API request via cURL
I feel like I'm an idiot, I'm trying to trigger library rescan via API ( https://immich.app/docs/api/scan-library )
To do that, I need to get library ID(s) - https://immich.app/docs/api/get-all-libraries/
Here's my command:
the response I get:
{"id":"9adf1f07-5d22-49a0-a853-6c143b00cd4c","ownerId":"my_user_id","name":"New External Library","createdAt":"2025-01-02T15:11:08.046Z","updatedAt":"2025-01-02T15:11:08.046Z","refreshedAt":null,"assetCount":0,"importPaths":[],"exclusionPatterns":["**/@eaDir/**","**/._*"]}
the effect I get: my user has just created a new external library. Currently existing are missing from the reponse.
WTH am I doing wrong here??30 Replies
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Successfully submitted, a tag has been added to inform contributors. :white_check_mark:What is
?direction=getAllLibraries supposed to do? 👀
Also, only admin users can trigger a library scan
Also, there's a cronjob you can customize that already re-scans the libraries every specified intervalOK, I think I've lost my head somewhere after last year and before current one. What's the correcth URL for
getAllLibraries then? does API require any additional arguments, like direction?
I want to trigger scan manually after a specific sync operation is completed, as inotify is funky over NFS/api/libraries is correct, you need an admin api key though
And no, it does not require any additional arguments, otherwise the docs would say so :)admin api = api created via "setting" of an user that is an admin?
Yep
still the same issue, creates new library and doesn't list the existing one.
when I POST at
curl -X POST "https://immich.example.com/api/libraries/getAllLibraries" \
I get the response:
{"message":"Cannot POST /api/libraries/getAllLibraries","error":"Not Found","statusCode":404,"correlationId":"0c92j5ys"}#Yes, this endpoint does not exist
Why are you sending
{ownerId: }?because otherwise
{"message":["ownerId must be a UUID","ownerId should not be empty","ownerId must be a string"],"error":"Bad Request","statusCode":400,"correlationId":"al7r8dpl"}#
so how do I call directly to getAllLibraries?You don't call
getAllLibraries
The endpoint is called libraries
Are you using AI for this?
This is odd and should not happen
Which version is your Immich server on?Lol, we're doomed if I am
1.123.0
Yeah, I am just confused where you get all this stuff from, e.g. the
?direction= paramI tried some random stuff after it didn't work like I expected, mainly from https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/13081
Can you try it against the demo instance?
As that works for me
Oh wait I see your issue
but then...
Exactly
You were POSTing
But this is a GET endpoint
lol
It returns all external libraries, which is to be expected no?
let me try that on my instance
yeah I just assumed they have different names without checking that first, that's why I deleted my message after checking it 😄
Ah lol
I am surprised the POST gave you anything tbh
OMG one would think that after enough years one can write a simple api request on one's own
😅
Happens to the best
and then we get here anyway
it works, thank you @Daniel !
And I didn't spot it immediately either :D
yeah post created new ext library
Ooooohh
And that requires an ownerId
That makes so much sense actually lol