diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index 424276fe..36ed3935 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { auditLogRoutes } from "./routes/audit-log.js";
 import { registerBatchRoutes } from "./routes/batch.js";
 import { docsRoutes } from "./routes/docs.js";
 import { registerFeatureRoutes } from "./routes/features.js";
+import { registerFetchUrlsRoute } from "./routes/fetch-urls.js";
 import { fileRoutes } from "./routes/files.js";
 import { registerMemeTemplates } from "./routes/meme-templates.js";
 import { registerPipelineRoutes } from "./routes/pipeline.js";
@@ -165,6 +166,9 @@ await registerToolRoutes(app);
 // Batch processing routes (must be after tool routes so the registry is populated)
 await registerBatchRoutes(app);
 
+// URL fetch routes (server-side image fetching with SSRF protection)
+await registerFetchUrlsRoute(app);
+
 // Pipeline routes (must be after tool routes so the registry is populated)
 await registerPipelineRoutes(app);
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/ssrf.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/ssrf.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e49a5c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/ssrf.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { lookup } from "node:dns/promises";
+import { isIP } from "node:net";
+
+function isPrivateIPv4(ip: string): boolean {
+  const parts = ip.split(".").map(Number);
+  if (parts.length !== 4 || parts.some((p) => Number.isNaN(p))) return false;
+  const [a, b] = parts;
+  if (a === 10) return true;
+  if (a === 172 && b >= 16 && b <= 31) return true;
+  if (a === 192 && b === 168) return true;
+  if (a === 127) return true;
+  if (a === 169 && b === 254) return true;
+  if (a === 0) return true;
+  if (a === 100 && b >= 64 && b <= 127) return true;
+  if (a === 192 && b === 0 && parts[2] === 0) return true;
+  if (a === 198 && (b === 18 || b === 19)) return true;
+  if (a >= 240) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+function isPrivateIPv6(ip: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = ip.replace(/^\[|]$/g, "").toLowerCase();
+  if (normalized === "::1") return true;
+  if (normalized === "::") return true;
+  if (normalized.startsWith("fe80:")) return true;
+  if (normalized.startsWith("fc") || normalized.startsWith("fd")) return true;
+  if (normalized.startsWith("2001:db8:")) return true;
+  if (normalized.includes("::ffff:")) {
+    const v4 = normalized.split("::ffff:")[1];
+    if (v4 && isPrivateIPv4(v4)) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+async function resolveAndCheck(hostname: string): Promise<void> {
+  const bare = hostname.replace(/^\[|]$/g, "");
+  if (isIP(bare)) {
+    if (isPrivateIPv4(bare) || isPrivateIPv6(bare)) {
+      throw new Error("URL resolves to a private or reserved IP address");
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const result = await lookup(hostname, { all: true });
+  const addresses = Array.isArray(result) ? result : [result];
+  for (const entry of addresses) {
+    const addr = entry.address;
+    if (isPrivateIPv4(addr) || isPrivateIPv6(addr)) {
+      throw new Error("URL resolves to a private or reserved IP address");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function validateFetchUrl(url: string): Promise<void> {
+  let parsed: URL;
+  try {
+    parsed = new URL(url);
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error("Invalid URL");
+  }
+
+  if (parsed.protocol !== "http:" && parsed.protocol !== "https:") {
+    throw new Error("Only HTTP and HTTPS URLs are supported");
+  }
+
+  await resolveAndCheck(parsed.hostname);
+}
+
+export const MAX_REDIRECTS = 5;
+export const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+export const MAX_URL_FETCH_SIZE = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
+export const MAX_URLS_PER_REQUEST = 50;
+export const URL_FETCH_CONCURRENCY = 4;
+
+export async function safeFetch(url: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<Response> {
+  let currentUrl = url;
+  for (let i = 0; i <= MAX_REDIRECTS; i++) {
+    await validateFetchUrl(currentUrl);
+    const res = await fetch(currentUrl, {
+      signal,
+      redirect: "manual",
+      headers: { "User-Agent": "SnapOtter/1.0 (image-fetch)" },
+    });
+
+    if (res.status >= 300 && res.status < 400) {
+      const location = res.headers.get("location");
+      if (!location) throw new Error("Redirect without Location header");
+      await res.body?.cancel();
+      currentUrl = new URL(location, currentUrl).href;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    return res;
+  }
+  throw new Error("Too many redirects");
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/fetch-urls.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/fetch-urls.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82362940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/fetch-urls.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+/**
+ * Fetch URLs route.
+ *
+ * POST /api/v1/fetch-urls
+ *
+ * Accepts a JSON body with { urls: string[] } (1-50 URLs).
+ * Fetches each URL server-side with SSRF protection, validates as an image,
+ * saves to a workspace, generates a preview for non-browser formats, and
+ * returns results with download URLs.
