Is it possible to pass along an image's id number through --exec command? ie echo {id}

[sbmotoracer]

Good Afternoon,

Let me start off with apologizing if my question is somewhat incoherent. I can't sleep and have been up for close to 48 hours... Yay /s ....

I'm attempting to download a booru site's translation (notes) through their api since Gallery-dl -K's option doesn't show the translation notes listed.

I figured I'd use the --exec command to curl the api site and have gallery-dl fill in the id number ex https://boorusite/notes.json?search[post_id]={id} but I've noticed gallery-dl doesn't pass along the metadata to curl.

As a test I ran --exec 'echo {id}' and got

postprocessor.exec: Running 'echo {id}'
{id}

I've also tried {filesize} in case the {id} doesn't exist for some reason :

postprocessor.exec: Running 'echo {filesize}'
{filesize}

and got the same result.

Checking the docs page, it states:

Each element of this list is evaluated as a Format String using the files' metadata as well as {_path}, {_temppath}, {_directory}, and {_filename}.

So I tried to make the exec command into a list format using the example on the doc page: ["echo", "{user[account]}", "{id}"]

and got:

postprocessor.exec: Running '[echo,'
/bin/sh: 1: [echo,: not found
postprocessor.exec: '[echo,' returned with non-zero exit status (127)

postprocessor.exec: Running '["echo", "{user[account]}", "{id}"]'
/bin/sh: 1: [echo,: not found
postprocessor.exec: '["echo", "{user[account]}", "{id}"]' returned with non-zero exit status (127)

Am I doing something incredibly stupid or is it not possible to pass along metadata other then the path/filename/directory?

Thank you for your help!

[mikf]

So I tried to make the exec command into a list format using the example on the doc page: ["echo", "{user[account]}", "{id}"]

This only works in a config file but not on command-line with --exec.

--exec does not allow passing/accessing any metadata, only a file's path.
You need to use postprocessors in a config file for more control and to be able to use all options.

I'm attempting to download a booru site's translation (notes) through their api since Gallery-dl -K's option doesn't show the translation notes listed.

Most booru sites have a notes option to fetch them as metadata.

$ gallery-dl -o notes=1 --print notes "https://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=5997331"
[{'width': 246, 'height': 553, 'x': 35, 'y': 72, 'body': 'Look over this way when you talk~'}, {'width': 246, 'height': 557, 'x': 1233, 'y': 109, 'body': 'Hey~\nAre you listening~?'}]