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FKApi includes a comprehensive set of Django management commands to help you scrape football kit data, maintain the database, and optimize performance.

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Command Categories

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Scraping Commands

Commands for fetching football kit data from external sources:
  • scrape_latest - Scrape the latest kits across multiple pages
  • scrape_club_details - Scrape club logos and details for clubs missing data
  • scrape_kit_by_slug - Scrape a specific kit by its slug identifier
  • scrape_whole_club - Scrape all kits for all clubs in the database
  • scrape_brand - Scrape brand logos and details for brands missing data
  • scrape_user - Scrape user collections from FootballKitArchive
See Scraping Commands for detailed usage.

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Maintenance Commands

Commands for database maintenance and optimization:
  • categorize_type_k - Categorize and order kit types for proper search result sorting
  • clean_double_slash_urls - Fix malformed URLs containing double slashes
  • update_last_season - Update kit photos from recent seasons (2025, 2026, 2025-26)
  • warm_cache - Pre-populate the cache with frequently accessed data
See Maintenance Commands for detailed usage.

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Running Commands

All management commands are run using Django’s manage.py: 
python manage.py <command_name> [options]

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Common Options

Many commands support common options:
  • --help - Display help information for the command
  • --dry-run - Preview changes without saving (where applicable)
  • --force - Force operation even if data already exists
  • --workers N - Set number of concurrent worker threads

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Getting Help

For detailed help on any command: 
python manage.py <command_name> --help