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## Using media uploads
On the server, you can pass the URL of any remotely hosted image (even if its not hosted on Reddit) to the `media.upload` function. The media function will return a Reddit URL.
On the server, you can pass the URL of any remotely hosted image (even if its not hosted on Reddit) to the `media.upload` function. This function will return a Reddit URL. Both HTTP and data URLs are supported.

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## Limitations
Supported file types are:
- GIF
- PNG
- JPEG

Maximum size is 20 MB.
The following file types are supported, along with a corresponding maximum size limit:
- JPEG, PNG, and WEBP: up to 20 MB
- GIF: up to 100 MB

### Notes

- When uploading through a data URL, the size limit is 7.5 MB regardless of file type due to request size limits.
- When uploading a WEBP image, it will be converted to JPEG. As such, the Reddit URL returned points to a JPEG image.