iCloud to Nextcloud

Apple iCloud "Find My" only lets you see your latest position, but sometimes you want to scroll back in time and find previous positions. This scripts autoamtically scrapes your iPhone location from iCloud and stores it in Nextcloud, so that you get access to the full history.

Installation

First, git clone and install required dependencies:

git clone …
cd icloudlocation
python -m venv .venv
./.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt

Then, set up the configuration:

cp config.example.ini config.ini
$EDITOR config.ini

Beware that your credentials will be stored in plaintext. You might want to enable 2FA everywhere and only run it on a trusted machine/environment (disk encryption, etc.). cating config in the following commands is here to help you add an extra layer of security at rest (symmetric GPG, etc.) on your config file. For the Nextcloud part, you might want to use a dedicated access token.

Run the program a first time to ensure everything is running smooth:

cat config.ini | ./.venv/bin/python icloud_to_nextcloud.py

Note: If you enabled 2FA on your Apple iCloud account, this first run will be interactive and requires you explicitly trusting the session from one of your device.

Usage

cat config.ini | ./.venv/bin/python icloud_to_nextcloud.py

Use a cron daemon to run it periodically at the frequency of your choice.

License

Code published under an MIT license.

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