# \#wikimedia-commons **URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/tag/wikimedia-commons/336.md [Latest](https://community.metabrainz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metabrainz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metabrainz.org/tags.md) --- ## [How to get artist image, bio?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-get-artist-image-bio/441351)
**Author:** [@rahul.swami](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/rahul.swami)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-get-artist-image-bio/441351 "2022-05-13T01:25:42Z")
I want to get artist image by artist lookup api. --- ## [Images from Wikidata not displayed on artists' pages anymore?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/images-from-wikidata-not-displayed-on-artists-pages-anymore/443454)
**Author:** [@Alioth](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Alioth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/images-from-wikidata-not-displayed-on-artists-pages-anymore/443454 "2019-09-15T00:06:18Z")
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that if an entity (e.g. an artist) has a Wikidata link, and an image is available through Wikidata, that image used to be displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the artist… --- ## [Recent lawsuit and why we no longer have Wikimedia Commons images](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/recent-lawsuit-and-why-we-no-longer-have-wikimedia-commons-images/433245)
**Author:** [@Freso](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Freso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/recent-lawsuit-and-why-we-no-longer-have-wikimedia-commons-images/433245 "2019-06-26T10:58:09Z")
New blog post yesterday about the lawsuit MetaBrainz was involved with. This is why we no longer have Wikimedia Commons images on artists and other entity pages. Go ahead and read it if you want to know more. (Disabli… --- ## [Adding artist photo](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/adding-artist-photo/428367)
**Author:** [@thirdwaveska](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/thirdwaveska)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/adding-artist-photo/428367 "2019-05-17T12:51:35Z")
For example, Alfa Mist. No picture exists but I would like to add one. What is the procedure? Thanks --- ## [Image not appearing on artist page](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/image-not-appearing-on-artist-page/410120)
**Author:** [@thwaller](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/thwaller)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/image-not-appearing-on-artist-page/410120 "2018-12-21T02:27:31Z")
RE: Edit #58207412 - MusicBrainz What needs to be done to trigger the image to pull, and also appear on the artist’s MB page? I believe this image meets all of the requirements for use, but once the edit was made, nothi… --- ## [How to get Artist image/photo/cover?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-get-artist-image-photo-cover/382096)
**Author:** [@bloodypastor](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/bloodypastor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-get-artist-image-photo-cover/382096 "2018-05-25T08:30:44Z")
I want to get artist image. How can I get it? I have local db but can’t find the link. Also, I checked cover Art API but there is no artist image --- ## [Displaying images of artists routinely: a future project?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/displaying-images-of-artists-routinely-a-future-project/332323)
**Author:** [@mmirG](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mmirG)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/displaying-images-of-artists-routinely-a-future-project/332323 "2017-10-04T16:07:02Z")
I understand that there are major legal and logistical impediments to the routine display of photographs of artists. I think at some point in the future MB will need to find a way to get these images happening. Pages o… --- ## [Retrieving artist's image using API](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/retrieving-artists-image-using-api/284204)
**Author:** [@2phones](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/2phones)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/retrieving-artists-image-using-api/284204 "2017-06-10T09:00:39Z")
Is there an API method to retrieve an artist’s image? Some artists have a picture attribute in their URL relationships and I can get the image by including ‘url-rels’ in my request. But for most artists, there is no pict… --- ## [Put band logo/pic on MusicBrainz](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/put-band-logo-pic-on-musicbrainz/7064)
**Author:** [@Me\_G](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Me_G)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/put-band-logo-pic-on-musicbrainz/7064 "2017-01-03T21:23:36Z")
hi all, I’m new on here, does anyone know how to put your band logo/pic on musicbrainz …im useless at this stuff so any help would be great. Cheers Me G --- ## [How to get the link to a wikimedia commons image?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-get-the-link-to-a-wikimedia-commons-image/172934)
**Author:** [@rpammeraal](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/rpammeraal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-get-the-link-to-a-wikimedia-commons-image/172934 "2016-11-16T00:36:55Z")
Querying Simple Minds (using: http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/artist/b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d?inc=url-rels), the following is part of the output: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The\_F… --- ## [How can I add images to artists?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-add-images-to-artists/163127)
**Author:** [@Deleted\_Editor\_1713810](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Deleted_Editor_1713810)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-can-i-add-images-to-artists/163127 "2016-11-01T07:18:20Z")
If the image is not available through Wikipedia, it never seems to work.