-base-64-string")`. Haven’t tried that exactly, but ut should work with something in that area I believe.
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### Author:  [@Preben](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Preben)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/5 "2024-03-02T14:09:57Z")
Tried it now, seems like I still get a corrupt image
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### Author:  [@kristian](https://community.appfarm.io/u/kristian)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/7 "2024-03-02T21:37:09Z")
Hi again!
I got a suggestion/reply from a colleague with a bit more coding experience:
> When processing file data in memory in this way, the browser will create a short and local URL, as seen in the screenshot. This is a reference to a memory object and will only work within that specific browser session. If using base64 encoding, the string must start with `data:image/png;base64,` .
So, looks like you should be able to use base64 string directly, by adding `data:image/png;base64,` in the beginning of that string.
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### Author:  [@Preben](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Preben)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/8 "2024-03-03T08:43:17Z")
Thanks for the replies, still not getting it to work.
using the string directly in the custom field without success also tried the the atob(): return atob(“data:image/png;base64,”+pictureStringBase64)
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### Author:  [@aaron](https://community.appfarm.io/u/aaron)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/9 "2024-03-03T18:31:10Z")
Hi Preben,
Try a function for **Custom File Content** with the following code to convert the base64 string to a blob:
```auto
const decodedData = atob('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');
const arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(decodedData.length);
const uint8Array = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
for (let i = 0; i < decodedData.length; i++) {
uint8Array[i] = decodedData.charCodeAt(i);
}
const blob = new Blob([arrayBuffer], { type: 'image/png' });
return blob;
```
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### Author:  [@Preben](https://community.appfarm.io/u/Preben)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/10 "2024-03-03T18:43:24Z")
That works , thanks!
But is this how it should be solved or is it a bug?
I know we had to use a similar statement when downloading PDF using base 64 last year.
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### Author:  [@aaron](https://community.appfarm.io/u/aaron)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/base64-string-to-image-object/1085/11 "2024-03-03T18:47:53Z")
I don’t believe there’s a bug here. But we’ll look into the optimal way to solve this need and let you know if we identify an improvement.
Aaron