How do I even find my Pixiv login code in all this mess?

[v0sc]

As the title says. Preview of what it should look like I had seen in a very old issue post gives no clues, and with this amount of things being loaded up upon login, I'm unsure how I'm supposed to even find it, let alone get it within 30s or less.

I have tried going through all the non-image ones, and have yet to see anything that looks like what I'd need to copy and paste, either.

For reference, this is the amount of things that loads up in the two or three seconds between logging in, and the list ceasing to get larger. If someone could perhaps point out what exactly in all this I should be going to, I'd really appreciate it.

[kattjevfel]

Does your browser not have a search function? You can just search for the item gallery-dl asks for and it should be the only one in the list:

[Kuroo2021]

{
"extractor": {
"instagram": {
"cookies": "$HOME/path/to/cookies.txt"
},
"patreon": {
"cookies": {
"session_id": "***"
}
},
"twitter": {
"cookies": ["firefox"]
}
}
}

Put this in the field "cookies": ["firefox"] and it will just auto use your cookies and don't have to do all that other stuff all the time.

[mikf]

Most of Pixiv doesn't need cookies to work, but a refresh-token.

[mikf]

As stated in the instructions: The very last entry contains the code value.
Its path begins with callback?state=…, so you can search for it, use a filter, etc if needed.

[Kuroonehalf]

Hi. When I do the oauth process for pixiv and grab the code you describe, I get a 400 Bad Request error and the program crashes. Is this intended behavior? What should I do instead?

[mikf]

Try a third-party tool like https://github.com/eggplants/get-pixivpy-token if oauth:pixiv doesn't work for you.

[Kuroonehalf]

I saw that suggested in another comment and did try that. I'm just not sure how that then interfaces with gallery-dl.

[mikf]

https://gdl-org.github.io/docs/configuration.html#extractor-pixiv-refresh-token

gallery-dl/docs/gallery-dl.conf

Lines 489 to 491 in 0285473

	"pixiv":
	{
	"refresh-token": null,

[SanderBouwhuis]

For me, there is NO callback?state in the list.
Here is my network tab from Firefox (it's a 7z file, but this stupid forum doesn't allow that):
www.pixiv.net_Archive [25-07-16 21-14-06].zip

[mikf]

The address I posted is just a placeholder (code_challenge=abcdefg). You get a working address by running gallery-dl oauth:pixiv, which should automatically open a new browser tab for it.

[SanderBouwhuis]

Yes, but when gallery-dl opens a new browser tab, it starts at app-api.pixiv.net, but immediately gets redirected to accounts.pixiv.net. When I log in there, I don't see a 'callback' line.
Just to make sure, I downloaded the most recent gallery-dl.exe.

[mikf]

it starts at app-api.pixiv.net, but immediately gets redirected to accounts.pixiv.net

That's what is supposed to happen.

When I log in there, I don't see a 'callback' line.

I do. Same result as in #5754 (comment)

I downloaded the most recent gallery-dl.exe.

The oauth:pixiv code hasn't changed since it was first implemented.

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Just use a third-party tool: #5754 (reply in thread)

[SanderBouwhuis]

Here is another HAR, but this time from another browser (Brave instead of Firefox):
Pixiv_login_network.zip

I just don't understand why it would work for you, seeing as it clearly doesn't work for me in two different browsers. I am on Windows 11, if that matters.

Regarding your tip about using 'get-pixivpy-token', isn't that a Linux thing? I went there, but am not sure how to run it. I tried it by using:
python gppt.py login
But, I get this error:

E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt>python gppt.py login
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt\gppt.py", line 22, in <module>
    import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

Finally, I tried this:
pip install gppt
This resulted in many things being downloaded and installed.
But, when I type:
python gppt.py login
I get this error:
C:\Program Files\Python313\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\\Users\\shbou\\gppt.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

So, I tried the source release again, but that gives me this error:

E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt>python gppt.py login
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt\gppt.py", line 30, in <module>
    from .consts import (
    ...<7 lines>...
    )
ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

[mikf]

python -m pip install gppt
python -c "from gppt.main import main; main()" login

[SanderBouwhuis]

@mikf
Huge thanks for helping us trying to gett this to work!

I did the python -m pip install gppt command, which installed a bunch of stuff.
Then, I did your other command in the get-pixivpy-token\gppt directory, but I get this error:

E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt>python -c "from gppt.main import main; main()" login
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
    from gppt.main import main; main()
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt\gppt.py", line 30, in <module>
    from .consts import (
    ...<7 lines>...
    )
ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

Finally, I tried it in the directory which contains galler-dl.exe, but then I get this error:

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt>python -c "from gppt.main import main; main()" login
'E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>Traceback (most recent call last):
'Traceback' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>    from gppt.main import main; main()
'from' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
'^^^^^^^^^^^^^' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>  File "E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt\gppt.py", line 30, in <module>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>    from .consts import (
'from' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>    ...<7 lines>...
The system cannot find the file specified.

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>    )
M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

[mikf]

Finally, I tried it in the directory which contains galler-dl.exe, but then I get this error:

You ran all of E:\Downloads\get-pixivpy-token-4.1.1\gppt>python -c "from gppt.main import main; main()" login as a single command, and a bit more since all you did was copy-paste everything.

Run

python -c "from gppt.main import main; main()" login

in a directory that does not contain a gppt folder.

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(You have no idea how CLI works, do you?)

[SanderBouwhuis]

Am I really in the minority of people who are having problems getting all of this to work? For DeviantArt I just run "gallery-dl.exe oauth:deviantart", and it spits out the refresh token; easy and reliable.

Anyway, still happy you are helping us. I ran your command from a directory NOT containing gppt:

M:\AI Rendered\GalleryDownloader>python -c "from gppt.main import main; main()" login
[!]: Chrome browser will be launched. Please login.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
    from gppt.main import main; main()
                                ~~~~^^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\gppt\main.py", line 174, in main
    args.func(args)
    ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\gppt\main.py", line 48, in __func_login
    res = g.login(username=ns.username, password=ns.password)
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\gppt\gppt.py", line 108, in login
    self.driver = webdriver.Chrome(
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
        options=_get_chrome_option(self.headless),
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    )
    ^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chrome\webdriver.py", line 47, in __init__
    super().__init__(
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
        browser_name=DesiredCapabilities.CHROME["browserName"],
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    ...<3 lines>...
        keep_alive=keep_alive,
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    )
    ^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\chromium\webdriver.py", line 69, in __init__
    super().__init__(command_executor=executor, options=options)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 261, in __init__
    self.start_session(capabilities)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 362, in start_session
    response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, caps)["value"]
               ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 454, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\shbou\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python313\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\errorhandler.py", line 232, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: session not created: probably user data directory is already in use, please specify a unique value for --user-data-dir argument, or don't use --user-data-dir; For documentation on this error, please visit: https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/troubleshooting/errors#sessionnotcreatedexception
Stacktrace:
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        GetHandleVerifier [0x0x7ff66e7e0bfd+3035885]
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