upload from-google-photos 400 Bad Request

[lucmos]

Hello,

I am trying to import my Google Takeout into Immich with immich-go v0.30.0

I run into Not found or no asset.copy access even though I am the only admin user on the fresh install, with both keys being the same with full access.

I am using the following command:

./immich-go upload from-google-photos \
--server=http://192.168.5.100:30041 \
--admin-api-key=xxx \
--api-key=yyy \
--concurrent-tasks=1 \
--manage-raw-jpeg=StackCoverJPG \
--manage-burst=Stack \
--manage-heic-jpeg=StackCoverJPG \
--pause-immich-jobs=true \
--session-tag \
--client-timeout=60m \
--include-trashed \
takeout-*.zip

In the server side, to be safe, I completely disabled the machine-learning and the storage templating.

Immich-go does not terminate the upload because it encounters errors, after few thousands of images, from the logs:

Not found or no asset.copy access

2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR SetProcessed: asset not in pending state file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100508533.MP-modificata.jpg current_state=PROCESSED code=stacked
2025-11-20 16:38:40 INF stacked file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100508533.MP-modificata.jpg
2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR SetProcessed: asset not in pending state file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100508533.MP.jpg current_state=ERROR code=stacked
2025-11-20 16:38:40 INF stacked file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100508533.MP.jpg
2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR Error err=CopyAsset, PUT, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets/copy, 400 Bad Request
Not found or no asset.copy access

2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP-modificata.jpg error=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP.jpg error=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR SetProcessed: asset not in pending state file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP-modificata.jpg current_state=ERROR code=stacked
2025-11-20 16:38:40 INF stacked file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP-modificata.jpg
2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR SetProcessed: asset not in pending state file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP.jpg current_state=ERROR code=stacked
2025-11-20 16:38:40 INF stacked file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP.jpg
2025-11-20 16:38:40 ERR Error err=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe

This is the final report:

2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Asset Tracking Report:
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF =====================
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Total Assets:      95624  (487.7 GB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   Processed:        7079  (33.2 GB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   Discarded:        1988  (9.2 GB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   Errors:              4  (30.9 MB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   Pending:         86553  (445.3 GB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF ⚠️  WARNING: 86553 assets did not reach a final state!
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Event Report:
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF =============
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Discovery (Assets):
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   discovered image                   :   85365  (277.1 GB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   discovered video                   :   10259  (210.7 GB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Discovery (Non-Assets):
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   discovered sidecar                 :   93958  (65.6 MB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   discovered unsupported file        :      11  (22.4 KB)
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Asset Lifecycle (PROCESSED):
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   server asset upgraded              :     344
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Asset Lifecycle (ERROR):
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   server error                       :       4
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF Processing Events:
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   associated metadata                :   95205
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF   missing metadata                   :     419
2025-11-20 16:38:41 INF 
2025-11-20 16:39:07 ERR Some errors have occurred. Look at the log file for details

---

I also tried without any stacking:

./immich-go upload from-google-photos \
--server=http://192.168.5.100:30041 \
--admin-api-key=xxx \
--api-key=yyy \
--concurrent-tasks=2 \
--pause-immich-jobs=true \
--session-tag \
--client-timeout=60m \
--include-trashed \
takeout-*.zip

Unfortunately similar outcome:

ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP.jpg error=CopyAsset, PUT, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets/copy, 400 Bad Request
Not found or no asset.copy access

ERR SetProcessed: asset not in pending state file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP-modificata.jpg current_state=PROCESSED code=stacked
INF stacked file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP-modificata.jpg
ERR SetProcessed: asset not in pending state file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP.jpg current_state=ERROR code=stacked
INF stacked file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_100512250.MP.jpg
ERR Error err=CopyAsset, PUT, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets/copy, 400 Bad Request
Not found or no asset.copy access

ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_104933838.PORTRAIT-02.ORIGINAL.jpg error=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
ERR Error err=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_103536780.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg error=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
ERR Error err=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T071006Z-3-003:Takeout/Google Foto/Cascate del diavolo (Takeout)/PXL_20201018_104937496.jpg error=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe
ERR Error err=AssetUpload, POST, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets

io: read/write on closed pipe

And end report:

INF Asset Tracking Report:
INF =====================
INF Total Assets:      95624  (487.7 GB)
INF   Processed:        7082  (33.2 GB)
INF   Discarded:        1988  (9.2 GB)
INF   Errors:              4  (21.9 MB)
INF   Pending:         86550  (445.3 GB)
INF 
INF ⚠️  WARNING: 86550 assets did not reach a final state!
INF 
INF 
INF Event Report:
INF =============
INF 
INF Discovery (Assets):
INF   discovered image                   :   85365  (277.1 GB)
INF   discovered video                   :   10259  (210.7 GB)
INF 
INF Discovery (Non-Assets):
INF   discovered sidecar                 :   93958  (65.6 MB)
INF   discovered unsupported file        :      11  (22.4 KB)
INF 
INF Asset Lifecycle (PROCESSED):
INF   server asset upgraded              :     345
INF 
INF Asset Lifecycle (ERROR):
INF   server error                       :       4
INF 
INF Processing Events:
INF   associated metadata                :   95205
INF   missing metadata                   :     419
INF 

I already tried starting from scratch multiple times (lowering the concurrency to 1).
Is there anything else I can try? My goal is to import everything with the correct album associations.

