# Downloading Content ## Selecting Posts ### By post type A comma-separated list indicating the posts from which you wish to download content. ``` ofscraper --action download --posts highlights,timeline ``` multiple calls ``` ofscraper --action download --posts highlights --posts timeline ``` Duplicates will be removed ### Options * profile * highlights * timeline * archived * stories * messages * purchased * pinned * labels #### Special Options * all (adding this option means scraping highlights,timeline,archived,stories,pinned,purchased and messages) * labels\* or labels+ (This means scraping all+labels) #### remove post type You can add remove a post type by prepending the type with a hyphen (-). This will remove any selection, including those from all *** ## Bypass dupe check By default, content is stored in a database to prevent duplicate downloads. If you wish to download all available content for the current model, include the '--force-all' argument. ``` ofscraper --action download --force-all ``` *** ## Filter Post by Date {% hint style="info" %} **x should be a valid date** {% endhint %} ### Before Filters posts on or before the specified date. It functions for downloading, liking, and unliking posts. ``` ofscraper --action download --before X ``` ### After Filter posts on or after the specified date. It functions for downloading, liking, and unliking posts. ``` ofscraper --action download --after X ``` ### **Valid Inputs** {% hint style="info" %} **Read arrow documentation/repo for all valid inputs** {% endhint %} `YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-M-DD, YYYY-M-D, YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY/M/DD, YYYY/M/D, YYYY.MM.DD, YYYY.M.DD, YYYY.M.D, YYYYMMDD, YYYY-DDDD, YYYYDDDD, YYYY-MM, YYYY/MM, YYYY.MM, YYYY` ### Dehumanize Strings We can convert certain strings into dates. The general rules seem to be (number) (timeframe) (ago) **timeframes** * week * month * year * second * day You can enhance granularity by including a comma. When utilizing debuggers, the output will display in UTC, offering greater detail. ``` 1 year ago, 1 month ago ``` *** ## Filtering Timed Post (Promotional) skip all timed post ``` ofscraper --action download --skip-timed ``` ### Filtering by text content This feature can accept regex patterns, but you might need to enclose the string in quotes to escape the input properly. Additionally, using a capital letter will initiate a case-sensitive search. #### Filter This will include only post that match the provided regex pattern ``` ofscraper --action download --filter X ``` #### Neg Filter: This will exclude any posts that match the provided regex pattern. ``` ofscraper --action download --negfilter X ``` *** ## Search entire paid page This option is designed to manage situations like when a model account has been deleted ``` ofscraper --action download --scrape-paid ``` To exclusively scrape the paid page and skip other prompts ``` ofscraper --scrape-paid ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://of-scraper.gitbook.io/of-scraper/using-the-scraper/batch-scraping-and-bot-actions/basic-actions/selecting-posts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.