+ */
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
+import PQueue from "p-queue";
+import sharp from "sharp";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { validateImageBuffer } from "../lib/file-validation.js";
+import { sanitizeFilename } from "../lib/filename.js";
+import {
+  FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  MAX_URL_FETCH_SIZE,
+  MAX_URLS_PER_REQUEST,
+  safeFetch,
+  URL_FETCH_CONCURRENCY,
+} from "../lib/ssrf.js";
+import { createWorkspace } from "../lib/workspace.js";
+
+/** Formats browsers can display natively (no preview needed). */
+const BROWSER_PREVIEWABLE = new Set([
+  "image/jpeg",
+  "image/png",
+  "image/gif",
+  "image/webp",
+  "image/svg+xml",
+  "image/bmp",
+  "image/avif",
+]);
+
+/** Map detected format string to MIME type. */
+const FORMAT_TO_MIME: Record<string, string> = {
+  jpeg: "image/jpeg",
+  png: "image/png",
+  gif: "image/gif",
+  webp: "image/webp",
+  svg: "image/svg+xml",
+  bmp: "image/bmp",
+  avif: "image/avif",
+  tiff: "image/tiff",
+  heif: "image/heic",
+  jxl: "image/jxl",
+  ico: "image/x-icon",
+  psd: "image/vnd.adobe.photoshop",
+  raw: "image/x-dcraw",
+  tga: "image/x-tga",
+  exr: "image/x-exr",
+  hdr: "image/vnd.radiance",
+  jp2: "image/jp2",
+  qoi: "image/x-qoi",
+  eps: "application/postscript",
+  dds: "image/x-dds",
+  cur: "image/x-icon",
+  dpx: "image/x-dpx",
+  fits: "image/fits",
+  ppm: "image/x-portable-pixmap",
+  pgm: "image/x-portable-graymap",
+  pbm: "image/x-portable-bitmap",
+  pfm: "image/x-portable-floatmap",
+};
+
+const fetchUrlsSchema = z.object({
+  urls: z
+    .array(z.string().url("Each entry must be a valid URL"))
+    .min(1, "At least one URL is required")
+    .max(MAX_URLS_PER_REQUEST, `Maximum ${MAX_URLS_PER_REQUEST} URLs per request`),
+});
+
+interface SuccessResult {
+  success: true;
+  url: string;
+  filename: string;
+  contentType: string;
+  size: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  downloadUrl: string;
+  previewUrl: string | null;
+}
+
+interface FailureResult {
+  success: false;
+  url: string;
+  error: string;
+}
+
+type FetchResult = SuccessResult | FailureResult;
+
+/**
+ * Extract a usable filename from a URL path, falling back to a UUID-based name.
+ */
+function filenameFromUrl(url: string): string {
+  try {
+    const pathname = new URL(url).pathname;
+    const base = basename(pathname);
+    // Decode percent-encoded characters
+    const decoded = decodeURIComponent(base);
+    // Only use it if it looks like a file with an extension
+    if (decoded?.includes(".") && decoded.length <= 255) {
+      return decoded;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore parse errors
+  }
+  return `image-${randomUUID().slice(0, 8)}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a filename that does not collide with any name already in `used`.
+ * Appends `_1`, `_2`, etc. before the extension when a collision is found.
+ * Mirrors the deduplication logic in batch.ts.
+ */
+function getUniqueName(name: string, used: Set<string>): string {
+  if (!used.has(name)) {
+    used.add(name);
+    return name;
+  }
+  const dotIdx = name.lastIndexOf(".");
+  const base = dotIdx > 0 ? name.slice(0, dotIdx) : name;
+  const ext = dotIdx > 0 ? name.slice(dotIdx) : "";
+  let counter = 1;
+  let candidate = `${base}_${counter}${ext}`;
+  while (used.has(candidate)) {
+    counter++;
+    candidate = `${base}_${counter}${ext}`;
+  }
+  used.add(candidate);
+  return candidate;
+}
+
+export async function registerFetchUrlsRoute(app: FastifyInstance): Promise<void> {
+  app.post("/api/v1/fetch-urls", async (request, reply) => {
+    // Validate body
+    const parsed = fetchUrlsSchema.safeParse(request.body);
+    if (!parsed.success) {
+      const messages = parsed.error.issues.map((i) => i.message).join("; ");
+      return reply.status(400).send({ error: messages });
+    }
+
+    const { urls } = parsed.data;
+    const jobId = randomUUID();
+    const workspace = await createWorkspace(jobId);
+    const outputDir = join(workspace, "output");
+
+    const queue = new PQueue({ concurrency: URL_FETCH_CONCURRENCY });
+
+    // Track filenames to prevent collisions when multiple URLs resolve to the
+    // same name (e.g. https://a.com/photo.jpg and https://b.com/photo.jpg).
+    const usedFilenames = new Set<string>();
+
+    // Pre-allocate result slots to preserve order
+    const resultSlots: FetchResult[] = new Array(urls.length);
+
+    await Promise.all(
+      urls.map((url, index) =>
+        queue.add(async () => {
+          resultSlots[index] = await fetchSingleUrl(url, jobId, outputDir, usedFilenames);
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    return reply.send({ results: resultSlots });
+  });
+}
+
+async function fetchSingleUrl(
+  url: string,
+  jobId: string,
+  outputDir: string,
+  usedFilenames: Set<string>,
+): Promise<FetchResult> {
+  try {
+    // Fetch with SSRF protection and timeout
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+    let response: Response;
+    try {
+      response = await safeFetch(url, controller.signal);
+    } finally {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        url,
+        error: `HTTP ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Read body with size limit
+    const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];
+    let totalSize = 0;
+
+    if (!response.body) {
+      return { success: false, url, error: "Empty response body" };
+    }
+
+    const reader = response.body.getReader();
+    try {
+      while (true) {
+        const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+        if (done) break;
+        totalSize += value.byteLength;
+        if (totalSize > MAX_URL_FETCH_SIZE) {
+          reader.cancel();
+          return {
+            success: false,
+            url,
+            error: `File exceeds maximum size of ${MAX_URL_FETCH_SIZE / (1024 * 1024)}MB`,
+          };
+        }
+        chunks.push(value);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      reader.releaseLock();
+    }
+
+    const buffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+    if (buffer.length === 0) {
+      return { success: false, url, error: "Empty response body" };
+    }
+
+    // Derive filename from URL, deduplicating to prevent overwrites when
+    // multiple URLs resolve to the same name (all URLs share one workspace).
