Immich•8mo ago

API Insanity

api upload does not allow import on 2ndairy accounts so i used my admin api key for my wifes and it uploaded to my account not realizing that using my api key would just upload her images to my account -_-

Why do 2ndairy users not have access to api but can create api keys that cant be used and why doesnt the use of an api key require a user name and pass

Immich•5/14/25, 3:14 AM

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Zeus•5/14/25, 3:17 AM

I think you are mistaken. If a user account creates an API key, it allows full access to upload/edit/etc that user assets

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:17 AM

If you are using immich-go, and you have not read the docs, I suggest you do so, as some optional features require an admin key in addition to a user key

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:17 AM

reviewing other ppls issues seems this has been an ongoing issue for many ppl with no answer really other then some ppl saying it just works for them and others saying it doesnt regaurdless of version

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ZZeus I think you are mistaken. If a user account creates an API key, it allows full a...

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:19 AM

I think im not
can't get server jobs with the provided API-key: GetJobs, GET, http://192.168.1.240:2283/api/jobs, 403 Forbidden
Forbidden

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:19 AM

Correct. A non admin user will not be able to edit the server jobs

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:19 AM

then how is a non admin to import there google photo library

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:20 AM

You can 1) disable the job pausing or 2) pass an admin key only for the purpose of job control

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:20 AM

if you are using immich-go (which is a third party tool), this is all well outlined in their docs

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:20 AM

I passed the admin key and it uploaded the photos to my account instead

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:21 AM

I promise you all of these are covered in the docs, don't really feel like going back and forth

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:21 AM

there is a way to upload google photos without immich-go?

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:21 AM

I'm dyslexic and autistic i have looked and i say nothing about this and chatgpt cant answer it either

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:22 AM

so i am dumber and more usless then 99% of the population as ai cant even help

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:22 AM

https://github.com/simulot/immich-go?tab=readme-ov-file#the-upload-command

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:22 AM

You can 1) add an additional admin api key or 2) set pause jobs to false

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:24 AM

thanks i'll try this

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:26 AM

I recived the same error with this as well

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:29 AM

I would ask in #immich-go share the exact commands you used

Zeus•5/14/25, 3:29 AM

It's definitely possible to do as you asked just the command isn't correct

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:32 AM

immich-go --server=http://192.168.1.240:2283 --api-key=w6ih6iMFgZYH1rL6ezh3j4hjrkfdqw9ncmqEaAtB6E --pause-immich-jobs=false upload from-google-photos takeout*.zip

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:32 AM

chatgpt has given me about 30 differnt variations of this comand none of them give me any differnt error

ViperprayOP•5/14/25, 3:45 AM

a 2nd api key is required for uploads that seems dumb and somthing nearly no familys are a going to figure out. why dont you guys just allow it in account creation since the damn admin has to make the account anyways and ppl cant make there own accounts why wouldnt there just be a check box to allow uploads or not to bypass this silly requirment that again is insecure and not a great idea anyway why would u pass out the admin apikey.....

ImmichAPP•5/14/25, 4:15 AM

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