I'm building an application to download your flight logs from the DJI Cloud

msinger · Aug 15, 2023

I'm building an application to download your flight logs from the DJI Cloud.

A lot of people struggle with downloading TXT flight logs from their DJI drones. And for those people who know how to do it, it's not a quick/easy process (especially if flying with multiple devices).

Here are the features I have in mind for the first version of the application:

View a list of TXT flight logs available in the DJI Cloud (those you've synced in DJI Fly/GO or other DJI apps)
Download one or more TXT flight logs to a folder of your choice
Enable auto sync to auto download new flight logs as they are available in the DJI Cloud
Windows only (and maybe a web version later for Mac/Linux users)

Want to contribute?

Comment below with any additional features you'd like to see
Reply with "I want to help beta test" if you'd like to try the application before it's officially released

MS Coast · Aug 15, 2023

msinger said:
I'm building an application to download your flight logs from the DJI Cloud.

Reply with "I want to help beta test" if you'd like to try the application before it's officially released

I want to help beta test

mavic3usa · Aug 16, 2023

I would like to help as well but I am a 99% Mac user.

Yorkshire_Pud · Aug 16, 2023

Do you happens to know if the DAT's, that are seemingly deleted during a normal upload-to-DJI sync, are 'MOVED' to DJI rather than deleted, if so will DJI allow you to access those DAT's?
Being able to download any sync'ed DATs might be useful. Some Fly app using drones have readable screen device DATs, i.e. the Mavic Mini and Mini 3 Pro. I do not know about any other models of recent fly app using drones.

Will the software pull ALL the .txt's logs associated with one account from the cloud? It seems so, with that in mind, it might be an idea to allow the user to separate them automatically by the control app type e.g. Go, Go4 & Fly, and or specific drone.
Will the app allow the downloading from multiple DJI accounts, either individually or en-masse? I.e. some users have multiple DJI accounts.
I have not tested whether or not an upload-sync uploads all the App-type logs e.g. only Fly app logs but ALL the Fly App logs, on the screen device or just the logs of the account in use.

I don't normally sync and therefore have only a handful of logs in the cloud but in my odd experimentations with download-from-DJI syncing I get the impression that a sync, normally in Fly, has occasionally downloaded Go and Go4 logs. Or perhaps and probably more probable, I have later moved Go & Go4 logs to the fly app folder and forgotten.
I also have the impression that downloaded logs are slightly smaller than the originals, if correct I have no idea if there is any significant data loss.

Other suggestions, ~~allow the user to choose the unit system i.e. metric or imperial.~~

I'd certainly test it but as I say I have very few logs in DJI's cloud.

msinger · Aug 16, 2023

Yorkshire_Pud said:
Do you happens to know if the DAT's, that are seemingly deleted during a normal upload-to-DJI sync, are 'MOVED' to DJI rather than deleted, if so will DJI allow you to access those DAT's?

I'm not sure. Only TXT flight logs are available in the list of synced flight logs.

Yorkshire_Pud said:
Will the software pull ALL the .txt's logs associated with one account from the cloud? It seems so, with that in mind, it might be an idea to allow the user to separate them automatically by the control app type e.g. Go, Go4 & Fly, and or specific drone.

Yes. I was thinking of adding an option to all them all to be downloaded to the same folder or sub folders named by the aircraft name and serial number (since some people get new drones and use the same name).

Yorkshire_Pud said:
Will the app allow the downloading from multiple DJI accounts, either individually or en-masse?

I've thought about this and it's more of an edge case I think, but maybe a useful addition. It's not something that'll be available in the first version.

Yorkshire_Pud said:
I also have the impression that downloaded logs are slightly smaller than the originals, if correct I have no idea if there is any significant data loss

I have never found any missing data in the flight logs I've synced to the DJI Cloud.

Yorkshire_Pud said:
Other suggestions, ~~allow the user to choose the unit system i.e. metric or imperial.~~

This will be included in the first release.

Dave Maine · Aug 16, 2023

I would be glad to do some beta testing.

rwilliam99 · Aug 16, 2023

I would be willing to help beta test.

QCopterCam · Aug 16, 2023

I want to help beta test. I am a Mac guy but can run a windows app in VM. I would like to try it to help me understand more about what data is in the cloud verses locally. Like you say, it is kind of a hassle and I stopped trying way back in the day.

I would think there is a somewhat higher ratio of MacOS to WinOS in the drone world since they are mainly flying cameras. Photography and Videography are very strong in MacOS. So depending on the feedback you get, you might want to provide a MacOS version at some point.

Started in 2013 with a Phamtom 1 (TC-40?) that you had to mount your own GoPro on through Inspire 2 and all the Mavic models but now my Drone Hanger consists of Avata, Mini 3, M3 Classic, M3P Cine.

I was not aware you and your website but am now and and very impressed. I was definitely keep you in mind for future purchases and support.

Thank You
John Johnston
Stuart, FL

jephoto · Aug 16, 2023

mavic3usa said:
I would like to help as well but I am a 99% Mac user.

Me too. Needs to be Mac friendly. Although I do have and Use Parallels, I could install windows. Just prefer not to....

EmsAir · Aug 16, 2023

msinger said:
I'm building an application to download your flight logs from the DJI Cloud.

A lot of people struggle with downloading TXT flight logs from their DJI drones. And for those people who know how to do it, it's not a quick/easy process (especially if flying with multiple devices).

Here are the features I have in mind for the first version of the application:

View a list of TXT flight logs available in the DJI Cloud (those you've synced in DJI Fly/GO or other DJI apps)

Download one or more TXT flight logs to a folder of your choice

Enable auto sync to auto download new flight logs as they are available in the DJI Cloud

Windows only (and maybe a web version later for Mac/Linux users)

Want to contribute?

Comment below with any additional features you'd like to see

Reply with "I want to help beta test" if you'd like to try the application before it's officially released

Thanks for this grand idea - "I want to help beta test"

PMF23 · Aug 16, 2023

I am also a Mac user. I’d be happy to beta test if you develop something for a Mac.

msinger · Aug 16, 2023

For those offering to try the beta, please keep in mind you will definitely need Windows since this first version will be a Windows only compatible application. While not as convenient, you could run it with Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion on a Mac too.

msinger · Aug 16, 2023

QCopterCam said:
I was not aware you and your website but am now and and very impressed

I've been in the DJI drone scene for some time now

anotherlab · Aug 16, 2023

I am a Windows/iOS/Android developer and would be happy to beta test. PM me if you wanted to talk about doing a cross-platform version of the app from a single (mostly single) code base.

BigAl07 · Aug 17, 2023

Windows guy here. I'd love to help if needed.

msinger · Aug 17, 2023

anotherlab said:
PM me if you wanted to talk about doing a cross-platform version of the app from a single (mostly single) code base.

Thanks! Yeah, that's the plan for the Mac version. While I think I will be able to share much of the codebase, I'll likely end up building a separate Xamarin.Forms app.