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Google Photos

The @uppy/google-photos plugin lets users import files from their Google Photos account.

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Try out the live example or take it for a spin in StackBlitz.

When should I use this?​

When you want to let users import files from their Google Photos account.

A Companion instance is required for the Google Photos plugin to work. Companion handles authentication with Google Photos, downloads the photos/videos, and uploads them to the destination. This saves the user bandwidth, especially helpful if they are on a mobile connection.

You can self-host Companion or get a hosted version with any Transloadit plan.

npm install @uppy/google-photos

Use​

Using Google Photos requires setup in both Uppy and Companion.

Use in Uppy​

import Uppy from '@uppy/core';
import Dashboard from '@uppy/dashboard';
import GooglePhotos from '@uppy/google-photos';

import '@uppy/core/dist/style.min.css';
import '@uppy/dashboard/dist/style.min.css';

new Uppy()
	.use(Dashboard, { inline: true, target: '#dashboard' })
	.use(GooglePhotos, {
		target: Dashboard,
		companionUrl: 'https://your-companion.com',
	});

Use with Transloadit​

import { COMPANION_URL, COMPANION_ALLOWED_HOSTS } from '@uppy/transloadit';
import GooglePhotos from '@uppy/google-photos';

uppy.use(GooglePhotos, {
	companionUrl: COMPANION_URL,
	companionAllowedHosts: COMPANION_ALLOWED_HOSTS,
});

You may also hit rate limits, because the OAuth application is shared between everyone using Transloadit.

To solve that, you can use your own OAuth keys with Transloadit’s hosted Companion servers by using Transloadit Template Credentials. Create a Template Credential on the Transloadit site. Select “Companion OAuth” for the service, and enter the key and secret for the provider you want to use. Then you can pass the name of the new credentials to that provider:

import { COMPANION_URL, COMPANION_ALLOWED_HOSTS } from '@uppy/transloadit';
import GooglePhotos from '@uppy/google-photos';

uppy.use(GooglePhotos, {
	companionUrl: COMPANION_URL,
	companionAllowedHosts: COMPANION_ALLOWED_HOSTS,
	companionKeysParams: {
		key: 'YOUR_TRANSLOADIT_API_KEY',
		credentialsName: 'my_companion_dropbox_creds',
	},
});

Use in Companion​

To sign up for API keys, go to the Google Developer Console.

Create a project for your app if you don’t have one yet.

The app page has a "Redirect URIs" field. Here, add:

https://$YOUR_COMPANION_HOST_NAME/googlephotos/redirect

If you are using Transloadit hosted Companion:

https://api2.transloadit.com/companion/googlephotos/redirect

Google will give you an OAuth client ID and client secret.

Configure the Google key and secret in Companion. With the standalone Companion server, specify environment variables:

export COMPANION_GOOGLE_KEY="Google OAuth client ID"
export COMPANION_GOOGLE_SECRET="Google OAuth client secret"

When using the Companion Node.js API, configure these options:

companion.app({
	providerOptions: {
		googlephotos: {
			key: 'Google OAuth client ID',
			secret: 'Google OAuth client secret',
		},
	},
});

API​

Options​

id​

A unique identifier for this plugin (string, default: 'GooglePhotos').

title​

Title / name shown in the UI, such as Dashboard tabs (string, default: 'GooglePhotos').

target​

DOM element, CSS selector, or plugin to place the drag and drop area into (string or Element, default: null).

companionUrl​

URL to a Companion instance (string, default: null).

companionHeaders​

Custom headers that should be sent along to Companion on every request (Object, default: {}).

companionAllowedHosts​

The valid and authorised URL(s) from which OAuth responses should be accepted (string or RegExp or Array, default: companionUrl).

This value can be a string, a RegExp pattern, or an Array of both. This is useful when you have your Companion running on several hosts. Otherwise, the default value should do fine.

companionCookiesRule​

This option correlates to the RequestCredentials value (string, default: 'same-origin').

This tells the plugin whether to send cookies to Companion.

locale​

export default {
	strings: {
		pluginNameGooglePhotos: 'GooglePhotos',
	},
};