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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

# Generate image block
 Generates a block with an image to add to the message block array



`Function GenerateImageBlock(Val URL, Val AlternateText = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Required | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|-|
  | URL | --picture | String | ✔ | Image URL |
  | AlternateText | --alt | String | ✖ | Alternate text of the image |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - Image block

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```bsl title="1C:Enterprise/OneScript code example"
    Image = "https://api.athenaeum.digital/test_data/picture.jpg";

    Result = OPI_Slack.GenerateImageBlock(Image, "Image");
```
 

 <Tabs>
  
    <TabItem value="bash" label="Bash" default>
        ```bash
            oint slack GenerateImageBlock \
             --picture "https://github.com/Bayselonarrend/OpenIntegrations/raw/main/service/test_data/picture.jpg" \
             --alt "Image"
        ```
    </TabItem>
  
    <TabItem value="bat" label="CMD/Bat" default>
        ```batch
            oint slack GenerateImageBlock ^
             --picture "https://github.com/Bayselonarrend/OpenIntegrations/raw/main/service/test_data/picture.jpg" ^
             --alt "Image"
        ```
    </TabItem>
</Tabs>


```json title="Result"
{
 "type": "image",
 "image_url": "https://github.com/Bayselonarrend/OpenIntegrations/raw/main/service/test_data/picture.jpg",
 "alt_text": "Image"
}
```