https://github.com/mattd/google-photos-downloader

Downloads photos from Google Photos.
https://github.com/mattd/google-photos-downloader

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Downloads photos from Google Photos.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mattd/google-photos-downloader
• Owner: mattd
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2019-07-26T20:50:02.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-06T02:04:57.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T21:59:32.543Z (5 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 1.16 MB
• Stars: 16
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 7
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Google Photos Downloader

Downloads photos from Google Photos.

## Install

This is the easy part.

`npm install`

## Setup Your Google APIs Project

This is the harder part.

This downloader uses the Google Photos API to access your Google Photos library.

In order to use the downloader, you have to enable access to that API via

Google's developer console.

Follow these instructions to setup access.

https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6158849?hl=en&ref_topic=7013279

Some notes on these instuctions:

* After initially creating a project, you'll need to enable access to the

  Photos API for that project. Click "Enable APIs and Services", search for

  "Photos API", and click the "Enable" button.

* When creating your OAuth Client ID, you'll be asked what kind of application

  type you want to use. Choose "Other".

## Setup Your Google API Project Credentials

Next, you'll need to download the credentials that you setup when you followed

Google's setup instructions in the link above.

Click "Credentials" from the dashboard, find your project in the list, and

click the Download JSON icon on the far right of the screen. Next, copy the

values from that file into the

[credentials.js.example file in this repo](https://github.com/mattd/google-photos-downloader/blob/master/secrets/credentials.js.example)

and rename the file to credentials.js.

## Setup Downloader Config

Then, open the [config.js.example file in this repo](https://github.com/mattd/google-photos-downloader/blob/master/config.js.example),

fill in the full path to the directory where you want to download your Photos

library, and rename the file to config.js. You'll also need to fill in the main

API endpoint you want to use for downloads - but 99.9% of the time, this will

just be https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems.

## Run The Download

Finally, run the downloader.

`npm start`