Use Web API url for loading an external image in a report

Question

Hi there,
I am trying to host an image in a report, which is coming out of a Web API. I am able access the image through a URL in a browser:
https://companytest.com/api/TestFormImage?id=10358&EntityId=6719&imgMetadataName=TestDiagram
Can anyone please help me how to include this in a report ? I have tried to include this as an external image with the URL embedded as a string like: 
=string.Format("https://companytest.com/api/TestFormImage?id=10358&EntityId=6719&imgMetadataName=TestDiagram")
NOTE: the output of the Web API is an image of MIME type PNG.
Thanks in advance!
Regards, Laks

Answer 1

To add an external image
In report design view, on the Insert tab, click Image.
On the design surface, click and then drag a box to the desired size of the image.
On the General tab of the Image Properties dialog box, type a name in the
Name text box or accept the default.
(Optional) In the Tooltip text box, type text to display when the user hovers over the image in a report rendered for HTML.
In Select the image source, select External.
For an image on a report server in native mode, type a relative path to the image in the
Use this image box—for example, ../images/image1.jpg.
For an image on a report server in SharePoint integrated mode, or any other Web site, type a full URL to the image in the
Use this image box—for example, http://<SharePointservername>/<site>/Documents/images/image1.jpg.
For more information, see Specifying Paths to External Items (Report Builder and SSRS).
(Optional) Click Size, Visibility, Action, or
Border to set additional properties for the image report item.
    Click OK.
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The Vancouver Clinic
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