---
title: "QLThumbnailRequestSetImageAtURL(_:_:_:)"
framework: quicklook
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestsetimageaturl(_:_:_:)"
---

# QLThumbnailRequestSetImageAtURL(_:_:_:)

Sets the thumbnail request to contain the image at a given URL.

## Declaration

```swift
func QLThumbnailRequestSetImageAtURL(_ thumbnail: QLThumbnailRequest!, _ url: CFURL!, _ properties: CFDictionary!)
```

## Parameters

- `thumbnail`: The thumbnail request object.
- `url`: The URL to the image that the response to the thumbnail request returns.
- `properties`: A dictionary of properties for the thumbnail. macOS doesn’t use any properties.

## Discussion

Discussion Call this function to have QuickLook use the image at the provided url as a thumbnail.

## See Also

### Handling thumbnail requests

- [QLThumbnailRequestCopyContentUTI(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestcopycontentuti(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestCopyOptions(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestcopyoptions(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestCopyURL(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestcopyurl(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestCreateContext(_:_:_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestcreatecontext(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestFlushContext(_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestflushcontext(_:_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestGetDocumentObject(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestgetdocumentobject(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestGetGeneratorBundle(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestgetgeneratorbundle(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestGetMaximumSize(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestgetmaximumsize(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestGetTypeID()](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestgettypeid().md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestIsCancelled(_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestiscancelled(_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestSetDocumentObject(_:_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestsetdocumentobject(_:_:_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestSetImage(_:_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestsetimage(_:_:_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestSetImageWithData(_:_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestsetimagewithdata(_:_:_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestSetThumbnailWithDataRepresentation(_:_:_:_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestsetthumbnailwithdatarepresentation(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [QLThumbnailRequestSetThumbnailWithURLRepresentation(_:_:_:_:_:)](quicklook/qlthumbnailrequestsetthumbnailwithurlrepresentation(_:_:_:_:_:).md)