+    const rawFilename = filenameFromUrl(url);
+    const filename = getUniqueName(sanitizeFilename(rawFilename), usedFilenames);
+
+    // Validate as an image
+    const validation = await validateImageBuffer(buffer, filename);
+    if (!validation.valid) {
+      return { success: false, url, error: validation.reason };
+    }
+
+    // Save to output directory
+    await writeFile(join(outputDir, filename), buffer);
+
+    const contentType = FORMAT_TO_MIME[validation.format] ?? "application/octet-stream";
+    const downloadUrl = `/api/v1/download/${jobId}/${encodeURIComponent(filename)}`;
+
+    // Generate preview for non-browser formats
+    let previewUrl: string | null = null;
+    if (!BROWSER_PREVIEWABLE.has(contentType)) {
+      try {
+        const previewBuffer = await sharp(buffer).webp({ quality: 80 }).toBuffer();
+        const previewFilename = `preview-${filename.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, "")}.webp`;
+        await writeFile(join(outputDir, previewFilename), previewBuffer);
+        previewUrl = `/api/v1/download/${jobId}/${encodeURIComponent(previewFilename)}`;
+      } catch {
+        // Preview generation failed -- non-fatal, skip preview
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      url,
+      filename,
+      contentType,
+      size: buffer.length,
+      width: validation.width,
+      height: validation.height,
+      downloadUrl,
+      previewUrl,
+    };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error";
+    return { success: false, url, error: message };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/common/dropzone.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/common/dropzone.tsx
index f99acc6e..aa5b68ec 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/common/dropzone.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/common/dropzone.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { FileImage, ImageUp, Upload } from "lucide-react";
 import { type DragEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useUrlImport } from "@/hooks/use-url-import";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { UrlImportModal } from "./url-import-modal";
 
 const IMAGE_EXTENSIONS = new Set([
   "jpg",
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ export function isImageFile(file: File): boolean {
 
 interface DropzoneProps {
   onFiles?: (files: File[]) => void;
+  onUrlImport?: (file: File) => void;
   accept?: string;
   multiple?: boolean;
   /** Files that have already been dropped (for showing count & list). */
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ function expandAccept(accept?: string): string | undefined {
 
 export function Dropzone({
   onFiles,
+  onUrlImport,
   accept,
   multiple = true,
   currentFiles = [],
@@ -103,6 +107,27 @@ export function Dropzone({
 }: DropzoneProps) {
   const resolvedAccept = expandAccept(accept);
   const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
+  const [urlInput, setUrlInput] = useState("");
+  const [urlLoading, setUrlLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [urlError, setUrlError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [showBulkModal, setShowBulkModal] = useState(false);
+
+  const { importSingleUrl } = useUrlImport();
+
+  const handleUrlSubmit = useCallback(async () => {
+    const url = urlInput.trim();
+    if (!url) return;
+    setUrlLoading(true);
+    setUrlError(null);
+    const file = await importSingleUrl(url);
+    if (file) {
+      setUrlInput("");
+      onUrlImport?.(file);
+    } else {
+      setUrlError("Could not fetch image from URL");
+    }
+    setUrlLoading(false);
+  }, [urlInput, importSingleUrl, onUrlImport]);
 
   const handleDrag = useCallback((e: DragEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -224,6 +249,58 @@ export function Dropzone({
           PNG, JPG, WebP, HEIC, RAW, PSD, and 65+ formats
         </p>
 
+        {!compact && onUrlImport && (
+          <>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full max-w-xs">
+              <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-border" />
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">or</span>
+              <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-border" />
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2 w-full max-w-sm">
+              <input
+                type="url"
+                value={urlInput}
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                  setUrlInput(e.target.value);
+                  setUrlError(null);
+                }}
+                onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                  if (e.key === "Enter") {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    handleUrlSubmit();
+                  }
+                }}
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                placeholder="Paste image URL..."
+                className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-border bg-background px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-foreground placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
+                disabled={urlLoading}
+              />
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={(e) => {
+                  e.stopPropagation();
+                  handleUrlSubmit();
+                }}
+                disabled={urlLoading || !urlInput.trim()}
+                className="rounded-md bg-primary px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50"
+              >
+                {urlLoading ? "..." : "Add"}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            {urlError && <p className="text-xs text-destructive">{urlError}</p>}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={(e) => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                setShowBulkModal(true);
+              }}
+              className="text-xs text-primary hover:text-primary/80"
+            >
+              Import multiple URLs...
+            </button>
+          </>
+        )}
+
         {hasMultipleFiles && (
           <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 mt-1">
             <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1 rounded-full bg-primary/10 text-primary text-xs font-medium">
@@ -244,6 +321,16 @@ export function Dropzone({
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
+
+      {showBulkModal && (
+        <UrlImportModal
+          onClose={() => setShowBulkModal(false)}
+          onImport={(files) => {
+            for (const file of files) onUrlImport?.(file);
+            setShowBulkModal(false);
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
     </section>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/common/url-import-modal.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/common/url-import-modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2913a89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/common/url-import-modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+import { AlertCircle, Check, Clock, Link, Loader2, RotateCw, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { type UrlImportEntry, useUrlImport } from "@/hooks/use-url-import";
+import { extractUrls } from "@/lib/url-parser";
+
+// ── Types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface UrlImportModalProps {
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onImport: (files: File[]) => void;
+}
+
+// ── Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function StatusIcon({ status }: { status: UrlImportEntry["status"] }) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case "pending":
+      return <Clock className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />;
+    case "fetching":
+      return <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 text-primary animate-spin" />;
+    case "ready":
+      return <Check className="h-4 w-4 text-emerald-500" />;
+    case "failed":
+      return <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-destructive" />;
+  }
+}
+
+function formatSize(bytes: number): string {
+  if (bytes < 1024) return `${bytes} B`;
+  if (bytes < 1024 * 1024) return `${(bytes / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB`;
+  return `${(bytes / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1)} MB`;
+}
+
+function filenameFromUrl(url: string): string {
+  try {
+    return new URL(url).pathname.split("/").pop() || url;
+  } catch {
+    return url;
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Component ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function UrlImportModal({ onClose, onImport }: UrlImportModalProps) {
+  const [text, setText] = useState("");
+  const [adding, setAdding] = useState(false);
+
