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v0.1.0 ... main

Author SHA1 Message Date
csd4ni3l
59d49bc482 Merge pull request #1 from Adi3000/main
feat: Fetch all album from an account
2025-12-07 11:55:30 +01:00
Adi3000
8f0a6909e2 feat: Fetch all album from an account
* add user and password parameters (not used if profile_dir is set)
* remove mandatory album_url args
* auto login with user and password
* add locale for FR and GOOGLE_LANG (default en) environment variable to switch
* add CHROME_BINARY whenever need to specify chrome binary path
* add headless compatibilty for WSL
* fix missing gp_temp after first loop
* fix unclickable "More option" button by fetching "Share" button first
2025-08-14 23:20:44 +02:00
csd4ni3l
a79d3c96da Fix README command 2025-07-20 19:02:56 +02:00
csd4ni3l
d11c67e7f0 Abstract module to cli and lib to allow module usage and bump version v0.3.0 2025-06-17 11:49:35 +02:00
csd4ni3l
301956a954 Add median time statistics, log levels, print successful and failed album titles, update README 2025-06-17 11:08:07 +02:00
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This tool automates the process of downloading photos from Google Photos albums by simulating user interaction with the web interface. It uses Selenium to open shared album links, click the "Download all" button, and extract the images to your local system.
## Features
## Features
* 🔗 Accepts public/shared Google Photos album URLs
* 🖱️ Simulates browser behavior to download photos via the "Download all" option
* 🗃️ Automatically extracts downloaded `.zip` files into organized folders
* 🛠️ Works without needing any API keys or OAuth setup
* 📂 Supports batch downloading of multiple album links
* Accepts link-shared Google Photos album URLs
* Accepts your own Google Photos album URLs if you supply the profile directory.
* Automatically extracts downloaded `.zip` files into organized folders
* Works without needing any API keys or OAuth setup
* Supports batch downloading of multiple album links
## 🛑 Why not use the Google Photos API?
## Why not use the Google Photos API?
As of recent updates, **the original Google Photos API is deprecated**. While the **Google Picker API** is still available, it comes with several major limitations:
**The original Google Photos API is deprecated**. While the **Google Picker API** is still available, it comes with several major limitations:
* 🚫 You must select each photo manually no "select all" option
* 📉 Limited to a maximum number of items (up to 100 photos per interaction)
* 🔐 Requires setting up a Google Cloud project and API credentials
* You must select each photo manually, no "select all" option, meaning it can not be automated.
* Limited to a maximum number of items
* It requires setting up a Google Cloud project and API credentials, which is pretty hard.
Due to these restrictions, this Selenium-based solution is one of the few remaining ways to fully automate bulk downloads from Google Photos albums.
## Disclaimer
## ⚠️ Disclaimer
* The project was not made by AI, just the README.
* It automates actions that a human user would normally perform in a browser.
* Be aware of Googles Terms of Service before using this tool.
* It simulates human actions, but Google might not be happy about someone using this.
* Selenium auto-downloads the Chrome driver if not found, which can take up space.
## 🧰 Requirements
## Installation
* Python 3.11+
* Selenium
* Chrome or Chromium + WebDriver
`pip install gp-dl`
## 💡 Usage
## Usage
```bash
python main.py --album-urls YOUR_ALBUM_LINK_HERE --output-dir test_images
### CLI
`gp-dl --album-urls ALBUM_URL ALBUM_URL2 --output-dir test`
### As a module
```py
from gp_dl import download_albums
successful_albums, failed_albums, album_times = download_albums(["ALBUM_URL", "ALBUM_URL2"], output_dir="test")
```

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__version__ = "0.1.0"
from .lib import download_albums
__version__ = "0.3.0"

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import argparse, logging, sys, time
from statistics import median
from .lib import download_albums, login, list_albums
BANNER = """
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gp-dl — Google Photos Downloader
Download full-resolution albums from Google Photos using Selenium
Author: csd4ni3l | GitHub: https://github.com/csd4ni3l
"""
LOG_LEVELS = {
"DEBUG": logging.DEBUG,
"INFO": logging.INFO,
"ERROR": logging.ERROR,
"FATAL": logging.FATAL,
"QUIET": 999999999
}
def parse_cli_args():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Download full-res images from a Google Photos album using Selenium.")
parser.add_argument("--album-urls", nargs="+", help="Google Photos album URL(s)")
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", default=None, required=True, help="The directory to save downloaded albums")
parser.add_argument("--driver-path", default=None, help="Custom Chrome driver path")
parser.add_argument("--profile-dir", default=None, help="A Chrome user data directory for sessions, set this if you want to open non-shared links.")
