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Method: albums.get
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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
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Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC.
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