Google Photos Library · Schema
Google Photos Media Item
A media item resource from the Google Photos Library API representing a photo or video.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | Identifier for the media item. |
| description | string | Description of the media item. |
| productUrl | string | A URL to the media item in Google Photos. |
| baseUrl | string | A URL to the bytes of the media item. |
| mimeType | string | MIME type of the media item. |
| mediaMetadata | object | Metadata related to the media item. |
| filename | string | Filename of the media item. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-photos/refs/heads/main/json-schema/photos.json",
"title": "Google Photos Media Item",
"description": "A media item resource from the Google Photos Library API representing a photo or video.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Identifier for the media item."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Description of the media item."
},
"productUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "A URL to the media item in Google Photos."
},
"baseUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "A URL to the bytes of the media item."
},
"mimeType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "MIME type of the media item."
},
"mediaMetadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Metadata related to the media item.",
"properties": {
"creationTime": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Time when the media item was first created."
},
"width": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Original width in pixels of the media item."
},
"height": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Original height in pixels of the media item."
},
"photo": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Metadata for a photo media type.",
"properties": {
"cameraMake": {
"type": "string"
},
"cameraModel": {
"type": "string"
},
"focalLength": {
"type": "number"
},
"apertureFNumber": {
"type": "number"
},
"isoEquivalent": {
"type": "integer"
},
"exposureTime": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"video": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Metadata for a video media type.",
"properties": {
"cameraMake": {
"type": "string"
},
"cameraModel": {
"type": "string"
},
"fps": {
"type": "number"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["UNSPECIFIED", "PROCESSING", "READY", "FAILED"]
}
}
}
}
},
"filename": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filename of the media item."
}
},
"required": ["id"]
}
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