insertWhiteboardImage
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Insert a real IMAGE (photo, screenshot, logo, picture) into a whiteboard — the storage-backed equivalent of insertImageInDocument. Provide the image as imageUrl (fetched and re-hosted), imageBase64, or imageBinary; for large files call createImageUploadSession(documentId) first then pass the returned assetUrl as imageUrl. The bytes are stored in the document-images bucket and the scene only holds a reference (never base64), exactly like pasted images. Options: caption (a text label placed + grouped beneath the image), width/height in px to RESIZE (if only one is given the other follows a 4:3 ratio; ~360px wide if neither), and placement via x/y (top-left) OR align ('left'|'center'|'right', positioned just below existing content) — omit both to auto-place to the right of the current content. After inserting, call getWhiteboardImage to verify. To move or resize the image later, patch its element via updateWhiteboardScene (mode:'patch' with {id, x, y, width, height}). For curated software-architecture ICONS (AWS/Docker/etc.) use addWhiteboardElements with an {type:'image', iconPath} spec instead.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| documentId | string | yes | The whiteboard's documentId. |
| imageUrl | string | no | URL to fetch the image from, or an assetUrl returned by createImageUploadSession. |
| imageBase64 | string | no | Base64-encoded image bytes (a data: URL prefix is allowed). Best for small images. |
| imageBinary | array | no | Raw image bytes as an array of 0-255 values (alternative to imageBase64). |
| caption | string | no | Optional caption shown as a text label grouped beneath the image. |
| width | number | no | Display width in px (resize). Defaults to ~360. |
| height | number | no | Display height in px. Derived from width at 4:3 if omitted. |
| x | number | no | Top-left x on the canvas. Omit to auto-place. |
| y | number | no | Top-left y on the canvas. Omit to auto-place. |
| align | string | no | Horizontal alignment relative to existing content (placed below it). Ignored if x/y are provided. |
| fileName | string | no | Optional original filename (for storage + type hinting). |
| locked | boolean | no | Lock the placed image so it cannot be moved, resized, or deleted by hand (e.g. a deck-owned framed slide image that changes only via the deck conversation). Defaults to false. |
| nlDescription | string | no | Optional plain-language description of the image, stored on the element for accessibility and so agents reading the board later know what it depicts. |
| customData | object | no | Arbitrary Excalidraw customData stored on the element (e.g. { deckId } so a board image resolves back to its source deck). Merged with any builder-set customData. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"documentId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The whiteboard's documentId."
},
"imageUrl": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL to fetch the image from, or an assetUrl returned by createImageUploadSession."
},
"imageBase64": {
"type": "string",
"contentEncoding": "base64",
"description": "Base64-encoded image bytes (a data: URL prefix is allowed). Best for small images."
},
"imageBinary": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": "Raw image bytes as an array of 0-255 values (alternative to imageBase64)."
},
"caption": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional caption shown as a text label grouped beneath the image."
},
"width": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Display width in px (resize). Defaults to ~360."
},
"height": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Display height in px. Derived from width at 4:3 if omitted."
},
"x": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Top-left x on the canvas. Omit to auto-place."
},
"y": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Top-left y on the canvas. Omit to auto-place."
},
"align": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"left",
"center",
"right"
],
"description": "Horizontal alignment relative to existing content (placed below it). Ignored if x/y are provided."
},
"fileName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional original filename (for storage + type hinting)."
},
"locked": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Lock the placed image so it cannot be moved, resized, or deleted by hand (e.g. a deck-owned framed slide image that changes only via the deck conversation). Defaults to false."
},
"nlDescription": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional plain-language description of the image, stored on the element for accessibility and so agents reading the board later know what it depicts."
},
"customData": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"description": "Arbitrary Excalidraw customData stored on the element (e.g. { deckId } so a board image resolves back to its source deck). Merged with any builder-set customData."
}
},
"required": [
"documentId"
]
}