Export the images from your liked posts in Tumblr.
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Clone the repo:
$ git clone git@github.com: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/settings/apps
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Copy the
OAuth Consumer Key
of the app. -
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
http://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
...
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If you get the an
Unauthorized
error message, open the URL http://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.
Hey there, digital Diogenes, do you need to export more? Then check out the tumblr-full-backup repo by zigotica.