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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Photos Library Albums Media Items API
  description: The Google Photos Library API allows you to manage photos, videos, and albums in Google Photos. You can create and manage albums, upload and retrieve media items, and share albums with other users.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Google
    url: https://developers.google.com/photos
servers:
- url: https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: MediaItems
paths:
  /mediaItems:
    get:
      operationId: listMediaItems
      summary: List media items
      description: List all media items from a user's Google Photos library.
      parameters:
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 100
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MediaItemListResponse'
      tags:
      - MediaItems
    post:
      operationId: batchCreateMediaItems
      summary: Create media items
      description: Creates one or more media items in a user's Google Photos library.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                albumId:
                  type: string
                newMediaItems:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      description:
                        type: string
                      simpleMediaItem:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          uploadToken:
                            type: string
                          fileName:
                            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
      tags:
      - MediaItems
  /mediaItems/{mediaItemId}:
    get:
      operationId: getMediaItem
      summary: Get a media item
      description: Returns the media item for the specified media item identifier.
      parameters:
      - name: mediaItemId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MediaItem'
      tags:
      - MediaItems
components:
  schemas:
    MediaItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Identifier for the media item.
        description:
          type: string
        productUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        baseUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        mimeType:
          type: string
        mediaMetadata:
          type: object
          properties:
            creationTime:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            width:
              type: string
            height:
              type: string
            photo:
              type: object
              properties:
                cameraMake:
                  type: string
                cameraModel:
                  type: string
                focalLength:
                  type: number
                apertureFNumber:
                  type: number
                isoEquivalent:
                  type: integer
            video:
              type: object
              properties:
                cameraMake:
                  type: string
                cameraModel:
                  type: string
                fps:
                  type: number
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - UNSPECIFIED
                  - PROCESSING
                  - READY
                  - FAILED
        filename:
          type: string
    MediaItemListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        mediaItems:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MediaItem'
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary: View and manage your Google Photos library
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly: View your Google Photos library
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.sharing: Manage and add to shared albums