Google Photos API Integrations
Build and run workflows using the Google Photos API. Use 1000s of source-available triggers and actions across 2,000+ apps. Or write custom code to integrate any app or API in seconds.
Overview#
The Google Photos API allows you to integrate with Google's photo storage and sharing service, enabling you to create powerful automations around photo and album management. You can upload photos, create and manage albums, share photos and albums, and retrieve media items. When combined with Pipedream's ability to connect to hundreds of other apps, you can craft workflows that automate digital asset management, enhance productivity, and sync data across platforms.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
google_photos: {
type: "app",
app: "google_photos",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.google_photos.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
})
},
})
Choose an API to Connect with Google Photos API#
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Example Use Cases#
Photo Backup Automation: Trigger a workflow on Pipedream that backs up new photos from connected devices or services (like Dropbox or social media platforms) directly to Google Photos. This ensures that your visual content is safely stored and organized in one place without manual intervention.
Social Media Content Syndication: Upon uploading a new photo to Google Photos, automatically post that image to various social media accounts like Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. This workflow is great for marketers and content creators wanting to streamline their cross-platform media sharing process.
Event-Triggered Photo Sharing: Create a workflow where event-based triggers (such as a new purchase from a Stripe transaction or a new booking from a Calendly event) prompt the sharing of specific albums or photos from Google Photos to clients or stakeholders. This can be used to enhance customer engagement or to deliver visual project updates automatically.
Popular Google Photos Integrations#
Popular Google Photos Actions#
Adds selected items to the selected album. See the documentation
Sets an album shareable. Returns a share token and url. See the documentation
Authentication#
Google Photos uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Photos account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Photos and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Google Photos API.
Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:
emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.edit.appcreateddatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibraryhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.appendonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.sharinghttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly- authorization
GEThttps://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?client_id={{oauth.client_id}}&redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}&state={{oauth.state}}&response_type=code&scope={{oauth.space_separated_scopes}}&prompt=consent&access_type=offline - accessToken
POSThttps://oauth2.googleapis.com/tokencontent-type:application/x-www-form-urlencodedaccept:application/jsonclient_id={{oauth.client_id}}&client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}&redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}&grant_type=authorization_code&code={{oauth.code}} - refreshToken
POSThttps://oauth2.googleapis.com/tokencontent-type:application/x-www-form-urlencodedaccept:application/jsonclient_id={{oauth.client_id}}&client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}&grant_type=refresh_token&refresh_token={{oauth.refresh_token}}