Method: albums.create
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Creates an album in a user's Google Photos library.
HTTP request
POST https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
| JSON representation |
{
"album": {
object (Album)
}
} |
| Fields |
album |
object (Album)
Required. The album to be created.
|
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Album.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.appendonly
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Last updated 2025-04-01 UTC.
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