+  const { entries, importing, importUrls, addReadyFiles, retryUrl, cancel, reset, readyCount } =
+    useUrlImport();
+
+  const hasResults = entries.length > 0;
+
+  const handleImport = useCallback(() => {
+    const urls = extractUrls(text);
+    if (urls.length === 0) return;
+    importUrls(urls);
+  }, [text, importUrls]);
+
+  const handleAdd = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (readyCount === 0) return;
+    setAdding(true);
+    try {
+      const files = await addReadyFiles();
+      if (files.length > 0) {
+        onImport(files);
+        onClose();
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setAdding(false);
+    }
+  }, [readyCount, addReadyFiles, onImport, onClose]);
+
+  const handleBack = useCallback(() => {
+    reset();
+  }, [reset]);
+
+  const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
+    cancel();
+    onClose();
+  }, [cancel, onClose]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === "Escape") handleClose();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handler);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", handler);
+  }, [handleClose]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center">
+      {/* Overlay */}
+      <div
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/60 cursor-default"
+        onClick={handleClose}
+      />
+
+      {/* Modal card */}
+      <div
+        role="dialog"
+        aria-modal="true"
+        className="relative z-10 w-full max-w-lg bg-background border border-border rounded-xl shadow-xl flex flex-col mx-4"
+      >
+        {/* Header */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 border-b border-border shrink-0">
+          <Link className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" />
+          <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground flex-1">Import from URLs</h2>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleClose}
+            aria-label="Close"
+            className="p-1.5 rounded-lg hover:bg-muted text-muted-foreground"
+          >
+            <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Body */}
+        <div className="px-4 py-3 flex flex-col gap-3">
+          {/* Textarea */}
+          <textarea
+            value={text}
+            onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder={
+              "https://example.com/photo1.jpg\nhttps://example.com/photo2.png\n- https://example.com/photo3.webp\n[My image](https://example.com/photo4.jpg)"
+            }
+            className="w-full min-h-[120px] max-h-[240px] resize-y rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted px-3 py-2 text-sm font-mono text-foreground placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/50"
+          />
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            Supports plain URLs, bulleted lists, numbered lists, and markdown links
+          </p>
+
+          {/* Progress list */}
+          {hasResults && (
+            <div className="max-h-[200px] overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-border divide-y divide-border">
+              {entries.map((entry, i) => (
+                <div key={entry.url} className="flex items-center gap-2.5 px-3 py-2 text-sm">
+                  <StatusIcon status={entry.status} />
+                  <span className="flex-1 truncate text-foreground">
+                    {entry.filename || filenameFromUrl(entry.url)}
+                  </span>
+                  {entry.status === "failed" && (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => retryUrl(i)}
+                      className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-muted text-muted-foreground"
+                      title="Retry"
+                    >
+                      <RotateCw className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                  {entry.status === "ready" && entry.size != null && (
+                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground whitespace-nowrap">
+                      {formatSize(entry.size)}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Footer */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 border-t border-border shrink-0">
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            {hasResults && !importing ? `${readyCount} of ${entries.length} ready` : ""}
+          </span>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            {hasResults && !importing ? (
+              <>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={handleBack}
+                  className="px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-lg border border-border text-foreground hover:bg-muted"
+                >
+                  Back
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={handleAdd}
+                  disabled={readyCount === 0 || adding}
+                  className="px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed flex items-center gap-2"
+                >
+                  {adding ? (
+                    <>
+                      <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
+                      Adding...
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      Add {readyCount} Image{readyCount !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </button>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={handleClose}
+                  className="px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-lg border border-border text-foreground hover:bg-muted"
+                >
+                  Cancel
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={handleImport}
+                  disabled={text.trim().length === 0 || importing}
+                  className="px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed flex items-center gap-2"
+                >
+                  {importing ? (
+                    <>
+                      <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
+                      Importing...
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    "Import"
+                  )}
+                </button>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-url-import.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-url-import.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6dcb375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-url-import.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { formatHeaders } from "@/lib/api";
+
+// ── Types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface UrlImportEntry {
+  url: string;
+  status: "pending" | "fetching" | "ready" | "failed";
+  filename?: string;
+  size?: number;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  downloadUrl?: string;
+  previewUrl?: string | null;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface FetchUrlResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  url: string;
+  filename?: string;
+  contentType?: string;
+  size?: number;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  downloadUrl?: string;
+  previewUrl?: string | null;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface FetchUrlsResponse {
+  results: FetchUrlResult[];
+}
+
+// ── Hook ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function useUrlImport() {
+  const [entries, setEntries] = useState<UrlImportEntry[]>([]);
+  const [importing, setImporting] = useState(false);
+  const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+
+  // -- helpers --
+
+  const fetchUrls = useCallback(
+    async (urls: string[], signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<FetchUrlsResponse> => {
+      const headers = formatHeaders();
+      headers.set("Content-Type", "application/json");
+      const res = await fetch("/api/v1/fetch-urls", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers,
+        body: JSON.stringify({ urls }),
+        signal,
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        throw new Error((body as Record<string, string>).error || `Fetch failed: ${res.status}`);
+      }
+      return res.json();
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const resultToEntry = useCallback((result: FetchUrlResult): UrlImportEntry => {
+    if (result.success) {
+      return {
+        url: result.url,
+        status: "ready",
+        filename: result.filename,
+        size: result.size,
+        width: result.width,
+        height: result.height,
+        downloadUrl: result.downloadUrl,
+        previewUrl: result.previewUrl,
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      url: result.url,
+      status: "failed",
+      error: result.error,
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const downloadAsFile = useCallback(
+    async (downloadUrl: string, filename: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<File> => {
