Immich – Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative
SkillMediaSelf-hosted photo and video management with Immich
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What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by bidewio/better-openclaw in skills/immich-photos/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Immich provides high-performance photo and video backup with AI-powered facial recognition, object detection, and smart search.
- GitHub: github.com/immich-app/immich (65 000+ ⭐)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Security: Active security-focused development team. No malware.
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
{{IMMICH_URL}} | Base URL of the Immich instance |
{{IMMICH_API_KEY}} | API key for authentication |
Usage Examples
Get server info
curl -s "{{IMMICH_URL}}/api/server/info" \
-H "x-api-key: {{IMMICH_API_KEY}}"
Search assets
curl -s -X POST "{{IMMICH_URL}}/api/search/metadata" \
-H "x-api-key: {{IMMICH_API_KEY}}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"originalFileName": "vacation"}'
Upload an asset
curl -s -X POST "{{IMMICH_URL}}/api/assets" \
-H "x-api-key: {{IMMICH_API_KEY}}" \
-F "assetData=@photo.jpg" \
-F "deviceAssetId=unique-id" \
-F "deviceId=api" \
-F "fileCreatedAt=2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" \
-F "fileModifiedAt=2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
AI Agent Tips
- Smart search uses CLIP embeddings for natural-language photo queries.
- Mobile apps auto-backup photos; API enables programmatic uploads.
- Supports RAW file formats and video transcoding.
- Face recognition groups photos by person automatically.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 58
- Forks
- 6
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
immich-photos- Source
- github.com/bidewio/better-openclaw