[Feature] Bulk search on originalPath and/or direct URL for originalPath

[plans-coding]

I have searched the existing feature requests, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

1 Bulk search originalPath) Using https://immich.app/docs/api/search-assets is possible for one orignialPath or other condition PER request. It would be useful to make multiple searches in ONE SINGLE request instead of looping as the case is atm

2 Direct URL for originalPath) Alternatively, a redirection for a url like
localhost:2283/folders?path=usr%2Fsrc%2Fapp%2Fexternal%2Fphoto.jpg -> localhost:2283/photos/969470e9-87b8-4bf4-bbad-6756cfcf91ca

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[bo0tzz]

I don't understand the request, can you elaborate?

[plans-coding]

Yes, no problem.

Number 1)

With your current implementation I can search one originalPath per requests. E.g.

curl -L '/api/search/metadata' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d '{
  "originalPath": "string"
}'

But I want to do multiple searches in one request, like

curl -L '/api/search/metadata' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d '{
  "originalPath": {"string1", "string2", "string3", "...", "stringN"}
}'

Number 2)

I basically want to link directly to a photo based on its original path instead as of today where the link request is an id

Today, I can get an image from:
http://localhost:2283/api/assets/969470e9-87b8-4bf4-bbad-6756cfcf91ca/thumbnail?size=preview

But I also want to reach the same photo but from a link like this instead
http://localhost:2283/folders?path=my/original/path/photo.jpg&size=preview

I know I can achieve the same result by using the api, but then I need to first ask for the correct id of an asset and then request the photo itself.

[mertalev]

The search for original paths is done using substring search. You can search by a folder prefix and get matches for each containing asset, for instance. Does this meet your needs?

[plans-coding]

Unfortunately not. I can have a various spread of my paths like

• my/first/path/photo1.jpg
• another/different/path/photo2.jpg
• this/is/yet/another/one/photo3.jpg