+      const res = await fetch(downloadUrl, { headers: formatHeaders(), signal });
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Download failed: ${res.status}`);
+      const blob = await res.blob();
+      return new File([blob], filename, { type: blob.type });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  // -- public API --
+
+  const importUrls = useCallback(
+    async (urls: string[]) => {
+      if (urls.length === 0) return;
+
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      abortRef.current = controller;
+
+      setEntries(urls.map((url) => ({ url, status: "fetching" })));
+      setImporting(true);
+
+      try {
+        const { results } = await fetchUrls(urls, controller.signal);
+
+        if (controller.signal.aborted) return;
+
+        setEntries(results.map(resultToEntry));
+      } catch (err) {
+        if ((err as Error).name === "AbortError") return;
+
+        setEntries(
+          urls.map((url) => ({
+            url,
+            status: "failed" as const,
+            error: (err as Error).message,
+          })),
+        );
+      } finally {
+        if (!controller.signal.aborted) {
+          setImporting(false);
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    [fetchUrls, resultToEntry],
+  );
+
+  const importSingleUrl = useCallback(
+    async (url: string): Promise<File | null> => {
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      abortRef.current = controller;
+      try {
+        const { results } = await fetchUrls([url], controller.signal);
+        const result = results[0];
+        if (!result?.success || !result.downloadUrl || !result.filename) return null;
+        return await downloadAsFile(result.downloadUrl, result.filename, controller.signal);
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
+    [fetchUrls, downloadAsFile],
+  );
+
+  const addReadyFiles = useCallback(async (): Promise<File[]> => {
+    const ready = entries.filter(
+      (e): e is UrlImportEntry & { downloadUrl: string; filename: string } =>
+        e.status === "ready" && !!e.downloadUrl && !!e.filename,
+    );
+
+    const settled = await Promise.allSettled(
+      ready.map((e) => downloadAsFile(e.downloadUrl, e.filename)),
+    );
+
+    return settled
+      .filter((r): r is PromiseFulfilledResult<File> => r.status === "fulfilled")
+      .map((r) => r.value);
+  }, [entries, downloadAsFile]);
+
+  const retryUrl = useCallback(
+    async (index: number) => {
+      let url: string | undefined;
+      setEntries((prev) => {
+        url = prev[index]?.url;
+        if (!url) return prev;
+        return prev.map((e, i) =>
+          i === index ? { ...e, status: "fetching" as const, error: undefined } : e,
+        );
+      });
+      if (!url) return;
+
+      try {
+        const { results } = await fetchUrls([url]);
+        const result = results[0];
+        if (!result) return;
+
+        setEntries((prev) => prev.map((e, i) => (i === index ? resultToEntry(result) : e)));
+      } catch (err) {
+        setEntries((prev) =>
+          prev.map((e, i) =>
+            i === index ? { ...e, status: "failed" as const, error: (err as Error).message } : e,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    },
+    [fetchUrls, resultToEntry],
+  );
+
+  const cancel = useCallback(() => {
+    abortRef.current?.abort();
+    abortRef.current = null;
+    setEntries([]);
+    setImporting(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  const reset = useCallback(() => {
+    setEntries([]);
+    setImporting(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  // -- derived counts --
+
+  const readyCount = entries.filter((e) => e.status === "ready").length;
+  const failedCount = entries.filter((e) => e.status === "failed").length;
+
+  return {
+    entries,
+    importing,
+    importUrls,
+    importSingleUrl,
+    addReadyFiles,
+    retryUrl,
+    cancel,
+    reset,
+    readyCount,
+    failedCount,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/url-parser.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/url-parser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc750ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/url-parser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+function isValidHttpUrl(str: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(str);
+    return url.protocol === "http:" || url.protocol === "https:";
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export function extractUrls(input: string): string[] {
+  const urls: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const rawLine of input.split("\n")) {
+    let line = rawLine.trim();
+    if (!line) continue;
+
+    // Strip numbered list prefixes: "1. ", "2) ", "3 "
+    line = line.replace(/^\d+[.)]?\s+/, "");
+    // Strip bullet prefixes: "- ", "* ", "+ "
+    line = line.replace(/^[-*+]\s+/, "");
+
+    // Extract from markdown links: [text](url)
+    const mdMatch = line.match(/\[.*?]\((https?:\/\/[^)]+)\)/);
+    if (mdMatch) {
+      urls.push(mdMatch[1]);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Extract from HTML img tags: <img src="url">
+    const imgMatch = line.match(/<img[^>]+src=["'](https?:\/\/[^"']+)["']/i);
+    if (imgMatch) {
+      urls.push(imgMatch[1]);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (isValidHttpUrl(line)) {
+      urls.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [...new Set(urls)];
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/tool-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/tool-page.tsx
index 1a8f0af8..389f0e2a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/tool-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/tool-page.tsx
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ export function ToolPage() {
     [setFiles, reset],
   );
 
+  const handleUrlImport = useCallback(
+    (file: File) => {
+      addFiles([file]);
+    },
+    [addFiles],
+  );
+
   const handleUndo = useCallback(() => {
     undoProcessing();
     setEraserSliderInitPos(null);
@@ -434,7 +441,15 @@ export function ToolPage() {
     // Custom results panel (find-duplicates, etc.)
     if (displayMode === "custom-results" && registryEntry?.ResultsPanel) {
       if (!hasFile)
-        return <Dropzone onFiles={handleFiles} accept="image/*" multiple currentFiles={files} />;
+        return (
+          <Dropzone
+            onFiles={handleFiles}
+            onUrlImport={handleUrlImport}
+            accept="image/*"
+            multiple
+            currentFiles={files}
+          />
+        );
       const ResultsPanel = registryEntry.ResultsPanel;
       return (
         <Suspense fallback={<div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading...</div>}>
@@ -637,7 +652,15 @@ export function ToolPage() {
       );
     }
 
-    return <Dropzone onFiles={handleFiles} accept="image/*" multiple currentFiles={files} />;
+    return (
+      <Dropzone
+        onFiles={handleFiles}
+        onUrlImport={handleUrlImport}
+        accept="image/*"
+        multiple
+        currentFiles={files}
+      />
+    );
   }
 
   // Navigation arrows (shared between mobile/desktop)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/url-import.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/url-import.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dc72c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/url-import.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { expect, test } from "./helpers";
+
+test.describe("URL Image Import", () => {
+  test("inline URL input is visible on tool page", async ({ loggedInPage: page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/resize");
+
+    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder("Paste image URL...")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("bulk import modal opens and closes", async ({ loggedInPage: page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/resize");
+
+    // Open the bulk import modal
+    await page.getByText("Import multiple URLs...").click();
+
+    // Assert the modal title is visible
+    await expect(page.getByText("Import from URLs")).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Close the modal via Cancel
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Cancel" }).click();
+
+    // Assert the modal title is no longer visible
+    await expect(page.getByText("Import from URLs")).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/integration/fetch-urls.test.ts b/tests/integration/fetch-urls.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..967ea13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/fetch-urls.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,496 @@
+/**
+ * Integration tests for the fetch-urls route.