parser.add_argument("--headless", action="store_true", help="Run Chrome headlessly")
parser.add_argument("--user", default=None, help="Google user login (ie. email address)")
parser.add_argument("--password", default=None, help="Google user password")
parser.add_argument("--log-level", default="INFO", help="Specifies what to include in log output. Available levels: debug, info, error, fatal")
return parser.parse_args()
def configure_logging(log_level: str):
if not log_level.upper() in LOG_LEVELS:
print(f"Invalid logging level: {log_level}")
sys.exit(1)
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=LOG_LEVELS[log_level.upper()])
for logger_to_disable in ["selenium", "urllib3"]:
logging.getLogger(logger_to_disable).propagate = False
logging.getLogger(logger_to_disable).disabled = True
def run_cli():
args = parse_cli_args()
if not args.log_level.upper() == "QUIET":
print(BANNER)
configure_logging(args.log_level)
all_start = time.perf_counter()
album_urls = args.album_urls
if not args.album_urls:
album_urls = list_albums(driver_path=args.driver_path, profile_dir=args.profile_dir, headless=args.headless, user=args.user, password=args.password)
successful_albums, failed_albums, album_times = download_albums(album_urls, args.output_dir, args.driver_path, args.profile_dir, args.headless)
logging.info("")
logging.info("===== DOWNLOAD STATISTICS =====")
logging.info(f"Total albums given: {len(album_urls)}")
logging.info(f"Successful albums ({len(successful_albums)}): {', '.join(successful_albums) or None}")
logging.info(f"Failed albums ({len(failed_albums)}): {', '.join(failed_albums) or 'None'}")
logging.info(f"Median time taken per album: {median(album_times or [0]):.2f} seconds")
logging.info(f"Average time taken per album: {sum(album_times or [0]) / len(album_times or [0]):.2f} seconds")
logging.info(f"Total time taken: {time.perf_counter() - all_start:.2f} seconds")
logging.info("================================")

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from selenium.webdriver import Chrome, ChromeService
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from zipfile import ZipFile
import os, time, logging, json
from pathlib import Path
__driver__ = None
WEB_DRIVER_WAIT = int(os.getenv("WEB_DRIVER_WAIT","10"))
WSL_INSIDE = os.getenv("WSL_INSIDE", False)
CHROME_BINARY = os.getenv("CHROME_BINARY","")
GOOGLE_LANG = os.getenv("GOOGLE_LANG","en")
def load_translation(locale):
file_path = Path(__file__).parent / Path("locales") / f"{locale}.json"
with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
return json.load(f)
__labels = load_translation(GOOGLE_LANG)
def get_driver(driver_path=None, profile_dir=None, headless=True):
global __driver__
if __driver__ is None:
logging.info(f"Initialize driver with driver {driver_path} and profile ({profile_dir} (headless={headless}))...")
__driver__ = setup_driver(driver_path, profile_dir, headless)
return __driver__
def reset_driver ():
global __driver__
__driver__ = None
def setup_driver(driver_path=None, profile_dir=None, headless=True):
chrome_options = Options()
if CHROME_BINARY:
logging.info(f"Use binary <{CHROME_BINARY}>")
chrome_options.binary_location = CHROME_BINARY
if profile_dir:
chrome_options.add_argument(f"--user-data-dir={profile_dir}")
if headless:
if WSL_INSIDE:
chrome_options.add_argument("--headless=new")
chrome_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
else:
chrome_options.add_argument("--headless")
prefs = {
"download.prompt_for_download": False,
"download.default_directory": os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "gp_temp"),
"profile.default_content_setting_values.automatic_downloads": 1
}
chrome_options.add_experimental_option("prefs", prefs)
chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
chrome_options.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1080")
if driver_path:
service = ChromeService(executable_path=driver_path)
return Chrome(options=chrome_options, service=service)
else:
return Chrome(options=chrome_options)
def find_zip_file():
for file in os.listdir("gp_temp"):
if file.endswith(".zip"):
return file
def find_crdownload_file():
for file in os.listdir("gp_temp"):
if file.endswith(".crdownload"):
return file
def login(
user: str ,
password: str,
driver_path: str | None = None, headless=True):
driver = get_driver(driver_path=driver_path,headless=headless)
driver.get("https://photos.google.com/login")
usernameFieldPath = "identifierId"
usernameNextButtonPath = "identifierNext"
passwordFieldPath = "Passwd"
passwordNextButtonPath = "passwordNext"
usernameField = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, usernameFieldPath)))
time.sleep(1)
usernameField.send_keys(user)
usernameNextButton = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, usernameNextButtonPath)))
usernameNextButton.click()
passwordField = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.NAME, passwordFieldPath)))
time.sleep(1)
passwordField.send_keys(password)
passwordNextButton = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, passwordNextButtonPath)))
passwordNextButton.click()
def list_albums(
profile_dir: str | None = None,
user: str | None = None,
password: str | None = None,
driver_path: str | None = None,
headless=True):
driver = get_driver(driver_path=driver_path,headless=headless)
if profile_dir is None:
if user and password:
login(user=user, password=password, driver_path=driver_path, headless=headless)
else:
logging.fatal("Neither profile_dir nor user and password has been defined, cannot fetch your albums.")
