Method: photo.startUpload
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HTTP request
POST https://streetviewpublish.googleapis.com/v1/photo:startUpload
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding
syntax.
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of UploadRef
.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/streetviewpublish
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview
.
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Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eInitiates an upload session to facilitate uploading photo bytes using the returned UploadRef.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUploaded photos must meet specific requirements, including Photo Sphere XMP metadata and size specifications.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUpon completion, the UploadRef is utilized with photo.create to generate the Photo object entry.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body should be empty for the POST request to \u003ccode\u003ehttps://streetviewpublish.googleapis.com/v1/photo:startUpload\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAuthorization requires the \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/streetviewpublish\u003c/code\u003e scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This describes how to start uploading photo bytes for Street View. It involves creating an upload session using a POST request to `https://streetviewpublish.googleapis.com/v1/photo:startUpload` with an empty request body. The response returns an `UploadRef` URL, which is used to upload the photo bytes. The photo needs Photo Sphere XMP metadata and must meet Google Maps' size requirements, including being a full 360-degree panorama. Finally use the `UploadRef` with `photo.create` to finalize. The process requires OAuth scope `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/streetviewpublish`.\n"],null,["# Method: photo.startUpload\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nCreates an upload session to start uploading photo bytes. The method uses the upload URL of the returned [UploadRef](/streetview/publish/reference/rest/v1/photo#UploadRef) to upload the bytes for the [Photo](/streetview/publish/reference/rest/v1/photo#Photo).\n\nIn addition to the photo requirements shown in \u003chttps://support.google.com/maps/answer/7012050?ref_topic=6275604\u003e, the photo must meet the following requirements:\n\n- Photo Sphere XMP metadata must be included in the photo metadata. See \u003chttps://developers.google.com/streetview/spherical-metadata\u003e for the required fields.\n- The pixel size of the photo must meet the size requirements listed in \u003chttps://support.google.com/maps/answer/7012050?ref_topic=6275604\u003e, and the photo must be a full 360 horizontally.\n\nAfter the upload completes, the method uses [UploadRef](/streetview/publish/reference/rest/v1/photo#UploadRef) with [photo.create](/streetview/publish/reference/rest/v1/photo/create#google.streetview.publish.v1.StreetViewPublishService.CreatePhoto) to create the [Photo](/streetview/publish/reference/rest/v1/photo#Photo) object entry.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://streetviewpublish.googleapis.com/v1/photo:startUpload`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [UploadRef](/streetview/publish/reference/rest/v1/photo#UploadRef).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/streetviewpublish`\n\nFor more information, see the [OAuth 2.0 Overview](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2)."]]