+ *
+ * Spins up a local HTTP server to serve test fixtures, and mocks the SSRF
+ * validation to allow localhost connections during tests.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createServer, type IncomingMessage, type Server, type ServerResponse } from "node:http";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+// Mock the SSRF validation to allow localhost in tests.
+// We keep the real safeFetch logic but skip the private-IP DNS check.
+vi.mock("../../apps/api/src/lib/ssrf.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const original = (await importOriginal()) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    // validateFetchUrl that allows localhost for tests
+    validateFetchUrl: async (_url: string) => {
+      // No-op: allow all URLs in tests (including localhost)
+    },
+    // safeFetch that skips SSRF validation but still does the real fetch
+    safeFetch: async (url: string, signal?: AbortSignal) => {
+      const MAX_REDIRECTS = 5;
+      let currentUrl = url;
+      for (let i = 0; i <= MAX_REDIRECTS; i++) {
+        const res = await fetch(currentUrl, {
+          signal,
+          redirect: "manual",
+          headers: { "User-Agent": "SnapOtter/1.0 (image-fetch)" },
+        });
+        if (res.status >= 300 && res.status < 400) {
+          const location = res.headers.get("location");
+          if (!location) throw new Error("Redirect without Location header");
+          currentUrl = new URL(location, currentUrl).href;
+          if (i === MAX_REDIRECTS) throw new Error("Too many redirects");
+          continue;
+        }
+        return res;
+      }
+      throw new Error("Too many redirects");
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+import { buildTestApp, loginAsAdmin, type TestApp } from "./test-server.js";
+
+const FIXTURES = join(__dirname, "..", "fixtures");
+const JPG = readFileSync(join(FIXTURES, "test-100x100.jpg"));
+const TIFF = readFileSync(join(FIXTURES, "formats", "sample.tiff"));
+
+let testApp: TestApp;
+let app: TestApp["app"];
+let adminToken: string;
+let mockServer: Server;
+let mockPort: number;
+
+function startMockServer(): Promise<{ server: Server; port: number }> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const server = createServer((req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse) => {
+      const url = req.url ?? "";
+
+      if (url === "/photo.jpg") {
+        res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "image/jpeg" });
+        res.end(JPG);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/not-image.txt") {
+        res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
+        res.end("This is not an image");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/redirect") {
+        res.writeHead(302, { Location: "/photo.jpg" });
+        res.end();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/missing.jpg") {
+        res.writeHead(404);
+        res.end("Not Found");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/photo.tiff") {
+        res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "image/tiff" });
+        res.end(TIFF);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/empty") {
+        res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "image/jpeg" });
+        res.end();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/server-error") {
+        res.writeHead(500, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
+        res.end("Internal Server Error");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (url === "/slow-close") {
+        // Return a valid response with no body stream at all
+        res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "image/jpeg", "Content-Length": "0" });
+        res.end();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.writeHead(404);
+      res.end("Not Found");
+    });
+
+    server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", () => {
+      const addr = server.address();
+      const port = typeof addr === "object" && addr ? addr.port : 0;
+      resolve({ server, port });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  const mock = await startMockServer();
+  mockServer = mock.server;
+  mockPort = mock.port;
+
+  testApp = await buildTestApp();
+  app = testApp.app;
+  adminToken = await loginAsAdmin(app);
+}, 30_000);
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await testApp.cleanup();
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => mockServer.close(() => resolve()));
+}, 10_000);
+
+describe("POST /api/v1/fetch-urls", () => {
+  it("fetches a valid image URL and returns metadata + download URL", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.jpg`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const result = body.results[0];
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.url).toBe(`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.jpg`);
+    expect(result.filename).toBe("photo.jpg");
+    expect(result.contentType).toBe("image/jpeg");
+    expect(result.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(result.width).toBe(100);
+    expect(result.height).toBe(100);
+    expect(result.downloadUrl).toMatch(/^\/api\/v1\/download\/.+\/photo\.jpg$/);
+    expect(result.previewUrl).toBeNull(); // JPEG is browser-previewable
+  });
+
+  it("returns failure for a 404 URL", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/missing.jpg`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const result = body.results[0];
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error).toContain("404");
+  });
+
+  it("returns failure for non-image content", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/not-image.txt`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const result = body.results[0];
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.error).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("handles mixed batch with successes and failures", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [
+          `http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.jpg`,
+          `http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/missing.jpg`,
+          `http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/not-image.txt`,
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    // Results preserve order
+    expect(body.results[0].success).toBe(true);
+    expect(body.results[0].filename).toBe("photo.jpg");
+
+    expect(body.results[1].success).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.results[1].error).toContain("404");
+
+    expect(body.results[2].success).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns 400 for an empty URL array", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.error).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("returns 400 for more than 50 URLs", async () => {
+    const urls = Array.from({ length: 51 }, (_, i) => `http://example.com/img${i}.jpg`);
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: { urls },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.error).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("follows redirects to fetch the final image", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/redirect`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const result = body.results[0];
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.contentType).toBe("image/jpeg");
+    expect(result.size).toBe(JPG.length);
+  });
+
+  it("download URL serves the actual image", async () => {
+    // First, fetch the URL to get a downloadUrl
+    const fetchRes = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.jpg`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const body = JSON.parse(fetchRes.body);
+    const downloadUrl = body.results[0].downloadUrl;
+    expect(downloadUrl).toBeTruthy();
+
+    // Now download the file
+    const downloadRes = await app.inject({
+      method: "GET",
+      url: downloadUrl,
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(downloadRes.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    expect(downloadRes.headers["content-type"]).toBe("image/jpeg");
+    // The downloaded buffer should match the original fixture
+    expect(downloadRes.rawPayload.length).toBe(JPG.length);
+  });
+
+  it("deduplicates filenames when multiple URLs resolve to the same name", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.jpg`, `http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.jpg`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    expect(body.results[0].success).toBe(true);
+    expect(body.results[1].success).toBe(true);
+
+    // Filenames must differ so one does not overwrite the other