[trianglesis]

Just having the same issue, it's my second user run; the first user was completely OK a few weeks ago.

ERR server error file=takeout-20251119T171946Z-3-001:Takeout/Google Photos/Photos from 2013/IMG_1457.jpg error=CopyAsset, PUT, http://192.168.1.25:30041/api/assets/copy, 500 Internal Server Error                                                    │
│Failed to copy asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           │
│2025-11-21 12:03:22 ERR Error err=CopyAsset, PUT, http://192.168.1.25:30041/api/assets/copy, 500 Internal Server Error                                                                                                                                                     │
│Failed to copy asset   

At the immich app

025-11-21 10:05:11.860996+00:00Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, copyfile '/data/upload/fc53899b-cb0b-4b5e-8eaf-22245eaf45d7/27/df/27df192f-3b53-4d42-9892-63bd46669a4d.JPG.xmp' -> '/data/upload/fc53899b-cb0b-4b5e-8eaf-22245eaf45d7/d6/18/d618a190-1826-4cf7-ace4-fd8bd87be1e6.JPG.xmp'
2025-11-21 10:05:11.861018+00:00at async Object.copyFile (node:internal/fs/promises:621:10)
2025-11-21 10:05:11.861037+00:00at async AssetService.copySidecar (/usr/src/app/server/dist/services/asset.service.js:187:9)
2025-11-21 10:05:11.861054+00:00at async AssetService.copy (/usr/src/app/server/dist/services/asset.service.js:165:13)
2025-11-21 10:05:11.864675+00:00�[31m[Nest] 32  - �[39m11/21/2025, 12:05:11 PM �[31m  ERROR�[39m �[33m[Api:ErrorInterceptor~a4ovpmgh]�[39m �[31mUnknown error: Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, copyfile '/data/upload/fc53899b-cb0b-4b5e-8eaf-22245eaf45d7/fc/07/fc078511-8a6f-4b5d-a467-1c46afeb9605.JPG.xmp' -> '/data/upload/fc53899b-cb0b-4b5e-8eaf-22245eaf45d7/ae/13/ae13f1a8-c106-4c9f-a23b-7816b504b3c0.JPG.xmp'�[39m

Upd: seems like a storage rights issue, will move the whole dir for Immich elsewhere.

[simulot]

What is the Immich's version?

[simulot]

Not found or no asset.copy access

Have you added the permission of asset.copy to the API key?

[lucmos]

It was on version v2.2.3. I just updated to v2.3.1 and will try again, with a new takeout (though maybe that was corrupted) 😄

[lucmos]

Not found or no asset.copy access

Have you added the permission of asset.copy to the API key?

Yes, the two API keys are actually the same and have all the permissions.
Indeed, (for testing) I ended up re-executing the same command many times. At the end, it completed without errors.

But still completed with some items in "pending" state, and I randomly found some asset corrupted/not working on immich.

[lucmos]

Also with the new takeout and the new version of immich, I get the same behaviour.
Repeating the command multiple times manages to get it to finish, still with warnings though

[lucmos]

Small update -- the assets did not reach a final state warning was due to the --include-unmatched flag that was missing.

Also with the version v0.31.0 I encounter these strange errors:

2025-11-27 21:14:40 ERR server error file=takeout-20251125T181051Z-3-003:Takeout/xxxx.MP.jpg error=CopyAsset, PUT, http://192.168.5.100:30041/api/assets/copy, 400 Bad Request
Not found or no asset.copy access

Re-executing multiple times eventually leads to a successful import (I hope).
The command I am using:

    ./immich-go upload from-google-photos \
    --server=http://192.168.5.100:30041 \
    --admin-api-key=xxx \
    --api-key=xxx \
    --concurrent-tasks=2 \
    --pause-immich-jobs=true \
    --client-timeout=60m \
    --takeout-tag \
    --session-tag \
    --include-unmatched \
    --include-trashed \
    --manage-burst=Stack \
    --manage-raw-jpeg=StackCoverJPG \
    --manage-heic-jpeg=StackCoverJPG \
    takeout-*.zip

[lucmos]

It seems like I cannot reproduce the problem if I do the following:

1. Start the import with immich-go
2. Manually pause the "SIDECAR METADATA" jobs from immich UI

Even if I included --pause-immich-jobs=true, that job class is not automatically paused.

Is it possible this (and it's interaction with live photos) is the problem? @simulot

[simulot]

Hmm... maybe!
#1245

[guyhalestorm]

It seems like I cannot reproduce the problem if I do the following:

1. Start the import with immich-go
2. Manually pause the "SIDECAR METADATA" jobs from immich UI

Even if I included --pause-immich-jobs=true, that job class is not automatically paused.

Confirming that I had the same problem and this workaround fixed it for me.

[remy]

I've been running into similar issues with nearly half of a 50GB takeout file not being uploaded (stuck in pending with the errors listed above).

Just wanted to reaffirm that pausing the sidecar job also worked for me 👍 (thanks to those for solving it).