# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Download from Picasa
# description: Download all images from privately shared Google Picasa web album in full resolution
# version: 1.0
# type: script
# author: Parul Jain paruljain
# license: CC0
# x-poshcode-id: 4855
# x-archived: 2016-08-19T05:15:28
# x-published: 2016-01-30T15:54:00
#
#
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Download all images from privately shared Google Picasa web album in full resolution
.DESCRIPTION
When someone shares a link to a privately shared album on Picasa, it is painful to download each picture if you do not have
the desktop version of Picasa installed. This script will take the link to the album, ususally shared on email, and will
download the full resolution version of all pictures automatically
.NOTES
Author: Parul Jain paruljain@hotmai.com
Version: 1.0 Jan 30, 2014
Requires: PowerShell v3 or better
.PARAMETER albumUrl
Mandatory. String URL of the privately shared Google Picasa web album, usually distributed on email
.EXAMPLE
picasa.ps1 https://picasaweb.google.com/1234567890/someAlbum?authkey=xy12DFghj9Ipw
#>
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$True)][string]$albumUrl)
$page = Invoke-WebRequest $albumUrl
if ($page.RawContent -match 'https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/base/user/(\d+)/albumid/(\d+)') {
$userId = $matches[1]
$albumId = $matches[2]
}
else { throw 'User ID and Album ID cannot be found on the picasa page' }
if ($page.RawContent -match 'authkey=(\w+)') { $authKey = $matches[1] }
else { throw 'Authentication key cannot be found the picasa page'}
$photos = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/$userId/albumid/${albumId}?authkey=$authKey"
foreach ($photo in $photos) {
$photoDetail = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ($photo.id[0] + "?authkey=$authKey&imgmax=d")
$filename = ($photoDetail.entry.content.src).Split('/')[-1]
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $photoDetail.entry.content.src -OutFile (".\$filename")
}