Add path to Image documentation (#82329)

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### What?

Add the `path` field to the App Router
https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/components/image and Pages
Router https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/api-reference/components/image
docs. This field is valid for both, and currently it's use is hidden in
the code.

### Why?

Allow people to find and use the field as it is useful for prefixing the
`/_next/image` path.

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Co-authored-by: Steven <[email protected]>
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Kit Foster
2025-08-08 07:41:22 -07:00
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@@ -636,6 +636,18 @@ export default function myImageLoader({ src, width, quality }) {
> Alternatively, you can use the [`loader` prop](#loader) to configure each instance of `next/image`.
#### `path`
If you want to change or prefix the default path for the Image Optimization API, you can do so with the `path` property. The default value for `path` is `/_next/image`.
```js filename="next.config.js"
module.exports = {
images: {
path: '/my-prefix/_next/image',
},
}
```
#### `deviceSizes`
`deviceSizes` allows you to specify a list of device width breakpoints. These widths are used when the `next/image` component uses [`sizes`](#sizes) prop to ensure the correct image is served for the user's device.
@@ -441,6 +441,18 @@ module.exports = {
}
```
#### Customizing the Built-in Image Path
If you want to change or prefix the default path for the built-in Next.js image optimization, you can do so with the `path` property. The default value for `path` is `/_next/image`.
```js filename="next.config.js"
module.exports = {
images: {
path: '/my-prefix/_next/image',
},
}
```
### Built-in Loaders
The following Image Optimization cloud providers are included:
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@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export type ImageConfigComplete = {
/** @see [Image loaders configuration](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-reference/next/legacy/image#loader) */
loader: LoaderValue
/** @see [Image loader configuration](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-reference/next/legacy/image#loader-configuration) */
/** @see [Image loader configuration](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/components/image#path) */
path: string
/** @see [Image loader configuration](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-reference/next/image#loader-configuration) */