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Why doesn't an ImageLabel render an image?
So basically I'm trying to use one of Nasa's APIs to create a roblox game. The API obviously returns JSON and images get returned as URLs.
Here's my code, to test the API (Not the final code)
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL = "https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=my api key" -- Not giving out my API key
local response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL)
local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
local screenGUI = game:GetService("StarterGui"):WaitForChild("APIData")
local imgLabel = screenGUI.Image
print(data["url"])
imgLabel.Image = data["url"]
The code gets executed fine with no errors or warnings, the ImageLabel shows a white square when rendering this image , even though it's Image property was changed. Why does this happen?
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You are doing everything correctly, though, you aren't able to get off-site images. It's unfortunate, but you'll just have to upload the image to Roblox and get the image from there instead. Maximus1027 30 — 3y
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@Maximus1027 Is there any way to bypass this or upload the image through a ROBLOX game? SpectacularPavlos 86 — 3y
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No, in my experience there is no way to bypass this. And I believe the same applies to animations. xXKrixlatedXx 7 — 3y
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Classic mistake. You aren't supposed to change the StarterGui, you change the PlayerGui in the local player. NGC4637 602 — 3y
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bru NGC4637 602 — 3y
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If it is a local script, do this:
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL = "https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=my api key"
local response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL)
local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
local screenGUI = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("APIData")
local imgLabel = screenGUI.Image
print(data["url"])
imgLabel.Image = data["url"]
if it is a server script, you can add a RemoteEvent in ReplicatedStorage then do this:
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL = "https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=my api key"
local response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL)
local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local image = data["url"]
game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent:FireClient(player,image)
end)
and then a local script in StarterPlayerScripts that has this:
game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(image)
local screenGUI = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("APIData")
local imgLabel = screenGUI.Image
print(image)
imgLabel.Image = image
end)