A Node.js tool to batch download images and video from the Tadpoles app/website.
The Tadpoles website and app has several deficiencies which this tries to address:
Comments that were posted with the photos are also saved. If a picture has a comment, you will see a similarly named txt file with it.
Any other file types will be ignored.
There is an included config.json file which needs to be modified for use.
| Config Name | Description |
|---|---|
| username | your Tadpoles account username |
| password | your Tadpoles account password |
| login_type | type of login *only email is supported |
| image_path | local path to store the media (relative allowed) |
| file_pattern | pattern for downloaded media |
Valid replacement values for image_path
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| %%child%% | The name of the child the media is associated with |
| %%YYYY%% | The 4 digit year the media was created |
| %%MM%% | The 2 digit month the media was created |
| %%DD%% | The 2 digit day the media was created |
Valid replacement values for file_pattern
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| %%child%% | The name of the child the media is associated with |
| %%YYYY%% | The 4 digit year the media was created |
| %%MM%% | The 2 digit month the media was created |
| %%DD%% | The 2 digit day the media was created |
| %%imgkey%% | the unique image key assigned by Tadpoles (long) |
| %%keymd5%% | Shortened MD5 summary of the Tadpoles image key |
Requires Node.js v4+ as well as Python 2.7+ (3.x not supported). On Windows, VCBuild.exe will be required. If this is already installed and in the system path, you should be good. Otherwise, you can install the necessary files via npm in an administrative command prompt with
npm install -g windows-build-toolsThen, install the package dependencies
npm install -dRun the scraper
node index.jsMIT