Storing and Retrieving Images in Clay Tables for Email Integration

Levi K. · 2025-12-12T15:28:56.212Z

Anyone know of an easy way to store/retrieve a screenshot/image within a clay table? For example, we have a custom image for a user on our site based on their usage that we generate from a screenshot, I want to store that in clay and send it as a part of an email.

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Use the Image from URL column type to store your screenshots. [1] Upload your image URLs for easy retrieval, then reference them in emails using inline images in HTML mode. [2]
You can also automate screenshot capture using screenshotapi.net integration - just paste website URLs and it generates screenshot URLs you can store in your table. [3]
For custom images in campaigns, check out the Dynapictures integration which creates templated images with custom data. [4]
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Levi K.
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Yes, but the issue is that I don't have a place where the images would be hosted on the web, they would exist on my machine
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You'll need to upload your images to a hosting service first since Clay's Image from URL column type requires web-accessible URLs. [1]
Quick options:
Upload to Google Drive/Dropbox and get shareable links
Use free image hosts like Imgur or Cloudinary
Host on your own website/server
Alternatively, you could use our AI image generation feature to recreate similar images directly in Clay - just add a "Use AI" column, select "Image generation," and describe what you want created. [2]
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Levi K.
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can clay navigator take screenshots and return them?
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Navigator doesn't have screenshot functionality - it's designed for human-style navigation like clicking, form filling, and scrolling through pages. [1]
For screenshots, you'd still need to use the screenshotapi.net integration we mentioned earlier, or upload your local images to a hosting service first since Clay requires web-accessible URLs for the Image from URL column type.
What specific type of screenshots are you looking to capture - is it website pages or something else?
Levi K.
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The issue is the screenshots I would need would be behind our paywalled SaaS product that requires a login
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For paywalled content, you could use our Clay Chrome extension to capture the data while you're logged in. [1] The extension can extract structured data from pages and save it directly to your Clay table - including images by selecting the "Image Attribute" when setting up your recipe. [2]
You'd still need to host the actual image files somewhere web-accessible afterward, but this lets you capture the screenshots while authenticated in your SaaS product.
Clay Support
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Is that what you were looking for?
Clay Support
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If you still need help with storing or retrieving images in Clay, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about the screenshots or images you’re trying to manage?
Vinit
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Store them on supabase Levi K. and then fetch it via API. You can do same with Google Photos but I think it would be little bit more complicated.
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Exactly! You can use our HTTP API integration to fetch images from Supabase. [1]
Add an HTTP API enrichment, set the method to GET, enter your Supabase API endpoint, and configure authentication headers with your API key. [2] The response will return your image URLs which you can then use in the Image from URL column type.
This approach gives you full control over your image storage while keeping everything accessible in Clay.
Clay Support
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Did that answer your question?
Clay Support
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If you need any more help with integrating Supabase or managing your images in Clay, please let me know. Would you like to share more about your setup or any specific challenges you’re facing?

Clay Support
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Use the Image from URL column type to store your screenshots. [1] Upload your image URLs for easy retrieval, then reference them in emails using inline images in HTML mode. [2]
You can also automate screenshot capture using screenshotapi.net integration - just paste website URLs and it generates screenshot URLs you can store in your table. [3]
For custom images in campaigns, check out the Dynapictures integration which creates templated images with custom data. [4]
Clay Support
APP
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Is that what you were looking for?
Levi K.
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Yes, but the issue is that I don't have a place where the images would be hosted on the web, they would exist on my machine
Clay Support
APP
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You'll need to upload your images to a hosting service first since Clay's Image from URL column type requires web-accessible URLs. [1]
Quick options:
Upload to Google Drive/Dropbox and get shareable links
Use free image hosts like Imgur or Cloudinary
Host on your own website/server
Alternatively, you could use our AI image generation feature to recreate similar images directly in Clay - just add a "Use AI" column, select "Image generation," and describe what you want created. [2]
Clay Support
APP
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Did that answer your question?
Levi K.
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can clay navigator take screenshots and return them?
Clay Support
APP
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Navigator doesn't have screenshot functionality - it's designed for human-style navigation like clicking, form filling, and scrolling through pages. [1]
For screenshots, you'd still need to use the screenshotapi.net integration we mentioned earlier, or upload your local images to a hosting service first since Clay requires web-accessible URLs for the Image from URL column type.
What specific type of screenshots are you looking to capture - is it website pages or something else?
Levi K.
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The issue is the screenshots I would need would be behind our paywalled SaaS product that requires a login
Clay Support
APP
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·
For paywalled content, you could use our Clay Chrome extension to capture the data while you're logged in. [1] The extension can extract structured data from pages and save it directly to your Clay table - including images by selecting the "Image Attribute" when setting up your recipe. [2]
You'd still need to host the actual image files somewhere web-accessible afterward, but this lets you capture the screenshots while authenticated in your SaaS product.
Clay Support
APP
·
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Is that what you were looking for?
Clay Support
APP
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·
If you still need help with storing or retrieving images in Clay, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about the screenshots or images you’re trying to manage?
Vinit
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Store them on supabase Levi K. and then fetch it via API. You can do same with Google Photos but I think it would be little bit more complicated.
1
Clay Support
APP
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Exactly! You can use our HTTP API integration to fetch images from Supabase. [1]
Add an HTTP API enrichment, set the method to GET, enter your Supabase API endpoint, and configure authentication headers with your API key. [2] The response will return your image URLs which you can then use in the Image from URL column type.
This approach gives you full control over your image storage while keeping everything accessible in Clay.
Clay Support
APP
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Did that answer your question?
Clay Support
APP
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·
If you need any more help with integrating Supabase or managing your images in Clay, please let me know. Would you like to share more about your setup or any specific challenges you’re facing?