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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
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Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC.
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