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0001 .. meta:: 0002 :description: digiKam Export to Imgur Web-Service 0003 :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, imgur, export 0004 0005 .. metadata-placeholder 0006 0007 :authors: - digiKam Team 0008 0009 :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html) 0010 0011 .. _imgur_export: 0012 0013 Export To Imgur 0014 =============== 0015 0016 .. contents:: 0017 0018 This tool allows the user to upload photos to the Imgur web-service. 0019 0020 `Imgur <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imgur>`_ is an online image sharing and image hosting service with a focus on social gossip. 0021 0022 The tool can be used to upload a selection of images from your collections to the remote Imgur server using the Internet. Files transfer can be anonymous or connected with an account. 0023 0024 When accessing the tool for the first time by the :menuselection:`Export --> Export to Imgur` menu entry, this dialog will appear: 0025 0026 .. figure:: images/export_imgur_dialog.webp 0027 :alt: 0028 :align: center 0029 0030 The Imgur Export Tool Dialog 0031 0032 You can directly upload contents without to be connected with an account using **Upload Anonymously** button. By default, the tool proposes to export the currently selected items from the icon-view. The **+** Photos button can be used to append more items on the list. 0033 0034 To be connected with an account, press **Upload** button, you will be taken through the process of obtaining a token which is used for authentication purposes. The following dialog will popup and a browser window will be launched you will log in to Imgur: 0035 0036 .. figure:: images/export_imgur_authorize.webp 0037 :alt: 0038 :align: center 0039 0040 The Imgur Authorize and Login Dialog 0041 0042 After successful sign-up digiKam will be allowed to send photos to the Imgur website. Then, simply authorize application and close the web browser. Return to the host application dialog, you will see the interface uploading photos to Imgur. You can click on the **Close** button to abort the uploading of photos. 0043 0044 When items are uploaded to Imgur, the dialog will populate on the list the urls to access directly to the images and the urls to delete online items. Use the context menu over items list to copy urls on clipboard for future usage outside digiKam. 0045 0046 .. figure:: images/export_imgur_downloaded.webp 0047 :alt: 0048 :align: center 0049 0050 The Imgur Export Tool Dialog After Downloading Contents with an Account 0051 0052 Finally, you can view the uploaded photos by visiting the Imgur website. 0053 0054 .. figure:: images/export_imgur_stream.webp 0055 :alt: 0056 :align: center 0057 0058 The Imgur Online Account Displaying the Uploaded Contents