Page Summary
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This document explains how to update the description of a media item you own that was created via the API using a
PATCHrequest. -
The request must specify the
mediaItem.idin the path and include anupdateMaskquery parameter set todescription. -
The request body should contain a
MediaItemobject with the updated description, and a successful response will return the updatedMediaItem. -
Authorization requires the
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.edit.appcreateddatascope.
- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
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Update the app created media item with the specified id
. Only the id
and description
fields of the media item are read. The media item must have been created by the developer via the API.
HTTP request
PATCH https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems/{mediaItem.id}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
mediaItem.id
|
Identifier for the media item. This is a persistent identifier that can be used between sessions to identify this media item. |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
updateMask
|
Required. Indicate what fields in the provided media item to update. The only valid value is This is a comma-separated list of fully qualified names of fields. Example: |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of MediaItem
.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of MediaItem
.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.edit.appcreateddata
