---
title: "Run Metadata Export"
method: POST
path: "/metadata-export/run"
tags: ["Metadata Export"]
---

# Run Metadata Export

`POST /metadata-export/run`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:52123`
- URL: `http://localhost:52123/metadata-export/run`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/aossie-org/apis/pictopy/docs/metadata-export/run/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Export the whole library now, whatever the automatic setting says.

Also rechecks images already exported whose files changed since.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- MetadataExportStatusResponse
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `data` MetadataExportStatusData, required
    - `total` integer, required
    - `pending` integer, required
    - `failed` integer, required
    - `left_alone` integer, required
    - `running` boolean
    - `run_failed` boolean
    - `last_run` ExportRunSummary
      - `checked` integer, required
      - `written` integer, required
      - `unchanged` integer, required
      - `skipped` integer, required
      - `left_alone` integer, required
      - `failed` integer, required

## Other responses

- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-10** `9fe895216588`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/aossie-org/apis/pictopy/changes/metadata-export/run/post.md)

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