Updating a portal item's thumbnail with Python, with locally or externally stored images

Question

I'm running a script from a Notebook in Pro to update a couple of items. The description, terms, etc work, but I'm stuck on the thumbnail. Is it possible to use locally stored images, or images hosted on another server?

This is the code I use for the other parameters, e. g. the description:

from arcgis import GIS

gis = GIS("home")
desc = "this is a test"
test_item = gis.content.get('267cf15c2030453b94e6259822948fd6')
item_properties={"description":desc}
test_item.update(item_properties)

Parameter "thumbnailurl" won't work with either local nor hosted images.

Reference: https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/common-parameters.htm

Levon_H · Answer

Easy enough.  Works like a charm. Thanks!

Clubdebambos · Answer

Hi @LR2

You add the thumbnail directly in the update method. for URL below.

test_item.update(thumbnail="https://i.imgur.com/qRyvWoR.png")

This will also work for filepaths, just remember the r in front of the string if using backslashes.

test_item.update(thumbnail=r"D:\Temp\img\globe_200x133.png")

LR2 · Answer

Like this:

item_properties={"description":desc, "thumbnailurl":"D:\Temp\img\globe_200x133.png"}

or

item_properties={"description":desc, "thumbnailurl":"https://i.imgur.com/qRyvWoR.png"}

I also tried parameter "thumbnail", and file:\\ for the local image.