Method: albums.get

Returns the album based on the specified albumId. The albumId must be the ID of an album owned by the user or a shared album that the user has joined.

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
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddata
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly.originals