Search syntax: one query for every site

MultiScraper uses one small tag syntax for every source. You write a query once and it is translated for pixiv, DeviantArt and kemono, then run on all of them at the same time.

The operators

• Space = AND. Words separated by spaces must all match. statue marble finds images tagged both statue and marble.
• | = OR. statue | sculpture matches either tag. Use it to widen a search.
• - = exclude. -photo drops anything with that tag.

Putting them together

A query can mix all three. For example:

statue | sculpture -photo

This matches images tagged statue or sculpture, while excluding anything tagged photo — a good way to collect artwork while filtering out photographs.

How one query maps to each site

Each site names and groups tags differently, so MultiScraper adapts the query per source: OR branches become each site's equivalent, and exclusions are applied to the results. You do not have to learn three tag systems — write the query once and compare what each site returns in the single preview grid.

Tips

• Start broad with |, then add exclusions once you see what is coming back.
• Everything is kept by default, so a wide search is cheap — drop what you do not want in the grid.
• Use specific tags to keep searches polite and fast; very broad queries pull a lot of images.