Pixeldrain

At a glance

Capability	Support
rclone support tier	Tier 1: Core
Checksums	SHA-256
Modification times	Kept, to 1 ms
Case-insensitive names	No
Duplicate names allowed	No
Server-side copy	No
Server-side move and rename	Yes
Folder move and rename	Yes, in one step
Free space reporting	Yes
Empty folders	Yes
Change notifications	Yes
Uploads of unknown size	Yes
Public links	Yes

This is the backend for Pixeldrain’s premium filesystem feature. This is not the same as pixeldrain’s free file sharing product. The filesystem requires either a Pro subscription or the Prepaid plan. More information on subscriptions.

An overview of the filesystem’s features and limitations is available in the filesystem guide on pixeldrain.

Usage with account

To use the personal filesystem you will need a pixeldrain account and either the Prepaid plan or one of the Patreon-based subscriptions. After registering and subscribing, your personal filesystem will be available at this link: https://pixeldrain.com/d/me.

Go to the API keys page on your account and generate a new API key for rclone. Then run rclone config and use the API key to create a new backend.

Example:

No remotes found, make a new one\?
n) New remote
d) Delete remote
c) Copy remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config
n/d/c/s/q> n

Enter name for new remote.
name> pixeldrainfs

Option Storage.
Type of storage to configure.
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value.
...
XX / Pixeldrain Filesystem
   \ (pixeldrain)
...
Storage> pixeldrain

Option api_key.
API key for your pixeldrain account.
Found on https://pixeldrain.com/user/api_keys.
Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty.
api_key> b1bb1e81-9b7b-406b-986a-c9b20be76e15

Option directory_id.
Root of the filesystem to use. Set to 'me' to use your personal filesystem.
Set to a shared directory ID to use a shared directory.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default (me).
directory_id>

Edit advanced config?
y) Yes
n) No (default)
y/n>

Configuration complete.
Options:
- type: pixeldrain
- api_key: b1bb1e81-9b7b-406b-986a-c9b20be76e15
Keep this "pixeldrainfs" remote?
y) Yes this is OK (default)
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d>

Current remotes:

Name                 Type
====                 ====
pixeldrainfs         pixeldrain

e) Edit existing remote
n) New remote
d) Delete remote
r) Rename remote
c) Copy remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config
e/n/d/r/c/s/q> q

Usage without account

It is possible to gain read-only access to publicly shared directories through rclone. For this you only need a directory ID. The directory ID can be found in the URL of a shared directory, the URL will look like this https://pixeldrain.com/d/abcd1234 where abcd1234 is the directory ID. Directory IDs in your own filesystem can also be listed with the lsf command:

rclone lsf Pixeldrain: --dirs-only -Fpi

This will print directories in your Pixeldrain home directory and their public IDs.

Enter this directory ID in the rclone config and you will be able to access the directory.

Options

Standard options

The wizard asks for these when you add the drive.

api_key

API key for your pixeldrain account. Found on https://pixeldrain.com/user/api_keys.

Type: string

root_folder_id

Root of the filesystem to use.

Set to ‘me’ to use your personal filesystem. Set to a shared directory ID to use a shared directory.

Type: string · Default: me

Advanced options

The wizard shows these under Advanced options. Most drives work without changing any of them.

api_url

The API endpoint to connect to. In the vast majority of cases it’s fine to leave this at default. It is only intended to be changed for testing purposes.

Type: string · Default: https://pixeldrain.com/api

description

Description of the remote.

Type: string