google takeout 'JSON file not found'

[Kirk-Capt]

Hi, I'm trying to import some google photos and I get 'json file not found' for the 11 files in a test folder. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but here's what I'm working with:

folder:

IMG_20140222_195200.jpg       IMG_20140222_195215.jpg       IMG_20140222_201647.jpg         IMG_20140222_201648.jpg       IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg       IMG_20140222_201652.jpg
IMG_20140222_195200.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_195215.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201647.jpg.json    IMG_20140222_201648.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201652.jpg.json
IMG_20140222_195208.jpg       IMG_20140222_201646.jpg       IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg       IMG_20140222_201649.jpg       IMG_20140222_201650.jpg         immich-go
IMG_20140222_195208.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201646.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201649.jpg.json  IMG_20140222_201650.jpg.json    metadata.json```

and here's the resulting output with debug:
```./immich-go -server=http://192.168.1.235:2283 -key={api-key} upload -dry-run -create-albums -google-photos -api-trace=true -log-level=debug ./```

```immich-go  0.11.0, commit 362d82b54c7e8ae14c4f23b39fffc0c022ba73ce, built at 2024-03-02T20:30:03Z
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GET http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/server-info/ping
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
Accept [application/json]

--- BODY ---
Server status: OK
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GET http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/user/me
Accept [application/json]
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]

--- BODY ---
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GET http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/server-info/media-types
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
Accept [application/json]

--- BODY ---
Connected, user: tmunster1@gmail.com
Ask for server's assets...
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POST http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/search/metadata
Content-Type [application/json]
Accept [application/json]
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
{
 "page": 1,
 "withExif": true,
 "isVisible": true
}

--- BODY ---
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POST http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/search/metadata
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
Content-Type [application/json]
Accept [application/json]
{
 "page": 2,
 "withExif": true,
 "isVisible": true
}

--- BODY ---
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POST http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/search/metadata
Content-Type [application/json]
Accept [application/json]
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
{
 "page": 3,
 "withExif": true,
 "isVisible": true
}

--- BODY ---
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POST http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/search/metadata
Content-Type [application/json]
Accept [application/json]
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
{
 "page": 4,
 "withExif": true,
 "isVisible": true
}

--- BODY ---
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POST http://192.168.1.235:2283/api/search/metadata
Content-Type [application/json]
Accept [application/json]
X-Api-Key [{api-key}]
{
 "page": 5,
 "withExif": true,
 "isVisible": true
}

--- BODY ---
1012 asset(s) received
Browsing google take out archive...
File                     : IMG_20140222_195200.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_195200.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_195200.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_195200.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_195208.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_195208.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_195208.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_195208.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_195215.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_195215.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_195215.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_195215.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201646.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201646.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201646.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201646.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201647.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201647.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201647.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201647.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201648.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201648.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201648.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201648.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201649.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201649.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201649.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201649.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201650.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201650.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201650.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201650.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : IMG_20140222_201652.jpg: 
Scanned image            : IMG_20140222_201652.jpg: 
File                     : IMG_20140222_201652.jpg.json: 
Discarded                : IMG_20140222_201652.jpg.json: Unknown json file
File                     : immich-go: 
File type not supported  : immich-go: 
File                     : metadata.json: 
Discarded                : metadata.json: Unknown json file
Associating JSON and assets...
Done.
Ready to upload files
Error                    : IMG_20140222_195200.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_195208.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_195215.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201646.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201647.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201648.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201648_1.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201649.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201650.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201650_1.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Error                    : IMG_20140222_201652.jpg: JSON File not found for this file
Managing albums
Scan of the sources:
    24 files in the input
--------------------------------------------------------
    11 photos
     0 videos
     0 metadata files
     0 files with metadata
    12 discarded files
     1 files having a type not supported
     0 discarded files because in folder failed videos
    24 input total (difference 0)
--------------------------------------------------------
     0 uploaded files on the server
     0 upgraded files on the server
     0 files already on the server
     0 discarded files because of options
     0 discarded files because duplicated in the input
     0 discarded files because server has a better image
     0 errors when uploading
     0 handled total (difference 11)

thanks for any help.

[simulot]

The import of takeout archive works when all parts of the archive are processed together.
The usual way to achieve this is to process takeout*.zip

[Kirk-Capt]

thanks for the help! I was cheating and had extracted just the google photos folder from the 5 .tgz files. I'll extract the whole thing and try again.

[Kirk-Capt]

not having any luck. these archives are pretty old (2021) maybe the format has changed? still doesn't seem to like the .json files:

Managing albums
Scan of the sources:
 48356 files in the input
--------------------------------------------------------
 19001 photos
  1924 videos
     0 metadata files
     0 files with metadata
 22686 discarded files
  4743 files having a type not supported
     2 discarded files because in folder failed videos
 48356 input total (difference 0)
--------------------------------------------------------
     0 uploaded files on the server
     0 upgraded files on the server
     0 files already on the server
     0 discarded files because of options
     0 discarded files because duplicated in the input
     0 discarded files because server has a better image
     0 errors when uploading
     0 handled total (difference 20925)

I'll export a new set from google with only photos in them and give that a shot.

[simulot]

I don't know if the format has changed.
To skip the tgz extraction, choose the zip format, largest size (50GB). Immich-go can handle a bunch of zip files at the same time

[Kirk-Capt]

yes, that's what I'm trying. still waiting on google to generate the files.

[Kirk-Capt]

that worked! the old files must not conform to the newer than 2021 format. thanks for the help.