As mike helped me recently if you call the URL while getting your token with oauth then it will allow you to see unlisted albums. Working on how to retrieve the data from the feed but it does show all albums I have.
On Thursday, July 19, 2012 2:17:40 PM UTC-4, taps wrote: > > Yes, that is what I mean. Thanks Mike for confirming. > > On Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:06:28 PM UTC-4, Mike Erickson wrote: >> >> I'm glad that's working now. >> >> The ACL protection is at the album level, but requesting a photo on the >> API will fail if the album is not ACL'd to that user, or an authkey is >> used. However, the direct photo URL, such as >> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pGpBeWJ4GV8/TxvNh1_nDOI/AAAAAAAAalU/9pa0FOAZ46Y/s2045/DSC_3804.jpg, >> >> is not ACL'd, so embedding a link like that into a webpage will not ACL >> check any users. Is that what you mean? >> >> -m.e. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:18 AM, taps <[email protected] >> <javascript:>>wrote: >> >>> Thanks Mike for looking into this so quickly, Yes, I rerun the query and >>> it seems now include the new event album. Maybe I overlooked, or the result >>> was not consistent I was using data/feed/api. >>> >>> btw, it appears the ACL protection of private album is only at the album >>> level, not at the photo level, i.e. if other users knows the URL of the >>> private album photo, they can view the photo directly. is this as designed? >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:17:23 PM UTC-4, Mike Erickson wrote: >>>> >>>> No, all albums should be returned on an album feed query, including >>>> event albums. I just tested this by creating an event, uploading photos to >>>> it, checking the feed, inviting another account, uploading to the event >>>> with that account, then checking that feed. Indeed, each album was there >>>> on >>>> each query. >>>> >>>> Can you tell me (directly if you prefer) the query you are making so I >>>> can check your account? Thank you. >>>> On Jul 18, 2012 8:04 PM, "taps" <[email protected] <javascript:>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It seems the API doesn't return the same list of albums as I view the >>>>> albums on Picasaweb.google.com. In particular, for example, I have an >>>>> google+ event photo album, it comes up on the the picasaweb, but it is >>>>> not >>>>> shown in the XML query return from >>>>> GET >>>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/**data/feed/api/user/<https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/> >>>>> userID >>>>> >>>>> is this a bug or known limitation (where google+ event photo albums >>>>> will not be shown in the API) >>>>> >>>>> thanks. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/* >>>>> *msg/google-picasa-data-api/-/**jaPXqbfJBHEJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-picasa-data-api/-/jaPXqbfJBHEJ> >>>>> . >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> google-pica...@**googlegroups.com<javascript:> >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-picasa-data-api+* >>>>> *[email protected] <javascript:>. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>>> group/google-picasa-data-api?**hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/google-picasa-data-api?hl=en> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-picasa-data-api/-/KTTYmn10GiEJ. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<javascript:> >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/google-picasa-data-api?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-picasa-data-api/-/MlbqmHhuMSUJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-picasa-data-api?hl=en.
