FME Transformers: 2025.2 BETA

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ImageFetcher

Retrieves an image from a URL and outputs a raster feature.

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Typical Uses

  • Retrieving images for use in a workspace.

How does it work?

The ImageFetcher adds a retrieved image to a new or existing feature as raster geometry. If the input feature already has geometry of any type, it will be replaced by the raster.

Images are retrieved by performing an HTTP GET operation on a specified URL.

Supported image formats are:

  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • TIFF

If an error occurs while accessing the URL or while converting the downloaded data into a raster the feature will be rejected.

Optional Input Port

This transformer has two modes, depending on whether a connector is attached to the Input port or not:

  • Input-driven: When input features are connected, the transformer runs once for each feature it receives in the Input port.
  • Run Once: When no input features are connected, the transformer runs one time and outputs a single new feature.

Configuration

Input Ports

Output Ports

Parameters

Editing Transformer Parameters

Transformer parameters can be set by directly entering values, using expressions, or referencing other elements in the workspace such as attribute values or user parameters. Various editors and context menus are available to assist. To see what is available, click beside the applicable parameter.

For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Reference

Processing Behavior

Feature-Based

Feature Holding

No

Dependencies None
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