Image I just uploaded is missing from the library when I reload the page

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What you are seeing

An image I just uploaded is missing from the library when I reload the page

#Why it happens

The library catalogue, the search section and the Attached images sweep are all driven by Confluence's search index, which updates asynchronously. Only the folder listing hides the lag, by adding a live read of the folder's newest children. And that live top-up only covers the last 24 hours.

#What to do

Wait a few minutes and reload. In the Suite you can force a reindex from Capable settings → Indexing. The standalone Images app has no Indexing tab, so there is nothing to force there. You can only wait.

#Settings involved

Setting

Where

What it does

Global settings → Capabilities

Confluence admin → Apps → Capable → Settings → Capabilities

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Global settings → Asset access (Permissi

Capable settings → Asset access

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Global settings → Egress

Capable settings → Egress

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#Limits that apply here

Limit

Value

What happens

Upload. Drag and drop accepted extensions.

Bmp, gif, ico, jfif, jpeg, jpg, png, svg

Anything else raises 'Invalid file type. Only image files are allowed'.

General image compression target

5 MB and 2500 px on the longest side

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Editor / attachment-import fetch ceiling

3 MB

An attachment loaded for editing or importing into the library is capped at 3 MB of raw bytes. Larger files are auto-resized to PNG to fit; only if that still fails does it error 'Image too large for

#A few things that catch people out

  • Image tools are not exposed to customer-built agents or external MCP clients. Neither app publishes the image verbs; the Suite publishes only its two approval tools.

  • A migration what-if run reports 'no node' for spaces that have never held a Capable image. Nothing is created during verification, so the Capable storage lookup returns nothing rather than inventing one. The real run creates it.

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