A script that will download all images from an album. Perfect to use if you have a local directory for your background, chromecast or whatever.
- Create a Google Project
- You will need the client id and client secret and put it in the
secrets.json
- You will need the client id and client secret and put it in the
- Run
npm run token
- A browser tab should open where you log in with your Google Account and allow access to your app.
- If something fails, press
Ctrl + C
in the terminal and try again.
- Run
npm run albums
and pick an album you want to sync. This will not start the download. - You are all set up!
$ npm run sync -- [output_directory] [options...]
This will download the album to your drive. By default a directory named album
is created where the images are stored. If this is sufficient you can omit this and still use the options below.
Other options are available as well:
Option | Effect |
---|---|
--force |
Redownload all images no matter if they already exist on the system. By default they are skipped. |
--cleanup |
Delete images not found in the album anymore. |
--quiet |
No useless logs. |
--raw |
Download RAW images. |
Run it manually or add a cronjob with the following configuration:
# crontab -u username -e
# Add this line
*/15 * * * * node /path/to/src/sync.js /path/to/output --quiet --cleanup
Of course any options can be used.