Use a link to a file

If your PDF or images are already online, you can paste links to them instead of uploading. The files stay on your host, and the flipbook loads them from there.

Paste a PDF link

On Select a PDF, click Paste a link.
Paste the link in PDF link.
Click Add PDF.

Paste image links

On Select images, click Paste links.
Paste the links in Image links, one link per line, in page order.
Click Add images.

If you paste the same link twice, it’s added once. The app checks every link before it accepts it. Links that pass are added to Your files with a Link badge and selected for you.

What a link needs

It starts with https:// and is no longer than 2,048 characters.
It goes straight to the file, not to a page that shows the file. A share link from a cloud drive usually opens a preview page, so it won’t work.
The host lets browsers load the file from other websites (hosts call this CORS). Shoppers’ browsers load the file straight from your host, so a host that blocks this gives a flipbook with blank pages.

If the app won’t accept a link

Message	What it means
“Paste a link to a PDF.” or “Paste at least one image link.”	The field is empty.
“Enter a link starting with https://.”	The link doesn’t start with `https://`, or isn’t a web address.
“This link answered with 404. Check the address.”	The host sent back an error instead of the file. The number is the error code, such as 403 or 404.
“This link doesn’t lead to a PDF file. Use a direct link to the file, not a page that shows it.”	The link opens a web page, not a PDF.
“This link doesn’t lead to an image file. Use a direct link to the file, not a page that shows it.”	The link opens a web page, not an image.
“This link can’t be loaded in a browser. Check the address, or upload the file instead.”	The address is wrong, or the host doesn’t let browsers load the file from other websites.

With several image links, the app shows the first problem it finds. Fix or remove that link, then click Add images again.