Get a direct link to any Asset in just a few clicks. Here's the fastest way to copy a link you can embed anywhere.
Note: Only admins and content managers can view Direct Links in Lingo. However an active direct link can be used by anyone with the URL.
Quick steps
Click on an Asset to open the inspector
Scroll to the Direct Link section
Click the link to copy
Paste the link wherever you need it
The link is immediately ready to use in websites, emails, applications, or anywhere that accepts a URL.
Customizing format and size
Direct links serve the original Asset by default, but you can modify the URL to request different formats or sizes by adding parameters.
Note that anyone with a direct link can add or modify format and size parameters to change the served Asset.
Format Add a format parameter to the url to convert the Asset on-the-fly.
Example:
https://cdn.lingo.com/asset123?format=png
Size parameters For resizable formats such as JPG, PNG or WebP, add width and/or height parameters:
Width only:
?width=500(maintains aspect ratio)Height only:
?height=300(maintains aspect ratio)Both:
?width=500&height=300(specific dimensions)
Example:
https://cdn.lingo.com/asset123?format=png&width=800
Combining parameters Use & to combine multiple parameters:
https://your-link.lingo.com/asset123?format=jpg&width=1200&height=630
Note: Not all Asset types support format conversion and resizing. If an unsupported format is requested, the original format will be served.
Using direct links
In HTML/websites
<img src="your-direct-link-url" alt="Asset description">
In email templates Use as the image source in HTML emails. Recipients will always see the latest version of the Asset.
In applications Reference the URL in your code, configuration files, or API responses to pull Assets programmatically.
In CSS
background-image: url('https://cdn.lingo.com/asset123');