REST Resource: mediaItems

    Resource: MediaItem

    Representation of a media item (such as a photo or video) in Google Photos.

    JSON representation 
     { 
 "id" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "description" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "productUrl" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "baseUrl" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "mimeType" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "mediaMetadata" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  MediaMetadata 
 
) 
 } 
 , 
 "contributorInfo" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  ContributorInfo 
 
) 
 } 
 , 
 "filename" 
 : 
 string 
 }
    Fields
    id

    string

    Identifier for the media item. This is a persistent identifier that can be used between sessions to identify this media item.
    description

    string

    Description of the media item. This is shown to the user in the item's info section in the Google Photos app. Must be shorter than 1000 characters. Only include text written by users. Descriptions should add context and help users understand media. Do not include any auto-generated strings such as filenames, tags, and other metadata.
    productUrl

    string

    Google Photos URL for the media item. This link is available to the user only if they're signed in. When retrieved from an album search, the URL points to the item inside the album.
    baseUrl

    string

    A URL to the media item's bytes. This shouldn't be used as is. Parameters should be appended to this URL before use. See the developer documentation for a complete list of supported parameters. For example, '=w2048-h1024' will set the dimensions of a media item of type photo to have a width of 2048 px and height of 1024 px.
    mimeType

    string

    MIME type of the media item. For example, image/jpeg .
    mediaMetadata

    object ( MediaMetadata )

    Metadata related to the media item, such as, height, width, or creation time.
    contributorInfo

    object ( ContributorInfo )

    Information about the user who added this media item. Note that this is only included when using mediaItems.search with the ID of a shared album. The album must be created by your app and you must have the sharing scope.
    filename

    string

    Filename of the media item. This is shown to the user in the item's info section in the Google Photos app.

    MediaMetadata

    Metadata for a media item.

    JSON representation 
     { 
 "creationTime" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "width" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "height" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 // Union field metadata 
can be only one of the following: 
 "photo" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  Photo 
 
) 
 } 
 , 
 "video" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  Video 
 
) 
 } 
 // End of list of possible types for union field metadata 
. 
 }
    Fields
    creationTime

    string ( Timestamp format)

    Time when the media item was first created (not when it was uploaded to Google Photos).

    Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and uses 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" , "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z" or "2014-10-02T15:01:23+05:30" .

    width

    string ( int64 format)

    Original width (in pixels) of the media item.

    height

    string ( int64 format)

    Original height (in pixels) of the media item.

    Union field metadata . Metadata for the media item specific to the underlying media type it represents. metadata can be only one of the following:
    photo

    object ( Photo )

    Metadata for a photo media type.

    video

    object ( Video )

    Metadata for a video media type.

    Photo

    Metadata that is specific to a photo, such as, ISO, focal length and exposure time. Some of these fields may be null or not included.

    JSON representation 
     { 
 "cameraMake" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "cameraModel" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "focalLength" 
 : 
 number 
 , 
 "apertureFNumber" 
 : 
 number 
 , 
 "isoEquivalent" 
 : 
 integer 
 , 
 "exposureTime" 
 : 
 string 
 }
    Fields
    cameraMake

    string

    Brand of the camera with which the photo was taken.
    cameraModel

    string

    Model of the camera with which the photo was taken.
    focalLength

    number

    Focal length of the camera lens with which the photo was taken.
    apertureFNumber

    number

    Aperture f number of the camera lens with which the photo was taken.
    isoEquivalent

    integer

    ISO of the camera with which the photo was taken.
    exposureTime

    string ( Duration format)

    Exposure time of the camera aperture when the photo was taken.

    A duration in seconds with up to nine fractional digits, ending with ' s '. Example: "3.5s" .

    Video

    Metadata that is specific to a video, for example, fps and processing status. Some of these fields may be null or not included.

    JSON representation 
     { 
 "cameraMake" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "cameraModel" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "fps" 
 : 
 number 
 , 
 "status" 
 : 
 enum (  VideoProcessingStatus 
 
) 
 }
    Fields
    cameraMake

    string

    Brand of the camera with which the video was taken.
    cameraModel

    string

    Model of the camera with which the video was taken.
    fps

    number

    Frame rate of the video.
    status

    enum ( VideoProcessingStatus )

    Processing status of the video.

    VideoProcessingStatus

    Processing status of a video being uploaded to Google Photos.

    Enums
    UNSPECIFIED Video processing status is unknown.
    PROCESSING Video is being processed. The user sees an icon for this video in the Google Photos app; however, it isn't playable yet.
    READY Video processing is complete and it is now ready for viewing. Important: attempting to download a video not in the READY state may fail.
    FAILED Something has gone wrong and the video has failed to process.

    ContributorInfo

    Information about the user who added the media item. Note that this information is included only if the media item is within a shared album created by your app and you have the sharing scope.

    JSON representation 
     { 
 "profilePictureBaseUrl" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "displayName" 
 : 
 string 
 }
    Fields
    profilePictureBaseUrl

    string

    URL to the profile picture of the contributor.
    displayName

    string

    Display name of the contributor.

    Methods

    batchCreate

    		Creates one or more media items in a user's Google Photos library.

    batchGet

    		Returns the list of app created media items for the specified media item identifiers.

    get

    		Returns the app created media item for the specified media item identifier.

    list

    		List all media items created by your app from a user's Google Photos library.

    patch

    		Update the app created media item with the specified id .
    Searches for app created media items in a user's Google Photos library.
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