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14 available actions
What your AI agent can do in 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 This page lists every available action. Your agent only receives the actions and permissions required for the role you approve.
Showing all 14 actions.
Common starting points
- Search Media ItemsSearches for media items in a user's Google Photos library.
- Get AlbumReturns the album based on the specified albumId.
- Add EnrichmentAdds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
- 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.
Browse all 14 actions by capability
Open a capability to see every supported action and its description.
Find & reviewLook up and review existing recordsView 6 actions
- Get AlbumReturns the album based on the specified albumId.
- Download Photos Media ItemDownloads a media item from Google Photos and returns it as a file.
- 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.
- 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.
- Search Media ItemsSearches for media items in a user's Google Photos library.
Create & communicateCreate records or send supported messagesView 3 actions
- Add EnrichmentAdds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
- Create AlbumCreates a new album in Google Photos.
- Upload MediaUpload a media file to Google Photos.
Update & manageChange and manage existing recordsView 2 actions
- Update AlbumUpdates an album's title or cover photo in Google Photos.
- Update Media ItemUpdates a media item's description in Google Photos.
Other actionsSpecialist and administrative actions.View 3 actions
- 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.
- Batch Get Media ItemsReturns the list of media items for the specified media item identifiers.
Connection record
A connection you can control.
- Sign-in
- OAuth sign-in
- Setup
- Sign in with your own Google Photos account. Access is limited to the work agreed for the role.
- Boundaries
- Only the approved role and actions.
- Off switch
- Revoke the connection from your account.
FAQ
Before you connect Google Photos
How does the agent connect to Google Photos?
You sign in with your own Google Photos account. Permissions are limited to what the agent needs, the connection is health-checked, and you can revoke access from Google Photos at any time.
What can the agent actually do in Google Photos?
The page above lists the 14 actions currently available through the Google Photos connection. The role determines which of those actions the agent may use, and write access is only enabled when the workflow needs it.
Is Google Photos included in my plan?
Connections are priced per tool on top of the base plan. Some are included and some are premium. See pricing for how connection charges work.
How long until Google Photos is ready?
Timing depends on the sign-in method, permissions and workflow being connected. We confirm the scope and setup plan before enabling the connection.
Bring the workflow together
Ready to put Google Photos to work?
Start with the responsibility you want off your plate. We’ll map the connection and the boundaries around it.