# Ruby to Gallery2 remote API

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-to-gallery2-remote-api/146048>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 16, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-to-gallery2-remote-api/146048 "2008-08-16T18:09:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![sajal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sajal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sajal)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-to-gallery2-remote-api/146048/1 "2008-08-16T18:09:53Z")

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Hello all,

I am a total noob at ruby and not a programmer by trade.

Gallery2 is an image hosting script made in php which has an API as  
defined at : [http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery\_Remote:Protocol](http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery_Remote:Protocol)

What I want to accomplish is to be able to upload images to my Gallery2  
from the ruby script. The upload feature is just a small function of the  
script.

the add-item is defined at  
[http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery\_Remote:Protocol#add-item](http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery_Remote:Protocol#add-item)

What would be the best way to go about it?  
What functions to look at?

There is an existing ruby script which can do most of the stuff, its a  
little confusing but im able to use its classes to get properties, album  
details, etc, but it doesnt have “add-item”

The ruby script is available at [http://www.mvmanila.com/PhotoMv/chkg2.rb](http://www.mvmanila.com/PhotoMv/chkg2.rb)

Any pointers what would i need to do to upload images?

The perl script at

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allows uploading images, in fact currently im calling it from ruby using  
the system command, but i need to customise some fields and the perl  
code is unreadable 😛

Would appereciate any help.

Thanks in Advance.