Export the images from your liked posts in Tumblr.

1. Clone the repo:

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

2. Install dependencies:

    $ gem install httparty
   

3. Enable the option "Share posts you like" in the settings page of your blog.

4. Register a new app:

    https://www.tumblr.com/oauth/apps
   

5. Copy the OAuth Consumer Key of the app.

6. Now you have two options:

• 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"
  

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

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
...

Newly registered consumers are rate limited to 1,000 requests per hour, and 5,000 requests per day. If your application requires more requests for either of these periods, you'll need request a rate limit removal on the app (there's a link for that in the app directory page).

• 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.

• It seems that old keys (before the Automattic era?) always return an Unauthorized error… the solution for this problem is to create a new app.

Javier Arce
Sergi Meseguer

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