Connects to an aria2c RPC instance and adds a download.

aria2_rpc_add_download.ps1

# Connects to an aria2c RPC instance and adds a download

# Ref: 
# Curl: curl.exe http://localhost:6800/jsonrpc -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept:application/json" -d "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"aria2.tellActive\",\"params\":[\"token:TOKEN\"],\"id\":1}"
# Lint JSON: https://jsonlint.com/ 
# Last Edited: 2023-01-25 15:30:00PM

$aria2cRPCURI = "http://localhost:6800/jsonrpc"

# Set to your token
$token = ""

# Sets a likely unique ID for download
$id = New-Guid

# Allows for multiple URIs for a single file (tab character (`t) between each URI),
# if all URIs are fully resolved (end with a filename and are not redirects)
$download = @"
http://m.gettywallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wallpaper-Naruto-2.jpg
"@

$download = $download -replace "`n|`r",""

# Cleans the output filename
$outFile = ([uri]$download).Segments[-1]
$outFile = [Management.Automation.WildcardPattern]::Escape($outFile)

# Add a download
# TELLACTIVE CODE ==== $body = "{`"jsonrcp`":`"2.0`",`"id`":`"$id`",`"method`":`"aria2.tellActive`",`"params`":[`"token:$token`"]}"
$body = "{`"jsonrcp`":`"2.0`",`"id`":`"$id`",`"method`":`"aria2.addUri`",`"params`":[`"token:$token`",[`"$download`"],{`"out`":`"$outFile`"}]}"

Write-Host "`nDownload Request Preview:`n" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "$body`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host "Run this web request?`n"

pause

Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Uri $aria2cRPCURI -Body $body