Google Photos

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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

images & design file management & storage

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Connect Google Photos to Definable to generate on-brand assets, refresh creative in bulk, render storyboards from briefs. Personas call Google Photos's 14 tools directly from chat or scheduled flows. Hand it to a creative persona that knows your brand — the agent generates assets that ship.

Common workflows with Google Photos

On-brand variants

Brief in plain English
Persona applies brand rules
Generates approved variants

Bulk asset refresh

List all assets in a folder
Re-render with new style spec
Replace and version-tag

Storyboard pipeline

Persona drafts a sequence
This integration renders frames
Exports as a deck or video

Google Photos actions 14

Every Google Photos action below is a callable tool any Definable persona can invoke.

Add Enrichment

Adds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.

Batch Add Media Items

Adds one or more media items to an album in Google Photos.

Batch Create Media Items

Batch 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 url/file, file_name, and description 3. 'files': 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.

Batch Get Media Items

Returns the list of media items for the specified media item identifiers.

Create Album

Creates a new album in Google Photos.

Get Album

Returns the album based on the specified albumId.

Download Photos Media Item

Downloads a media item from Google Photos and returns it as a file.

List Albums

Lists 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 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

List Shared Albums (Deprecated)

[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.

Search Media Items

Searches for media items in a user's Google Photos library.

Update Album

Updates an album's title or cover photo in Google Photos.

Update Media Item

Updates a media item's description in Google Photos.

Upload Media

Upload a media file to Google Photos. Supports images (up to 200MB) and videos (up to 20GB).

Frequently asked questions

What can I automate with Google Photos on Definable?

Anything Google Photos exposes through its API. Common images & design workflows on Definable include generate on-brand assets, refresh creative in bulk, render storyboards from briefs. Personas can call any of the 14 Google Photos tools directly, then chain the result into another integration without you writing code.

How does Google Photos authentication work?

Google Photos uses OAUTH2 on Definable. You connect once from the integrations page, scoped to the permissions you choose, and from then on any persona that has the integration enabled can act on your behalf. Tokens are encrypted at rest and rotated automatically.

Is the Google Photos integration included in my Definable plan?

Yes — every Definable plan, including Starter, includes access to all 14 Google Photos tools. You only need a separate Google Photos subscription if Google Photos itself charges per seat or per API call.

Is using Google Photos through Definable secure?

Every call from a persona to Google Photos is logged with the user, persona, prompt, and response. Tokens never leave Definable's secrets vault, scopes are configurable per persona, and you can revoke access at any time from the integration page.

How do I get started with Google Photos on Definable?

Sign up for Definable, open the integrations page, find Google Photos, and connect via OAuth or API key. You can immediately attach Google Photos to any persona and start running workflows. The free Starter plan includes 5,000 credits/month.

What Google Photos actions does Definable expose?

Definable exposes all 14 Google Photos actions as callable tools — including `Add Enrichment`, `Batch Add Media Items`, `Batch Create Media Items`, plus 11 more. Each tool gets a typed parameter schema so personas know exactly how to call it.

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