google-photo-downloader

Go Application to download Google Photo Album Content

Concepts Included

• OAuth2 Authentication with Google Photo API
• Creating HTTP Server and get user consent
• Accessing All Albums of the User
• Download Contents(photo, videos etc.) of the album
• Usage of Go Routine to enable parallel downloading of multiple media items at the same time.

To get started:

• Create a New Project in Google Cloud Platform
• Enable Google Photo API for your new project
• Create Credential using OAuth 2.0 Client ID
  • Select Application Type as "Web Application"
  • Provide Authorised JavaScript origins as http://localhost:8080
  • Provide Authorised redirect URIs as http://localhost:8080/callback
  • Hit save.
• Create .env file at project root and populate it using same key as in env-example.txt file.
• You are good to go!