Google Photos
Your Toolhouse AI Worker can connect to Googlephotos using 14 specialized tools.
Auth Connection
This service requires an auth connection to use its tools. You can set this up in your Toolhouse dashboard under Auth Connections.
Tools
Googlephotos Add Enrichment
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_ADD_ENRICHMENT
Adds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
Parameters
albumId
string
✅
"AGj1epU5H_bR3MWuuGxsVwk0TkwvNhxEGi1"
Identifier of the album where the enrichment is to be added
albumPosition
object
✅
{"position":"FIRST_IN_ALBUM"}
Position in the album where the enrichment is to be inserted. Required field with valid position types: FIRST_IN_ALBUM, LAST_IN_ALBUM, AFTER_MEDIA_ITEM (requires relativeMediaItemId), AFTER_ENRICHMENT_ITEM (requires relativeEnrichmentItemId)
newEnrichmentItem
object
✅
{"textEnrichment":{"text":"Trip to Paris"}}
The enrichment to be added, can be a text, location, or map enrichment
Googlephotos Batch Add Media Items
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_BATCH_ADD_MEDIA_ITEMS
Adds one or more media items to an album in Google Photos.
Parameters
albumId
string
✅
"AGj1epU5H_bR3MWuuGxsVwk0TkwvNhxEGi1"
Identifier of the Album that the media items are added to. Must be an album created by this application.
mediaItemIds
array
✅
["AGj1epU7vyyz0T6EMWx9qc9_DmHjS7OTKP1","AGj1epU8vyyz0T6EMWx9qc9_DmHjS7OTKP2"]
Identifiers of the MediaItems to be added. Maximum 50 items. Media items must be created by this application.
Googlephotos Batch Create Media Items
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_BATCH_CREATE_MEDIA_ITEMS
Batch upload and create media items in Google Photos. Supports three input methods:
urls: Simple list of public URLs (file names extracted automatically)media_files: List of objects with url/file, file_name, and descriptionfiles: List of FileUploadable objects for pre-uploaded files
Media items can optionally be added to an album at a specific position. Maximum 50 items per request.
Parameters
urls
array
["https://example.com/photo1.jpg","https://example.com/photo2.png"]
Simplified input: List of public URLs of media files to upload. File names will be extracted from URLs automatically. Use media_files for more control over file names and descriptions.
files
array
—
List of files to upload to Google Photos.
albumId
string
"AGj1epU5H_bR3MWuuGxsVwk0TkwvNhxEGi1"
Optional identifier of the album where the media items are to be added. If not specified, media items are added to the user's library only.
media_files
array
[{"url":"https://example.com/image1.jpg","file_name":"image1.jpg"},{"url":"https://example.com/image2.png","file_name":"image2.png"}]
List of media files to upload. Each item can specify either a url (public URL) or a file (FileUploadable object). Maximum 50 items per request.
albumPosition
object
{"position":"LAST_IN_ALBUM"}
Position in the album to add the media items.
Googlephotos Batch Get Media Items
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_BATCH_GET_MEDIA_ITEMS
Returns the list of media items for the specified media item identifiers.
Parameters
mediaItemIds
array
✅
—
Identifiers of the media items to be requested. Must not contain duplicates.
Googlephotos Create Album
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_CREATE_ALBUM
Creates a new album in Google Photos.
Parameters
title
string
✅
—
Name of the album to be created in Google Photos. Maximum 500 characters.
Googlephotos Get Album
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_GET_ALBUM
Returns the album based on the specified albumId.
Parameters
albumId
string
✅
—
Identifier of the album to be requested.
Googlephotos Get Media Item Download
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD
Downloads a media item from Google Photos and returns it as a file.
Parameters
mediaItemId
string
✅
—
ID of the media item to download
Googlephotos List Albums
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_LIST_ALBUMS
Lists all albums shown to a user in the Albums tab of Google Photos.
Parameters
pageSize
integer
—
Maximum number of albums to return. Default 20, maximum 50.
pageToken
string
—
Continuation token for getting the next page of results
excludeNonAppCreatedData
boolean
—
If true, excludes media items not created by this app
Googlephotos List Media Items
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_LIST_MEDIA_ITEMS
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 application. This action CANNOT access the user's full photo library.
Use cases this action supports:
Listing photos/videos your app previously uploaded to the user's library
Managing app-created content in Google Photos
Use cases this action does not support:
Accessing photos taken by the user's camera
Viewing photos from other apps or web uploads
Listing the user's entire photo library
For accessing a user's full library, use the Google Photos Picker API instead: https://developers.google.com/photos/picker
Parameters
pageSize
integer
—
Maximum number of items to return. Default 25, maximum 100.
pageToken
string
—
Token for getting the next page of results
Googlephotos List Shared Albums
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_LIST_SHARED_ALBUMS
[DEPRECATED - sunset March 31, 2025] Lists all shared albums available in the Sharing tab of the user's Google Photos app. Use when you need to retrieve shared albums that are visible to the user in their Sharing tab.
Parameters
pageSize
integer
—
Maximum number of albums to return. Default 20, maximum 50.
pageToken
string
—
Continuation token for getting the next page of results. Use the value returned in nextPageToken from the previous response.
excludeNonAppCreatedData
boolean
—
If true, excludes media items not created by this app. Defaults to false (all albums are returned). This field is ignored if the photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddata scope is used.
Googlephotos Search Media Items
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_SEARCH_MEDIA_ITEMS
Searches for media items in a user's Google Photos library.
Parameters
albumId
string
—
Album to search within
filters
object
—
Search filters
orderBy
string
—
Sort order for results, e.g. 'MediaMetadata.creation_time desc'
pageSize
integer
—
Maximum number of items to return. Default 25, maximum 100.
pageToken
string
—
Token for getting the next page
Googlephotos Update Album
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_UPDATE_ALBUM
Updates an album's title or cover photo in Google Photos.
Parameters
title
string
—
New title for the album. Maximum 500 characters.
albumId
string
✅
—
Identifier of the album to update
coverPhotoMediaItemId
string
—
ID of the media item to use as album cover photo
Googlephotos Update Media Item
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_UPDATE_MEDIA_ITEM
Updates a media item's description in Google Photos.
Parameters
description
string
✅
—
New description for the media item. Must be shorter than 1000 characters.
mediaItemId
string
✅
—
Identifier of the media item to update
Googlephotos Upload Media
Integration name: GOOGLEPHOTOS_UPLOAD_MEDIA
Upload a media file to Google Photos. Supports images (up to 200MB) and videos (up to 20GB).
Parameters
url
string
—
Public URL of the media file to upload (must be directly accessible). The action will download the file from this URL and upload it to Google Photos. Alternative to file_to_upload. Supported formats: images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, HEIC, etc.) and videos (MP4, MOV, etc.).
file_name
string
—
File name for the uploaded media. Required when using url parameter. Should include the file extension (e.g., photo.jpg, video.mp4).
description
string
—
Optional description for the media item
file_to_upload
object
—
The media file to upload to Google Photos.