+    const names = [body.results[0].filename, body.results[1].filename];
+    expect(new Set(names).size).toBe(2);
+    expect(names).toContain("photo.jpg");
+    expect(names).toContain("photo_1.jpg");
+
+    // Download URLs must also differ
+    expect(body.results[0].downloadUrl).not.toBe(body.results[1].downloadUrl);
+
+    // Both download URLs should serve valid content
+    for (const result of body.results) {
+      const dl = await app.inject({
+        method: "GET",
+        url: result.downloadUrl,
+        headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}` },
+      });
+      expect(dl.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(dl.rawPayload.length).toBe(JPG.length);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns 400 for invalid URL format", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: ["not-a-valid-url"],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.error).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("generates a preview for non-browser-previewable formats", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/photo.tiff`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const result = body.results[0];
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.contentType).toBe("image/tiff");
+    expect(result.previewUrl).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.previewUrl).toContain("preview-");
+    expect(result.previewUrl).toContain(".webp");
+
+    // Preview URL should serve a valid webp image
+    const previewRes = await app.inject({
+      method: "GET",
+      url: result.previewUrl,
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(previewRes.statusCode).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it("returns failure for empty response body", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/empty`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body.results[0].success).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.results[0].error).toContain("Empty");
+  });
+
+  it("returns failure for 500 server error", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/server-error`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body.results[0].success).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.results[0].error).toContain("500");
+  });
+
+  it("returns failure when fetch throws a network error", async () => {
+    // Port 1 is almost guaranteed to refuse connections, triggering the outer
+    // catch block (lines 275-278 in fetch-urls.ts).
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: ["http://127.0.0.1:1/unreachable.jpg"],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body.results[0].success).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.results[0].error).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("returns failure for zero-length content", async () => {
+    const res = await app.inject({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/v1/fetch-urls",
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${adminToken}`,
+      },
+      payload: {
+        urls: [`http://127.0.0.1:${mockPort}/slow-close`],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    expect(body.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body.results[0].success).toBe(false);
+    expect(body.results[0].error).toContain("Empty");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/integration/test-server.ts b/tests/integration/test-server.ts
index d3a24349..5e2d0464 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test-server.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/test-server.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { apiKeyRoutes } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/api-keys.js";
 import { auditLogRoutes } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/audit-log.js";
 import { registerBatchRoutes } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/batch.js";
 import { docsRoutes } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/docs.js";
+import { registerFetchUrlsRoute } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/fetch-urls.js";
 import { fileRoutes } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/files.js";
 import { registerMemeTemplates } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/meme-templates.js";
 import { registerPipelineRoutes } from "../../apps/api/src/routes/pipeline.js";
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ export async function buildTestApp(): Promise<TestApp> {
   // Batch processing routes
   await registerBatchRoutes(app);
 
+  // URL fetch routes
+  await registerFetchUrlsRoute(app);
+
   // Pipeline routes
   await registerPipelineRoutes(app);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/api/ssrf.test.ts b/tests/unit/api/ssrf.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1eb4097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/api/ssrf.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, type Mock, vi } from "vitest";
+import { MAX_REDIRECTS, safeFetch, validateFetchUrl } from "../../../apps/api/src/lib/ssrf.js";
+
+describe("validateFetchUrl", () => {
+  it("allows valid public HTTP URL", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      validateFetchUrl("https://images.unsplash.com/photo.jpg"),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("allows valid public HTTP URL without TLS", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://example.com/image.png")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-HTTP schemes", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("ftp://example.com/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Only HTTP and HTTPS",
+    );
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("file:///etc/passwd")).rejects.toThrow("Only HTTP and HTTPS");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("data:image/png;base64,abc")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Only HTTP and HTTPS",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects localhost and loopback", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://127.0.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://localhost/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://[::1]/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects private network ranges", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://10.0.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://172.16.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://192.168.1.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects link-local addresses", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "private",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects CG-NAT range (100.64.0.0/10)", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://100.64.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://100.127.255.255/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects IETF protocol assignments (192.0.0.0/24)", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://192.0.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects benchmarking range (198.18.0.0/15)", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://198.18.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://198.19.255.255/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects reserved/class E range (240.0.0.0/4)", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://240.0.0.1/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://255.255.255.255/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects IPv6 unspecified address", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://[::]/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects IPv6 documentation range (2001:db8::/32)", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://[2001:db8::1]/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://[2001:DB8::1]/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("allows a public IP address directly in URL", async () => {
+    // Exercises the early-return path in resolveAndCheck when hostname is a
+    // non-private IP literal (covers the `return` after the isIP check).
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://8.8.8.8/image.jpg")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid URLs", async () => {
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("not-a-url")).rejects.toThrow();
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("")).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+/**
+ * Tests that require DNS mocking to exercise resolveAndCheck paths that only
+ * trigger when the hostname is a non-IP string and lookup returns results.
