---
title: Uploading a photo to a user REST resource type profile in Delegated Admin
description: After you have enabled the photo upload feature, you can use it to add a photo to a new or existing user REST resource type profile in Delegated Admin.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:delegated_admin_application_guide:pd_da_upload_user_photo
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/delegated_admin_application_guide/pd_da_upload_user_photo.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
page_aliases: ["pd_da_upload_photo_new_user.adoc", "pd_da_upload_photo_existing_user.adoc"]
section_ids:
  uploading-a-photo-to-a-new-user-profile-in-delegated-admin: Uploading a photo to a new user profile in Delegated Admin
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  uploading-a-photo-to-an-existing-user-profile-in-delegated-admin: Uploading a photo to an existing user profile in Delegated Admin
  about-this-task-2: About this task
  steps-2: Steps
---

# Uploading a photo to a user REST resource type profile in Delegated Admin

After you have enabled the photo upload feature, you can use it to add a photo to a new or existing user REST resource type profile in Delegated Admin.

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|   | You must enable the photo upload feature before you can use it in the Delegated Admin application. For more information and to enable the feature, see [Enabling the Delegated Admin user REST resource type photo upload feature](pd_da_enable_user_profile_photo_upload.html). |

## Uploading a photo to a new user profile in Delegated Admin

### About this task

To add a photo to a new user profile in the Delegated Admin application:

### Steps

1. Click **Users → Manage Users**.

2. Click **New Users**.

   ![A screen capture showing the Delegated Admin application Manage Users screen with New Users highlighted.](_images/fry1654027616013.png)

3. To add a photo, click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon and select a photo.

   ![A screen capture showing the Delegated Admin application New User page with the add photo icon highlighted.](_images/dpi1654027828196.png)

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   |   | Because of a server limitation, only a thumbnail of the photo and not the file name is displayed after the upload.The maximum photo size is 4MB. |

4. Complete all other required fields for the new user.

5. Click **Save**.

## Uploading a photo to an existing user profile in Delegated Admin

### About this task

To add a photo to an existing user profile in the Delegated Admin application:

### Steps

1. Click **Users → Manage Users**.

2. To locate the user, enter the user information in the search field.

3. Click the **Expand** icon on the user profile.

4. To edit the profile, click the **Pencil** icon.

5. (Optional) If you already have a photo and want to replace it, click **Remove** to remove the original photo.

6. To add a photo, click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon and select a photo.

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   |   | Because of a server limitation, only a thumbnail of the photo and not the file name is displayed after the upload.The maximum photo size is 4MB. |

7. Click **Save**.