tldr/pages/common/immich-cli.md

immich-cli

Immich has a command-line interface (CLI) that allows you to perform certain actions from the command-line. See also: immich-go. More information: https://immich.app/docs/features/command-line-interface/.

• Authenticate to Immich server:

immich login {{server_url/api}} {{server_key}}

• Upload some image files:

immich upload {{file1.jpg file2.jpg}}

• Upload a directory including subdirectories:

immich upload --recursive {{path/to/directory}}

• Create an album based on a directory:

immich upload --album-name "{{My summer holiday}}" --recursive {{path/to/directory}}

• Skip assets matching a glob pattern:

immich upload --ignore {{**/Raw/** **/*.tif}} --recursive {{path/to/directory}}

• Include hidden files:

immich upload --include-hidden --recursive {{path/to/directory}}