[Feature]: Allow Imported CSV to provide URLs for images vs. a second pass to associate photos #6

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2026-08-20T18:36:13Z

tcurtiss commented

2026-08-20 18:36:13 +00:00

What problem would this solve?

Make it easier to get images into Ditto.
When I import a CSV of items, I'd like to be able to have a field in my CSV for the image location of each item, and for Ditto to ingest those links directly as the source of images which match the items listed.

I realize there is santization needed of remote objects which we'd download from random sources.

What would you like to see?

IMPORT -> feed a CSV file with a field called "IMAGE URL" (or perhaps some other normalized variant)
Ditto fetches individual item images and associates them with item records.

This could obviate the need to take photos/scan, if we allow the user to seed with existing image URLs.

Perhaps we could add a function to do our own image search for a match on this item which is described by the fields of the CSV used for uploading? (i.e. auto schema/category detection and mapping to item photo).

Anything you have tried or considered?

I'm just going to try to upload a CSV of items and realized that I don't have pictures of those items and would have to go through a lot of scanning to get them. Then I thought about the case where someone has already painstakingly photographed their stuff, but it'd be a pain to correlate each photo to a single item for future uploading. If we can offer a hint in the CSV for where the image is located, we should be able to ingest it and associate it with the item -- maybe also providing a new signal for image detection/recognition?

Which part of Ditto?

Scanning and capture

### What problem would this solve? Make it easier to get images into Ditto. When I import a CSV of items, I'd like to be able to have a field in my CSV for the image location of each item, and for Ditto to ingest those links directly as the source of images which match the items listed. I realize there is santization needed of remote objects which we'd download from random sources. ### What would you like to see? IMPORT -> feed a CSV file with a field called "IMAGE URL" (or perhaps some other normalized variant) Ditto fetches individual item images and associates them with item records. This could obviate the need to take photos/scan, if we allow the user to seed with existing image URLs. Perhaps we could add a function to do our own image search for a match on this item which is described by the fields of the CSV used for uploading? (i.e. auto schema/category detection and mapping to item photo). ### Anything you have tried or considered? I'm just going to try to upload a CSV of items and realized that I don't have pictures of those items and would have to go through a lot of scanning to get them. Then I thought about the case where someone has already painstakingly photographed their stuff, but it'd be a pain to correlate each photo to a single item for future uploading. If we can offer a hint in the CSV for where the image is located, we should be able to ingest it and associate it with the item -- maybe also providing a new signal for image detection/recognition? ### Which part of Ditto? Scanning and capture

tcurtiss added the enhancement label 2026-08-20 18:36:13 +00:00

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Reference: drwily/ditto-bugs#6