# Ideal size for profile photos?

**URL:** <https://community.sendbird.com/t/ideal-size-for-profile-photos/7936>\
**Category:** Sendbird Chat UIKit\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [July 27, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ideal-size-for-profile-photos/7936 "2023-07-27T18:39:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![curthipster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/curthipster/32/4309_2.png) [@curthipster](https://community.sendbird.com/u/curthipster)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ideal-size-for-profile-photos/7936/1 "2023-07-27T18:39:18Z")

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**[Question]**  
Is there an ideal size for photos returned from `profile_url`? I want to make sure it’s as high quality as can be without sending too large a photo over the wire. I’m not sure whether Sendbird further optimizes these photos or if they’re served directly from the URL we provide.

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**Author:** ![Chinmaya\_Gupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/chinmaya_gupta/32/1021_2.png) [@Chinmaya\_Gupta](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Chinmaya_Gupta)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ideal-size-for-profile-photos/7936/2 "2023-07-28T14:41:24Z")

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Hello @curthipster

Welcome to the Sendbird Community!

The profile photos returned from the `profile_url` field are served directly from the URL you provide. Sendbird does not further optimize or modify the photos.

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**Author:** ![curthipster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/curthipster/32/4309_2.png) [@curthipster](https://community.sendbird.com/u/curthipster)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ideal-size-for-profile-photos/7936/3 "2023-07-28T14:57:28Z")

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Thanks for the quick clarification! Do you have any info on the max dimensions used by UIKit? For example, the photo in the GroupChannelListFragment appears to be around 42px. Are there larger photos anywhere else?