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Google Photos Picker API
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View photos you select from your Google Photos library.
Service: photospicker.googleapis.com
Service endpoint
A service endpoint is a base URL that specifies the network address of an API service. One service might have multiple service endpoints. This service has the following service endpoint and all URIs below are relative to this service endpoint:
https://photospicker.googleapis.com
| Methods |
create |
POST /v1/sessions
Generates a new session during which the user can pick photos and videos for third-party access. |
delete |
DELETE /v1/sessions/{sessionId}
Deletes the specified session. |
get |
GET /v1/sessions/{sessionId}
Retrieves information about the specified session. |
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Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC.
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