Google Photos for AI agents
Agents read Google Photos at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Google Photos
Google Photos is a cloud-based photo storage and organization service offering automatic backups, AI-assisted search, and shared albums for personal and collaborative media management
What an agent can do in Google Photos
Every Google Photos action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Google Photos without asking first. 4 actions.
- Get AlbumReturns the album based on the specified albumId.
- List AlbumsLists all albums shown to a user in the Albums tab of Google Photos.
- List Media Items (App-Created Only)Lists media items created by this application from Google Photos. DEPRECATION NOTICE: As of March 31, 2025, the Google Photos Library API ONLY returns media items that were uploaded/created by your ap
- Search Media ItemsSearches for media items in a user's Google Photos library.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 8 actions.
- Add EnrichmentAdds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
- Batch Add Media ItemsAdds one or more media items to an album in Google Photos.
- Batch Create Media ItemsBatch upload and create media items in Google Photos. Supports three input methods: 1. 'urls': Simple list of public URLs (file names extracted automatically) 2. 'media_files': List of objects with ur
- Batch Get Media ItemsReturns the list of media items for the specified media item identifiers.
- Create AlbumCreates a new album in Google Photos.
- Update AlbumUpdates an album's title or cover photo in Google Photos.
- Update Media ItemUpdates a media item's description in Google Photos.
- Upload MediaUpload a media file to Google Photos. Supports images (up to 200MB) and videos (up to 20GB).
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Google Photos are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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Google Photos questions
Can an agent change data in Google Photos on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Google Photos are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Google Photos?
This connector lists 4 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Google Photos connect?
It connects with OAuth 2.0. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.