Setting link URL with Google Docs API doesn't result in update of image - image

Question

I'm trying to update a placeholder image with a new image that has an updated URL. The URL in fact is a valid Google Static Map URL that I'm using in other contexts successfully. I'm using the Google Document API to manipulate the document. Following the code I've been using:
var element = body.findElement(DocumentApp.ElementType.INLINE_IMAGE).getElement();
var imageMap = element.asInlineImage();
// if there was an image found in document
if (imageMap != null) {
// get current parent and index inside parent
var parent = imageMap.getParent();
var childIndex = parent.getChildIndex(imageMap);
// remove image from paragraph
imageMap = imageMap.removeFromParent();
// get static image url for territory
var url = getStaticMapURLForTerritory(id);
Logger.log(url);
imageMap.setLinkUrl(url);
// create a new image
parent.insertInlineImage(childIndex, imageMap)
}
This seems to work fine in that it does update the image url correctly. However, the image itself (the result of the url) is not updated. When I click on the link URL it does return the correct image.
Is there a way to force a refetch of the image blob associated with the URL? I've also attempted to use UrlFetchApp but that complains about a missing size parameter (google static api) which is certainly included in the url string and within the max 640x640 bounds.
I've exhausted all my options unless....
TIA, --Paul

Answer 1

setLinkUrl only does that: sets the link. To actually add a new image you'll have to get its blob:
function replaceImage() {
// [...]
// get static image url for territory
const url = getStaticMapURLForTerritory(id)
const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url)
// create a new image
parent.insertInlineImage(childIndex, response.getBlob())
.setAltDescription(img.getAltDescription())
.setAltTitle(img.getAltTitle())
.setWidth(img.getWidth())
.setHeight(img.getHeight())
.setLinkUrl(url)
}
References
Class InlineImage (Google Apps Script reference)