How to upload image to OneDrive

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:white_check_mark: Step 1: Get Avatar from Microsoft Graph API

  • Endpoint used:

bash

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{userId}/photo/$value
  • Response:
    • Content-Type: image/jpeg
    • Binary stream only (no file name or extension provided)
    • File name defaults to $value when uploading to OneDrive

:warning: Step 2: Upload Image to OneDrive (via n8n)

  • Used node: OneDrive → Upload File
  • Issues faced:
    • Even when setting a file name manually (avatar.jpg), the file still gets uploaded as $value sometimes.
    • Sometimes the file shows without an extension or MIME type.
    • Upload succeeds, but image preview or later usage becomes difficult due to naming.

:warning: Step 3: Insert Image into Excel Online (also on OneDrive)

  • Used formula inside Excel cell:

excel

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=IMAGE("https://<sharepoint-link-to-image>")
  • Tried links:
    • Microsoft Graph’s @microsoft.graph.downloadUrl
    • SharePoint public links (webUrl)
    • onedrive.live.com short shareable URLs
  • Tried setting file/folder public in SharePoint
  • Tried using imgur for external image (https://i.imgur.com/xyz.png)
  • Results in Excel (Excel for Web):
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Thnks! I was had the same query. THat was helpful