Method: albums.get
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
Returns the app created album based on the specified albumId. The albumId must be the ID of an album created by your app.
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.readonly.appcreateddata
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-04-01 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-01 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis method retrieves a specific album using its \u003ccode\u003ealbumId\u003c/code\u003e, provided the album is owned by the user or is a shared album they have joined.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request requires an \u003ccode\u003ealbumId\u003c/code\u003e as a path parameter and an empty request body.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eA successful response returns an \u003ca href=\"/photos/library/reference/rest/v1/albums#Album\"\u003eAlbum\u003c/a\u003e object containing the album's data.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAuthorization is necessary using one of the specified OAuth scopes, including options for read-only access and accessing app-created data.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eFunctionality changes are coming in March 2025, limiting interactions to media from your app; see \u003ca href=\"https://developers.google.com/photos/updates.md\"\u003ePhotos APIs updates\u003c/a\u003e for details.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: albums.get\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nReturns the app created album based on the specified `albumId`. The `albumId` must be the ID of an album created by your app.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums/{albumId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `albumId` | `string` Required. Identifier of the album to be requested. |\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 [Album](/photos/library/reference/rest/v1/albums#Album).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddata`"]]
