Sets the image to use in the header by providing its URL or data string.
The provided URL can either be a publicly accessible URL or a base64 encoded image string.
To obtain the latter, you can use the following code to create an encoded image string from an
image in your Google Drive, then store that string for later use withsetImageUrl(imageUrl). This method prevents the need for your add-on to access a publicly
available image URL:
// The following assumes you have the image to use in Google Drive and have its// ID.constimageBytes=DriveApp.getFileById('123abc').getBlob().getBytes();constencodedImageURL=`data:image/jpeg;base64,${Utilities.base64Encode(imageBytes)}`;// You can store encodeImageURL and use it as a parameter to// CardHeader.setImageUrl(imageUrl).
Parameters
Name
Type
Description
imageUrl
String
The URL address of a hosted image to use, or an encoded image string.
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Key actions include setting the header's title using `setTitle()`, a subtitle with `setSubtitle()`, and an image via `setImageUrl()`. The image's appearance can be modified with `setImageStyle()` for cropping and `setImageAltText()` for alternative text. Image URLs can be direct links or base64 encoded strings. Each method returns the `CardHeader` object, enabling method chaining.\n"],null,["# Class CardHeader\n\nCardHeader\n\nThe header of a [Card](/apps-script/reference/card-service/card).\n\nAvailable for Google Workspace add-ons and Google Chat apps.\n\n```javascript\nconst cardHeader = CardService.newCardHeader()\n .setTitle('Card header title')\n .setSubtitle('Card header subtitle')\n .setImageStyle(CardService.ImageStyle.CIRCLE)\n .setImageUrl('https://image.png');\n``` \n\n### Methods\n\n| Method | Return type | Brief description |\n|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [setImageAltText(imageAltText)](#setImageAltText(String)) | [CardHeader](#) | Sets the alternative text for the header image. |\n| [setImageStyle(imageStyle)](#setImageStyle(ImageStyle)) | [CardHeader](#) | Sets the cropping of the icon in the card header. |\n| [setImageUrl(imageUrl)](#setImageUrl(String)) | [CardHeader](#) | Sets the image to use in the header by providing its URL or data string. |\n| [setSubtitle(subtitle)](#setSubtitle(String)) | [CardHeader](#) | Sets the subtitle of the card header. |\n| [setTitle(title)](#setTitle(String)) | [CardHeader](#) | Sets the title of the card header. |\n\nDetailed documentation\n----------------------\n\n### `set``Image``Alt``Text(imageAltText)`\n\nSets the alternative text for the header image.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|--------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------|\n| `image``Alt``Text` | `String` | The alternative text for the header image. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[CardHeader](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Image``Style(imageStyle)`\n\nSets the cropping of the icon in the card header. Defaults to no crop. Optional.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|\n| `image``Style` | [ImageStyle](/apps-script/reference/card-service/image-style) | The style setting. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[CardHeader](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Image``Url(imageUrl)`\n\nSets the image to use in the header by providing its URL or data string.\n\nThe provided URL can either be a publicly accessible URL or a base64 encoded image string.\nTo obtain the latter, you can use the following code to create an encoded image string from an\nimage in your Google Drive, then store that string for later use with [setImageUrl(imageUrl)](#setImageUrl(String)). This method prevents the need for your add-on to access a publicly\navailable image URL:\n\n```javascript\n// The following assumes you have the image to use in Google Drive and have its\n// ID.\nconst imageBytes = DriveApp.getFileById('123abc').getBlob().getBytes();\nconst encodedImageURL =\n `data:image/jpeg;base64,${Utilities.base64Encode(imageBytes)}`;\n\n// You can store encodeImageURL and use it as a parameter to\n// CardHeader.setImageUrl(imageUrl).\n```\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|--------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `image``Url` | `String` | The URL address of a hosted image to use, or an encoded image string. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[CardHeader](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Subtitle(subtitle)`\n\nSets the subtitle of the card header. Optional.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|------------|----------|---------------------------|\n| `subtitle` | `String` | The header subtitle text. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[CardHeader](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Title(title)`\n\nSets the title of the card header. Required.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|---------|----------|------------------|\n| `title` | `String` | The header text. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[CardHeader](#) --- This object, for chaining."]]
