tumblr-liked-photos-export

Export the images from your liked posts in Tumblr.

Installation

Clone the repo:

 $ git clone git@github.com:javierarce/tumblr-liked-photos-export.git

Install dependencies:
```
 $ gem install httparty
```
Enable the option "Share posts you like" in the settings page of your blog.
Register a new app:
```
 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/apps
```
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"

… 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"

Usage

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

Output

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
...

Troubleshooting

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, use gem to install dependencies.

Contributors

Javier Arce
Sergi Meseguer

Hey there, digital Diogenes, do you need to export more? Then check out the tumblr-full-backup repo by zigotica.