If I can query images directly from Sanity, what is @sanity/Image-url needed for?

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Last updated: Aug 22, 2022

Hi 👋 folks. I’m curious: if I can query my images directly from Sanity, why do we need

@sanity/image-url

Aug 22, 2022, 11:05 AM

Sometimes it’s easier to use than doing it in GROQ. 🙂

Aug 22, 2022, 11:43 AM

Hmm, that's great. I just can't get it to work with Remix so I was wondering if it had some huge advantage.

Aug 22, 2022, 11:46 AM

What’s not working?

Aug 22, 2022, 11:48 AM

This piece of code. When I use the function, it errors

Aug 22, 2022, 11:49 AM

Which error? 🙂

Aug 22, 2022, 11:50 AM

Here. I’m working with Remix

Aug 22, 2022, 11:51 AM

Oh wow, that is not a helpful error.

Aug 22, 2022, 11:51 AM

Yes, it isn’t. This is the output from the log. The

baseUrl

undefined

Aug 22, 2022, 11:53 AM

I mean, it did work because your asset gets resolved.

Aug 22, 2022, 11:56 AM

(Next time please don’t share a screenshot of your token. This is a sensitive piece of information.)

Aug 22, 2022, 11:56 AM

Thank you for that. I forgot

Aug 22, 2022, 11:57 AM

yes, it got resolved. So I figured the problem is with Remix

Aug 22, 2022, 11:57 AM

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