+ */
+describe("validateFetchUrl with DNS mocking", () => {
+  const originalLookup = vi.hoisted(() => {
+    return { fn: null as null | ((...args: unknown[]) => unknown) };
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  vi.mock("node:dns/promises", async (importOriginal) => {
+    const orig = (await importOriginal()) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    originalLookup.fn = orig.lookup as (...args: unknown[]) => unknown;
+    return {
+      ...orig,
+      lookup: vi.fn((...args: unknown[]) => originalLookup.fn?.(...args)),
+    };
+  });
+
+  it("rejects hostname that resolves to IPv4-mapped IPv6 with private IPv4", async () => {
+    // Covers isPrivateIPv6 lines 28-31 (::ffff: mapped address path)
+    const dns = await import("node:dns/promises");
+    vi.mocked(dns.lookup).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { address: "::ffff:127.0.0.1", family: 6 },
+    ] as never);
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://mapped-v6.example.com/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "private",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects hostname resolving to IPv4-mapped IPv6 with 10.x private", async () => {
+    const dns = await import("node:dns/promises");
+    vi.mocked(dns.lookup).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { address: "::ffff:10.0.0.1", family: 6 },
+    ] as never);
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://mapped-ten.example.com/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "private",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("handles DNS lookup returning a single result object", async () => {
+    // Covers the Array.isArray fallback branch (line 45: wrapping non-array in [])
+    const dns = await import("node:dns/promises");
+    vi.mocked(dns.lookup).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      address: "203.0.113.1",
+      family: 4,
+    } as never);
+    await expect(
+      validateFetchUrl("http://single-result.example.com/image.jpg"),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects when DNS returns multiple addresses with one private", async () => {
+    const dns = await import("node:dns/promises");
+    vi.mocked(dns.lookup).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { address: "203.0.113.1", family: 4 },
+      { address: "10.0.0.1", family: 4 },
+    ] as never);
+    await expect(validateFetchUrl("http://dual-addr.example.com/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "private",
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("safeFetch", () => {
+  let mockFetch: Mock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockFetch = vi.fn();
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", mockFetch);
+  });
+
+  function mockResponse(status: number, headers?: Record<string, string>): Response {
+    return {
+      status,
+      headers: new Headers(headers),
+      body: { cancel: vi.fn() },
+    } as unknown as Response;
+  }
+
+  it("returns response for a direct (non-redirect) fetch", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(200));
+    const res = await safeFetch("https://example.com/image.jpg");
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("follows a redirect chain within MAX_REDIRECTS", async () => {
+    // 3 redirects then a 200
+    mockFetch
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(302, { location: "https://example.com/hop1" }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(301, { location: "https://example.com/hop2" }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(307, { location: "https://example.com/final" }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(200));
+
+    const res = await safeFetch("https://example.com/start");
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+  });
+
+  it("throws when redirect chain exceeds MAX_REDIRECTS", async () => {
+    // Return redirects for every call (MAX_REDIRECTS + 1 iterations, all redirects)
+    for (let i = 0; i <= MAX_REDIRECTS; i++) {
+      mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        mockResponse(302, { location: `https://example.com/hop${i + 1}` }),
+      );
+    }
+
+    await expect(safeFetch("https://example.com/start")).rejects.toThrow("Too many redirects");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a redirect to a private IP", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(302, { location: "http://127.0.0.1/evil" }));
+
+    await expect(safeFetch("https://example.com/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow("private");
+  });
+
+  it("throws when redirect has no Location header", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse(302));
+
+    await expect(safeFetch("https://example.com/image.jpg")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Redirect without Location header",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/web/url-parser.test.ts b/tests/unit/web/url-parser.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..215c3861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/web/url-parser.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { extractUrls } from "../../../apps/web/src/lib/url-parser.js";
+
+describe("extractUrls", () => {
+  it("extracts plain URLs one per line", () => {
+    const input = "https://example.com/a.jpg\nhttps://example.com/b.png";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual(["https://example.com/a.jpg", "https://example.com/b.png"]);
+  });
+
+  it("strips numbered list prefixes", () => {
+    const input =
+      "1. https://example.com/a.jpg\n2) https://example.com/b.png\n3 https://example.com/c.webp";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual([
+      "https://example.com/a.jpg",
+      "https://example.com/b.png",
+      "https://example.com/c.webp",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("strips bullet prefixes", () => {
+    const input =
+      "- https://example.com/a.jpg\n* https://example.com/b.png\n+ https://example.com/c.webp";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual([
+      "https://example.com/a.jpg",
+      "https://example.com/b.png",
+      "https://example.com/c.webp",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("extracts URLs from markdown links", () => {
+    const input = "[Photo 1](https://example.com/a.jpg)\n[Photo 2](https://example.com/b.png)";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual(["https://example.com/a.jpg", "https://example.com/b.png"]);
+  });
+
+  it("extracts URLs from HTML img tags", () => {
+    const input = '<img src="https://example.com/a.jpg">\n<img src="https://example.com/b.png" />';
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual(["https://example.com/a.jpg", "https://example.com/b.png"]);
+  });
+
+  it("handles mixed formats", () => {
+    const input = `1. https://example.com/a.jpg
+- [Photo](https://example.com/b.png)
+<img src="https://example.com/c.webp">
+https://example.com/d.avif`;
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual([
+      "https://example.com/a.jpg",
+      "https://example.com/b.png",
+      "https://example.com/c.webp",
+      "https://example.com/d.avif",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("deduplicates URLs", () => {
+    const input = "https://example.com/a.jpg\nhttps://example.com/a.jpg";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual(["https://example.com/a.jpg"]);
+  });
+
+  it("filters out non-HTTP URLs", () => {
+    const input = "ftp://example.com/a.jpg\nhttps://example.com/b.png\nnot-a-url";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual(["https://example.com/b.png"]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty array for empty input", () => {
+    expect(extractUrls("")).toEqual([]);
+    expect(extractUrls("  \n  \n  ")).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves URLs with query parameters", () => {
+    const input = "https://example.com/photo?id=123&size=large";
+    expect(extractUrls(input)).toEqual(["https://example.com/photo?id=123&size=large"]);
+  });
+});