Immich•8mo ago

Can't add asset to album via API (Python)

I'm currently trying to add assets to albums via the API using Python and I have run into this error message "message":["each value in ids must be a UUID","ids should not be empty","ids must be an array"],"error":"Bad Request","statusCode":400.

I cannot figure out how pass an asset id to the request in order to add it to an album. I'm following the API docs (addAssetsToAlbum). This is the snippet of payload that I'm using:

payload = json.dumps({
  "ids": [
    "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  ]
})

payload = json.dumps({
  "ids": [
    "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  ]
})

payload = json.dumps({
  "ids": [
    "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  ]
})

payload = json.dumps({
  "ids": [
    "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  ]
})

If I convert the ids string to uuid with the uuid python module (import uuid) and not use json.dumps() I have managed to reduce the error to only "message":["ids must be an array"] but I don't think is either correct.

The assets I'm trying to add are on a External Library.

Does anyone know how to deal with this error?

Thanks in advance

Immich•5/2/25, 11:44 AM

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Daniel•5/2/25, 11:45 AM

Is the API key of the user you're using actually the owner of that asset?

Daniel•5/2/25, 11:46 AM

And are you actually using a PUT?

bo0tzz•5/2/25, 11:47 AM

You should print out the actual JSON string you're sending, to see what's in there

DDaniel Is the API key of the user you're using actually the owner of that asset?

willsc123OP•5/2/25, 1:09 PM

I've checked the ownerId of the asset and the ownerId retrieved from "getMyUser" and they match so I think it is. I've installed Immich via Yunohost on a Raspberry and at the moment I've created only one user, set via the setup wizard when connecting the first time to Immich.

DDaniel And are you actually using a PUT?

willsc123OP•5/2/25, 1:12 PM

I'm using the code from the API docs (addAssetsToAlbum), this one (obviously changing the ids with the correct asset id) :

import requests
import json


url = "/api/albums/:id/assets"


payload = json.dumps({
  "ids": [
    "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  ]
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Accept': 'application/json'
  'x-api-key:' 'MYAPIKEYHERE'
}


response = requests.request("PUT", url, headers=headers, data=payload)


print(response.text)

import requests
import json


url = "/api/albums/:id/assets"


payload = json.dumps({
  "ids": [
    "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
  ]
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Accept': 'application/json'
  'x-api-key:' 'MYAPIKEYHERE'
}


response = requests.request("PUT", url, headers=headers, data=payload)


print(response.text)

willsc123OP•5/2/25, 1:15 PM

Nevermind, I've just solved the problem thanks to reviewing everything to reply to you both

willsc123OP•5/2/25, 1:17 PM

I wasn't including 'Content-Type': 'application/json' on the headers because I was reusing the variable from before.

willsc123OP•5/2/25, 1:18 PM

Now it works as expected so many thanks for your quick replies

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