immich-app/immich

Ability to search similar images "from" partner assets

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#21855 opened on Sep 12, 2025

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Description

I have searched the existing issues, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate report.

  • Yes

The bug

I am aware of #12614 (Better sharing in Immich)

However, the bug/unimplemented feature is shown as an example below:

accounts: Admin1, User1 sharing: User1 partner shares with Admin1, Admin1 can see User1's photos in timeline photos: Admin1 has p1,p2,p3 photos, while User1 has u1,u2,u3 all of them similar to Admin1's relevant feature: #21108 (Release: https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/tag/v1.141.1)

Issue: Admin1 can run similar search on any of p1,p2,p3 AND retrieve u1,u2,u3. However, Admin1 cannot trigger similar search on u1,u2,u3 from the webUI.

p1:

u1:

Since Admin1 can see CLIP embeddings of User1, I believe it is no longer a permission issue similar to facial recognition data (i am possibly wrong).

The feature is awesome, could we have a Similar Search in a <button>?

Immich image id: 7a2c334f33f5

The OS that Immich Server is running on

Linux rock-2 5.10.160-39-rk356x

Version of Immich Server

v1.141.1

Version of Immich Mobile App

NA

Platform with the issue

  • Server
  • Web
  • Mobile

Device make and model

No response

Your docker-compose.yml content

NA

Your .env content

NA

Reproduction steps

  1. Follow the initial setup of Admin1,User1
  2. Try to do similar search on u1 from Admin1 [FAIL]
  3. Try to do similar search on p1 and retrieve User1 assets [PASS] ...

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Additional information

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Understanding of Immich partner sharingFamiliarity with similar search featureBasic React knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Investigate the existing similar search implementation in the web UI, likely in a component related to asset detail or search. The issue references #12614 and #21108 which may provide context on partner sharing and similar search. The goal is to add a trigger (e.g., button) on partner assets (e.g., u1) that allows Admin1 to perform similar search on those assets. Review the current permission handling for partner assets in the frontend to ensure the button only appears when appropriate. Check if the backend already supports the required endpoint or if any changes are needed.