# Include list of images from CSV as media filenames in form **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 16, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/include-list-of-images-from-csv-as-media-filenames-in-form/57215 "2025-12-16T22:13:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/include-list-of-images-from-csv-as-media-filenames-in-form/57215/8 "2026-01-07T00:26:48Z")
Sorry neither Kapa nor the forum threads were all that helpful, @seewhy > [@seewhy](#): > > Thanks as always for your encyclopaedic input (or would that be wikipaedic?) +1, always amazing, @ahblake! > [@seewhy](#): > > I suspect that we could end up responsible for burning through a data centre or two if people were able to include media in their entity lists We share your concern! And really a list of images from CSV is the same as images attached to Entities -- as soon as we move into a more dynamic way of specifying images we get to a place where users might not realize just how many images they're transferring. This is why we've reluctant to go deep in this before we have robust ways to [limit what Entities individual users see](https://forum.getodk.org/t/limiting-entity-access-for-app-users-and-data-collectors/54386), Entity archiving, progressive updates and other functionality aimed at reducing the burden you describe. > [@seewhy](#): > > not always clear whether things are solved or in the pipeline We'll try to do better with this -- we have so much good stuff to build these days that we're finding it hard to keep up with the forum! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.getodk.org/t/include-list-of-images-from-csv-as-media-filenames-in-form/57215)._