Failing to add `input_image` item to a conversation using "Create Items" endpoint

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We have a use case where we are creating a new conversation from an existing one, and I have to add the last few messages as context to the new conversation. So I create a new conversation and add the conversation items to it using “Create Items“. It works fine until I add a conversation item that contains input_image. When I add an item with an image, it fails with BadRequestError: 400 Error while downloading {imageUrl}. I am adding code that I am using below with the error details:

const response = await this.openAiConvesationService.items.create(conversation.id, {
    items: serializedItems,
});

Sample input item

[
    {
        "type": "message",
        "content": [
            {
                "type": "input_text",
                "text": "Okay lets analyze my starter"
            },
            {
                "type": "input_image",
                "detail": "auto",
                "image_url": "https://images.food52.com/t9oX_tD1C21tZd5Duhh9NmH2FzI=/27aa2e1d-5b46-4c04-b424-045780c98ca8--IMG_0953.jpg"
            }
        ],
        "role": "user"
    }
]

I get following error:

{
    "error": {
        "message": "Error while downloading https://images.food52.com/t9oX_tD1C21tZd5Duhh9NmH2FzI=/27aa2e1d-5b46-4c04-b424-045780c98ca8--IMG_0953.jpg.",
        "type": "invalid_request_error",
        "param": "url",
        "code": "invalid_value"
    }
}

Please note that this image_url works fine with the responses API and I don’t see any issue with downloading the image. Any help will be appriciated.