Method: albums.get
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Returns the app created album based on the specified albumId
. The albumId
must be the ID of an album created by your app.
HTTP request
GET https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums/{albumId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding
syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
albumId
|
string
Required. Identifier of the album to be requested.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Album
.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddata
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Last updated 2025-04-01 UTC.
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