# Virtual Background - Set Via API from URL Reference instead of uploading **URL:** \ **Category:** Meeting SDK\ **Created:** [April 11, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/virtual-background-set-via-api-from-url-reference-instead-of-uploading/12720 "2020-04-11T22:10:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gmikewalls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gmikewalls](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/gmikewalls)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/virtual-background-set-via-api-from-url-reference-instead-of-uploading/12720/1 "2020-04-11T22:10:25Z")
**Description** I want to be able to set the virtual background via an API call and reference a URL instead of having to upload an image via the desktop **Which version?** Desktop, iOS ---
**Author:** ![bdeanindy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bdeanindy/32/154_2.png) [@bdeanindy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bdeanindy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/virtual-background-set-via-api-from-url-reference-instead-of-uploading/12720/2 "2020-04-12T03:13:55Z")
@gmikewalls thanks for your question. This is currently NOT a supported feature. You are welcome to submit this on the #feature-requests category, but given our current priorities, this likely will not even be considered for quite some time. These aren’t the answers I like to reply with, but it is honest. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/virtual-background-set-via-api-from-url-reference-instead-of-uploading/12720/3 "2020-08-21T20:27:54Z")
Closed on August 21, 2020, 8:27pm UTC