diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
index 4df34efe6..ac5d0d2e3 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: UTF-8
 
+require 'csv'
+
 module Sources
   module Strategies
     class Pixiv < Base
@@ -123,6 +125,57 @@ module Sources
         end
       end
 
+      # Refer to http://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/58938 for documentation on the Pixiv API.
+      def get_metadata_from_spapi!(illust_id)
+        phpsessid = agent.cookies.select do |cookie| cookie.name == "PHPSESSID" end.first.value
+        spapi_url = "http://spapi.pixiv.net/iphone/illust.php?illust_id=#{illust_id}&PHPSESSID=#{phpsessid}"
+
+        agent.get(spapi_url) do |response|
+          metadata = CSV.parse(response.content.force_encoding("UTF-8")).first
+
+          if metadata.nil?
+            raise "Couldn't get Pixiv API metadata from #{spapi_url}."
+          else
+            yield metadata
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def illust_id_from_url(url)
+        # http://img18.pixiv.net/img/evazion/14901720.png
+        #
+        # http://i2.pixiv.net/img18/img/evazion/14901720.png
+        # http://i2.pixiv.net/img18/img/evazion/14901720_m.png
+        # http://i2.pixiv.net/img18/img/evazion/14901720_s.png
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/img07/img/pasirism/18557054_p1.png
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/img07/img/pasirism/18557054_big_p1.png
+        #
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/img-inf/img/2011/05/01/23/28/04/18557054_64x64.jpg
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/img-inf/img/2011/05/01/23/28/04/18557054_s.png
+        #
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/c/600x600/img-master/img/2014/10/02/13/51/23/46304396_p0_master1200.jpg
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/img-original/img/2014/10/02/13/51/23/46304396_p0.png
+        #
+        # http://i1.pixiv.net/img-zip-ugoira/img/2014/10/03/17/29/16/46323924_ugoira1920x1080.zip
+        if url =~ %r!/(\d+)(?:_\w+)?\.(?:jpg|jpeg|png|gif|zip)!i
+          $1
+
+        # http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=18557054
+        # http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=big&illust_id=18557054
+        # http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&illust_id=18557054
+        # http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga_big&illust_id=18557054&page=1
+        elsif url =~ /illust_id=(\d+)/i
+          $1
+
+        # http://www.pixiv.net/i/18557054
+        elsif url =~ %r!pixiv\.net/i/(\d+)!i
+          $1
+
+        else
+          raise "Couldn't get illust ID from URL: #{url}"
+        end
+      end
+
       def agent
         @agent ||= begin
           mech = Mechanize.new