# Google Photos Library

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-photos/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

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, search through your photo library, and share albums with other users. The API uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication and requires a Google account.

## Kin Score — 34.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 34.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 65.7 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (4)

- **Google Photos Library Albums API** — The Albums API from Google Photos Library — 2 operation(s) for albums.
- **Google Photos Library MediaItems API** — The MediaItems API from Google Photos Library — 2 operation(s) for mediaitems.
- **Google Photos Library MediaItems:search API** — The MediaItems:search API from Google Photos Library — 1 operation(s) for mediaitems:search.
- **Google Photos Library SharedAlbums API** — The SharedAlbums API from Google Photos Library — 1 operation(s) for sharedalbums.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Photos Agentic Access** — 8 operations · 3 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Photos Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Google Photos Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Photos Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Photos Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Albums, Google, Image, Media, Photos, Sharing, Storage

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-photos/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.