# Posting image to sonar-deep-research leads to 500 error **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [May 24, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204 "2025-05-24T04:46:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yosun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/yosun/32/59_2.png) [@yosun](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/yosun)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204/1 "2025-05-24T04:46:23Z")
## πŸ› Describe the Bug Posted an image to sonar-deep-research but got a 500 error ## βœ… Expected Behavior What you expected to happen. ## ❌ Actual Behavior ```auto HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 04:42:27 GMT Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 104 Connection: close cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains; preload Server: cloudflare CF-RAY: 944a1f7fbc938f76-BOS {"error":{"message":"An internal server error has occurred.","type":"internal_server_error","code":500}} ``` ## πŸ”„ Steps to Reproduce post a content array with two entries for user: with a text question and a type image\_url ```auto { "model": "sonar-deep-research", "messages": [ { "role": "system", "content": "Provide facts as force diagram nodes with: id, title, description, child_of_id, and citation_ids" }, { "role": "user", "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Tell me about the sculpture on the bridge in the background; is it original? Provide all possible and relevant knowledge about this photo. User lat lng unknown. Format response as JSON array of nodes. Each node must contain: id (integer), title (string), description (string), child_of_id (integer|null), and citation_ids (array of indices referencing root citations)." }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://i.gyazo.com/33984c4ec2dc9b92d1f0ccca55c0d316.jpg" } } ] } ], "response_format": { "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": { "schema": { "title": "ForceDiagram", "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "title": "Node ID" }, "title": { "type": "string", "title": "Node Title" }, "description": { "type": "string", "title": "Node Description" }, "child_of_id": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "title": "Parent Node ID" }, "citation_ids": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" }, "title": "Citation References", "description": "Array indices matching root citations array" } }, "required": [ "id", "title", "description" ] } } } } } ``` ## πŸ“Œ API Request & Response (if applicable) ## 🌍 Environment - **API Version:** sonar-deep-research - **SDK (if applicable):** CURL / REST ## πŸ“Ž Logs or Screenshots (if applicable) Add any logs or screenshots that can help debug the issue. ## πŸ“ Additional Context Add any other context about the problem here. ---
**Author:** ![jamesliounis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/jamesliounis/32/897_2.png) [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204/2 "2025-05-25T21:56:54Z")
Unfortunately, sonar deep research does not yet support image uploads. Please bear with us as we introduce this functionality. ---
**Author:** ![yosun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/yosun/32/59_2.png) [@yosun](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/yosun)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204/3 "2025-05-26T12:03:13Z")
ah which think models support image? ---
**Author:** ![jamesliounis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/jamesliounis/32/897_2.png) [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204/4 "2025-05-29T18:33:21Z")
All of them except this one. ---
**Author:** ![yosun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/yosun/32/59_2.png) [@yosun](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/yosun)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204/5 "2025-05-30T00:28:04Z")
as a sanity check, can you send a sample full curl request? i keep getting 500 and 400 errors when i try posting an image (by using url not base64) ---
**Author:** ![jamesliounis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/jamesliounis/32/897_2.png) [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/posting-image-to-sonar-deep-research-leads-to-500-error/204/6 "2025-06-02T00:26:21Z")
That’s why! It needs to be base64 encoded. Here’s an example: ```curl --header 'accept: application/json' \ --header 'content-type: application/json' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \ --data '{ "model": "sonar-pro", "stream": false, "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Can you describe this image?" }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..." // Replace with your base64 string } } ] } ] }' ```