Python script to download models from CivitAI using an API key

Getting Started

This script requires a CivitAI API key. You can create the API key as follows:

1. Log into CivitAI.
2. Go to the Manage Account page.
3. Scroll down to the API Keys section, close to the bottom of the page.
4. Click the + Add API key button to create a new API key.
5. Give the API key a name and click the Save button.
6. You will then use your newly created API key with this script.

Installation

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashleykleynhans/civitai-downloader/main/download.py -o /usr/local/bin/download-model
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/download-model

Note

This assumes you are using RunPod and logged in as root user. If not, the installation commands should be prefixed with sudo.

Important

It is important to ensure that you use the DOWNLOAD link and not the link to the model page in CivitAI. You can get the model id even from CivitAI main url. Eg. https://civitai.com/models/1234567?modelVersionId=46846 the model_id will be 46846

Usage

download-model [MODEL_ID] [DESTINATION]

To download to the current directory:

download-model 46846 .

To download to a different directory:

download-model 46846 /workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/models/Stable-diffusion

Community and Contributing

Pull requests and issues on GitHub are welcome. Bug fixes and new features are encouraged.

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