public class HomeController : Controller { ... public string getDataURL() { string dataURL = "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo... return (dataURL); } ... } View: $.get('/Home/getDataURL', null, function (d) { var dataURL=d; var img = new Image(); img.onload = function () { ctx.drawImage(img, 150, 0); } img.src = dataURL; });