[GH-ISSUE #528] add bulk download of artist images from last.fm on scan/demand #375

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opened 2026-02-26 02:33:00 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @binhex on GitHub (Jan 25, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/528

Hi, so i would like to request the ability to download artist images from last,fm, the way i imagine it working is that if the last.fm api and key are defined in the .env file (check already in place for this i see) then this would enable an additional checkbox (greyed out otherwise) setting in the "Settings" section to "Download artist images from Last.fm on media scan" and/or maybe with the option to "Force download of artist images from Last.fm for the existing library".

The only issue i can see with this is that we would potentially be hitting last.fm quite hard, not sure what the limit is on the api on number of requests, but if the limit is quite high then i think this could be a pretty cool feature to add in.

Originally created by @binhex on GitHub (Jan 25, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/528 Hi, so i would like to request the ability to download artist images from last,fm, the way i imagine it working is that if the last.fm api and key are defined in the .env file (check already in place for this i see) then this would enable an additional checkbox (greyed out otherwise) setting in the "Settings" section to "Download artist images from Last.fm on media scan" and/or maybe with the option to "Force download of artist images from Last.fm for the existing library". The only issue i can see with this is that we would potentially be hitting last.fm quite hard, not sure what the limit is on the api on number of requests, but if the limit is quite high then i think this could be a pretty cool feature to add in.

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@phanan commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2017):

Artist and album images are already being downloaded from Last.fm when the songs are played. I don't think repeatedly requesting Last.fm API (during scan) is a good idea.

@phanan commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2017): Artist and album images are already being downloaded from Last.fm when the songs are played. I don't think repeatedly requesting Last.fm API (during scan) is a good idea.

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