Google Photos

Google Photos is Google’s photo and video storage service. Blober connects to your Google Photos library through a browser-based login - no API keys or developer setup required.

Capabilities

✅ Browse photos and videos
✅ Download files (original quality)
✅ View file metadata (filename, date, dimensions, camera, file size)
🚧 Upload files (coming soon)
❌ Delete media
❌ Create folders (Google Photos organizes automatically)
❌ Move/rename files

Prerequisites

A Google account with Google Photos enabled
Photos or videos in your Google Photos library

Setup

Go to Workflows → New Workflow
Select Google Photos as a source
Click Sign in with Google
A browser window opens - sign in with your Google account
Once signed in, the window closes and Blober is ready
Start browsing or transferring files

Multiple Accounts

Blober supports connecting multiple Google accounts at the same time.

In a workflow, open the Google Account dropdown
Click + New Account to connect another Google account
A new login window opens - sign in with a different account
Switch between accounts using the dropdown

Each account maintains its own session independently. You can run workflows against different accounts in parallel.

Use ↻ to refresh the account list.

File Organization

Google Photos files are organized by date and filename:

/2026-01-23/IMG_1234.jpg
/2026-01-23/VID_5678.mp4
/2025-12-15/PXL_20251215_143022.jpg

Browse Modes

Mode	Description
Flat	All files listed at root level
Hierarchical	Date → Files

File Selection

When browsing your Google Photos library, you can select:

Individual files by clicking a single file
Multiple files by checking several files across folders
Entire library by ticking the / (Entire Storage) checkbox

After making your selection, click Submit Selection to add the files to your workflow. There is no file limit.

Supported File Types

Type	Extensions
Photos	`.jpg`, `.png`, `.heic`, `.webp`, `.raw`, `.dng`
Videos	`.mp4`, `.mov`, `.avi`, `.mkv`, `.webm`, `.m4v`, `.mts`, `.3gp`

Metadata

Each file includes the following metadata, available for use in Blober’s naming templates:

Field	Example
Filename	IMG_1234.jpg
Capture date	2026-01-23
Dimensions	4032 × 3024
Camera	Pixel 9 Pro
File size	4.2 MB

Best Practices

Back Up Your Google Photos

Use Google Photos as a source to back up your library to local storage or another cloud provider. This is especially useful since Google Photos counts against your Google storage quota.

Migrate to Another Provider

Transfer your Google Photos library to S3, Azure, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, or any other supported provider. Blober downloads original-quality files directly from Google. Files move directly from Google to your destination - no manual downloads required.

Troubleshooting

Connection issues

Login window appears unexpectedly - Google’s session cookies have expired. Sign in again to continue. This is normal and happens periodically.
Empty file list - Make sure you have photos in your Google Photos library (not just in Google Drive). Shared albums may not appear.
Login window closed accidentally - Click Sign in with Google again. No data is lost.

Download issues

Download failed for a specific file - The file may be in a format that Google doesn’t serve directly. Try again, or check if the file is viewable in Google Photos.
Video downloads as image - This can happen for files that were listed without full metadata. The file will be corrected automatically on download (the real filename comes from Google’s servers).

Limitations

Download only - Upload support is coming in a future release
Session duration - Google sessions expire periodically. Blober will prompt you to sign in again when this happens
No album browsing - Blober lists your entire library chronologically, not by album
Rate limiting - Very large libraries may take time to load as Google returns items in batches