Export the images from your liked posts in Tumblr.
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Clone the repo:
$ git clone [email protected]:javierarce/tumblr-liked-photos-export.git
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Install dependencies:
$ gem install httparty
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Enable the option "Share posts you like" in the settings page of your blog.
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Register a new app:
https://www.tumblr.com/oauth/apps
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Copy the
OAuth Consumer Key
of the app. -
Now you have two options:
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Add two keys to your bash/zsh:
export TUMBLR_USERNAME="MY_FANTASTIC_TUMBLR_USERNAME" export TUMBLR_API_KEY="MY_DAUNTING_OAUTH_CONSUMER_KEY"
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Or simply update the
export.rb
file with your credentials:# Configuration username = "MY_COOL_TUMBLR_USERNAME" api_key = "MY_OH_SO_NICE_OAUTH_CONSUMER_KEY"
Go to the app directory and run:
ruby export.rb
Your favorite images from Tumblr will be downloaded to the folder images
.
Optionally, you can specify a username
param:
ruby export.rb username
Or a username
and a name
for the download directory:
ruby export.rb username download_dir
This is what it looks like when it runs:
$ ruby export.rb username
URL
https://api.tumblr.com/v2/blog/username.tumblr.com/likes?api_key=API_KEY
USERNAME
username
DIR
images
Downloading 1234 posts
blog-a
https://66.media.tumblr.com/8262342342318fcaaae94770923093/tumblr_klmsadflkldsk1_500.jpg
blog-b
https://66.media.tumblr.com/8262342342318fcaaae94770923093/tumblr_klmsadflkldsk1_500.jpg
https://66.media.tumblr.com/8262342342318fcaaae94770923093/tumblr_klmsadflkldsk1_500.jpg
blog-c
https://66.media.tumblr.com/8262342342318fcaaae94770923093/tumblr_klmsadflkldsk1_500.jpg
...
Newly registered consumers are rate limited to 1,000 requests per hour, and 5,000 requests per day. If your application requires more requests for either of these periods, you'll need request a rate limit removal on the app (there's a link for that in the app directory page).
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If you get the an
Unauthorized
error message, open the URL https://api.tumblr.com/v2/blog/USERNAME.tumblr.com/likes?api_key=API_KEY in your browser (replacing USERNAME and API_KEY with your own values). You should see a list of posts. -
If you get the error
cannot load such file -- httparty
, usegem
to install dependencies. -
It seems that old keys (before the Automattic era?) always return an
Unauthorized
error… the solution for this problem is to create a new app.
Hey there, digital Diogenes, do you need to export more? Then check out the tumblr-full-backup repo by zigotica.