René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"feat/\u003cshort-name\u003e either add parameter \"extract_image_block_output_dir\" in unstructured api call of shared.PartitionParameters or include base46 encoded images in meta data when chunking stratergy =\"by_title\"","articleBody":"**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**\n. Ex. I'm always frustrated when Yes. I'm currently using the Unstructured API with chunking_strategy=\"by_title\" to segment documents for downstream semantic search and RAG applications. However, when using this chunking strategy, I’m unable to retrieve the Base64-encoded images  in the document (i.e., no image_base64 in the metadata of returned elements). Additionally, the parameter \"extract_image_block_output_dir\"—which allows extracted image blocks to be saved—is  unavailable or not functioning when  is used. unstructured by api call\n\nThis prevents me from building a robust multimodal pipeline that includes both structured text chunks and their corresponding visual content.\n\n**Describe the solution you'd like**\nI’d like one of the following to be supported when using chunking_strategy=\"by_title\" in the Unstructured API:\n\n(Preferred) Embed Base64-encoded image  (image_base64) in the metadata of returned elements—just as is supported in r hi-res strategies.\n\n(Alternative) Enable the extract_image_block_output_dir parameter to work unstructured by api call , so that extracted image blocks are saved to a specified directory even during chunked extraction.\n\n**Describe alternatives you've considered**\nA clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.\n\n**Additional context**\nAdd any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mahendra867","@type":"Person","name":"mahendra867"},"datePublished":"2025-04-05T21:36:02.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/258/unstructured-python-client/issues/258"}