A script that downloads images in original quality from a given immich album
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README.md |
Immich Album Downloader
This Python script downloads all assets (photos/videos) from a specific album in your Immich instance, using its API. It supports resuming by skipping files that already exist locally.
Features
- Downloads all assets from a specified album
- Uses pagination to handle large albums
- Skips already-downloaded files
- Can be automated with
systemd
services and timers
Requirements
You can install dependencies with:
pip install requests
or you can use your system's package manager.
Environment Variables
Variable | Description |
---|---|
IMMICH_API_KEY |
Your Immich API key |
IMMICH_INSTANCE_URL |
Immich instance URL (e.g. https://your-instance/api ) |
IMMICH_ALBUM_ID |
The ID of the album to download |
IMMICH_DOWNLOAD_PATH |
Directory to save downloaded assets |
Configuration
- Copy the files:
git clone https://git.marcorealacci.me/marcorealacci/immich-album-downloader.git
sudo mkdir /opt/immich-album-downloader
sudo cp main.py /opt/immich-album-downloader/main.py
sudo cp .env.template /opt/immich-album-downloader/.env
- Modify
/opt/immich-album-downloader/.env
accordingly
Running the script automatically
Create a service file at /etc/systemd/user/immich-album-downloader.service
:
[Unit]
Description=Immich Album Downloader
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
EnvironmentFile=/opt/immich-album-downloader/.env
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/immich-album-downloader/main.py
Restart=no
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
Enable and start the service (only if you don't configure the timer below):
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now immich-album-downloader.service
Running the script periodically
To run the download periodically, create /etc/systemd/user/immich-album-downloader.timer
:
[Unit]
Description=Download an Immich album periodically
[Timer]
OnBootSec=15m
OnUnitActiveSec=6h
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
Enable the timer:
systemctl --user enable --now immich-album-downloader.timer
This will trigger the album download 15 minutes after boot and then every 6 hours.