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# Export Image to File

**Category:** Files

**Version:** 1.0

**Last updated:** June 15, 2026

**Author:** Any2Info

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### Description

The Export Image to File node allows you to save images from a data flow to a file system location.

Images are retrieved from a column in the input data and written to the selected destination folder. A file name can be provided directly or retrieved from a column in the input data.

The node processes each row individually and creates a separate file for each image.

The process works as follows:

1. Select a valid File Source connection.
2. Select the destination Folder.
3. Select the Image Column that contains the image data.
4. Specify the File Name or select a column containing the file name.
5. Select the output format.
6. Execute the node.
7. The images are saved to the selected destination.

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### Configuration Options

#### File Source

Select the file system connection that should be used.

The selected connection determines where the image files will be stored.

This field is required.

#### Folder

Specifies the destination folder where the image files should be created.

This field is required.

#### Image Column

Specifies the column that contains the image data.

This field is required.

The image data may contain:

* Binary image data
* Base64 encoded image data

Each row is processed individually.

#### File Name

Specifies the name of the file that should be created.

The value can be:

* A fixed file name
* A column containing the file name

This field is required.

Examples:

* `invoice.png`
* `photo.jpg`
* `[FileName]`

#### Save As

Specifies the output format of the generated image file.

Available options:

| Format | Description                      |
| ------ | -------------------------------- |
| PDF    | Save the image as a PDF document |
| JPG    | Save the image as a JPEG image   |
| PNG    | Save the image as a PNG image    |

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### Output

This node does not return image data.

The images are written directly to the configured destination folder.

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### Tips & Best Practices

* Ensure that the Image Column contains valid image data.
* Use dynamic file names to prevent files from overwriting each other.
* Use PNG when image quality should be preserved.
* Use JPG when smaller file sizes are preferred.
* Verify that the selected destination folder is writable by the configured connection.

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### Changelog

| Version | Date          | Change                               |
| ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| 1.0     | June 15, 2026 | Initial documentation version added. |


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