patreon-archiver
Save Patreon content you have access to.
Installation
pip install patreon-archiverConfiguration
Video content will be saved using yt-dlp. You should ensure that you are logged into Patreon in the appropriate browser profile.
Recommendations in ~/.config/yt-dlp/config or equivalent file:
--cookies-from-browser chrome:Default
--add-metadata
--all-subs
--convert-subs srt
--embed-chapters
--embed-metadata
--embed-subs
--embed-thumbnail
--geo-bypass
--merge-output-format mkv
--no-overwrites--write-info-json --write-subs
--download-archive ~/somewhere-safe
## Usage
Run `patreon-archiver`. At minimum, campaign ID of the Patreon content creator is required. See help
with `--help`.
Usage: patreon-archiver [OPTIONS] CAMPAIGNID
Options: -o, --output-dir TEXT Output directory -b, --browser TEXT Browser to read cookies from -p, --profile TEXT Browser profile -x, --fail Do not continue processing after a failed yt-dlp command. -P, --use-yt-dlp-for-podcasts Use yt-dlp to download podcasts. -S, --sleep-time INTEGER Number of seconds to wait between requests -d, --debug Enable debug output --help Show this message and exit.
## How to get the campaign ID
1. Go to the content creator's main page.
2. View the source and search for `patreon-media/p/campaign/`.
3. After the `/` there should be a number, as in `patreon-media/p/campaign/12345678`. In that case
the campaign ID is `12345678`.