---
name: "Net::DPAP::Client"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnet-dpap-client-perl"
version: "0.26-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Net::DPAP::Client"
---

# Net::DPAP::Client(3pm)

Connect to iPhoto shares (DPAP)

## NAME

Net::DPAP::Client - Connect to iPhoto shares (DPAP)

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Net::DPAP::Client;
  my $client = Net::DPAP::Client->new;
  $client->hostname($hostname);
  my @albums = $client->connect;
  foreach my $album (@albums) {
    print $album->name, "\n";
    foreach my $image (@{$album->images}) {
      print "  ", $image->name, "\n";
      my $thumbnail = $image->thumbnail;
      my $hires = $image->hires;
    }
  }
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module provides a DPAP client. DPAP is the Digital Photo Access Protocol and is the protocol that Apple iPhoto uses to share photos. This allows you to browse shared albums, and download thumbnail and hires versions of shared photos.

It currently doesn't support password-protected shares.

## METHODS

### new

The constructor:

```
  my $client = Net::DPAP::Client->new;
  $client->hostname($hostname);
```

### connect

Connect to the hostname:

```
  my @albums = $client->connect;
```

## SEE ALSO

Net::DPAP::Client::Album, Net::DPAP::Client::Image.

## AUTHOR

Leon Brocard \<acme@astray.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2004-6, Leon Brocard

This module is free software; you can redistribute it or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.