return
driver.get("https://photos.google.com/albums")
try:
album_div = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'div[aria-label="{albums}"'.format_map(__labels))))
except TimeoutException:
logging.error("Could not find the '{albums}' section in time.".format_map(__labels))
logging.error(f"Check if GOOGLE_LANG (value={GOOGLE_LANG}, default en) is set to your language and available.")
logging.info("Continuing with next album URL.")
failed_albums.append(album_title)
raise
links = album_div.find_elements(By.TAG_NAME, "a")
album_links = [link.get_attribute("href") for link in links]
return album_links
def download_all_albums(
profile_dir: str | None = None,
user: str | None = None,
password: str | None = None,
driver_path: str | None = None,
headless=True):
album_urls = list_albums(driver_path=driver_path, headless=headless)
download_albums(album_urls, output_dir, driver_path, profile_dir, headless)
def download_albums(
album_urls: list[str],
output_dir: str,
driver_path: str | None = None,
profile_dir: str | None = None,
headless: bool = False,
) -> tuple[list[str], list[str], list[float]]:
"""
1) Download full-resolution images from one or more Google Photos albums using Selenium.
2) Return lists of successful and failed album names, as well as download durations.
:type album_urls: list[str]
:param album_urls: One or more Google Photos album URLs to download images from.
:type output_dir: str
:param output_dir: Directory path where the downloaded albums will be saved.
:type driver_path: str | None
:param driver_path: Path to a custom Chrome WebDriver binary. If None, Selenium will download it or choose the default system ChromeDriver.
:type profile_dir: str | None
:param profile_dir: Path to a Chrome user data directory. Use this to access private albums (non-shared links).
:type headless: bool
:param headless: Whether to run Chrome in headless mode. Defaults to False.
:returns: A tuple containing the names of the successful albums, names of the albums that failed to download, and the durations it took to download each album.
:rtype: tuple[list[str], list[str], list[float]]
"""
driver = get_driver(driver_path=driver_path, profile_dir=profile_dir, headless=headless)
if not os.path.exists(output_dir) or not os.path.isdir(output_dir):
logging.fatal("Invalid output directory. Please supply a valid and existing directory.")
return
failed_albums = []
successful_albums = []
album_times = []
for album_url in album_urls:
album_start = time.perf_counter()
if not os.path.exists("gp_temp") or not os.path.isdir("gp_temp"):
logging.info("Creating gp_temp directory to temporarily store the downloaded zip files.")
os.makedirs("gp_temp", exist_ok=True)
driver.get(album_url)
album_title = driver.title.split(" -")[0]
logging.info(f"Now downloading {album_title} ({album_url})")
logging.debug("Waiting for menu button...")
try:
share_buttons = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//*[@aria-label=\"{share}\"]".format_map(__labels))))
except TimeoutException:
logging.error("Could not find the '{share}' button in time.".format_map(__labels))
logging.error(f"Check if GOOGLE_LANG (value={GOOGLE_LANG}, default en) is set to your language and available.")
logging.info("Continuing with next album URL.")
failed_albums.append(album_title)
continue
share_buttons.send_keys(Keys.TAB)
menu_button = driver.execute_script("return document.activeElement")
menu_button.click()
logging.debug("Waiting for download all button...")
try:
download_all_button = WebDriverWait(driver, WEB_DRIVER_WAIT).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//*[@aria-label="{download}"]'.format_map(__labels))))
except TimeoutException:
logging.error("Could not find the '{download}' button in time.".format_map(__labels))
logging.info("Continuing with next album.")
failed_albums.append(album_title)
continue
logging.debug("Clicking the download all button...")
download_all_button.click()
logging.info("Waiting for Google to prepare the file...")
crdownload_file = None
while not crdownload_file:
crdownload_file = find_crdownload_file()
time.sleep(0.1)
logging.info("Waiting for the download to finish...")
zip_file = None
while not zip_file:
zip_file = find_zip_file()
time.sleep(0.1)
logging.debug(f"Zip file downloaded, extracting to {output_dir}")
with ZipFile(f"gp_temp/{zip_file}") as opened_file:
opened_file.extractall(output_dir)
logging.debug("Deleting zip file...")
os.remove(f"gp_temp/{zip_file}")
logging.info(f"Succesfully extracted zip file to {output_dir}")
successful_albums.append(album_title)
album_times.append(time.perf_counter() - album_start)
logging.debug("Removing temporary gp_temp directory.")
os.removedirs("gp_temp")
driver.quit()
return successful_albums, failed_albums, album_times

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{
"share": "Share",
"albums": "Albums",
"download": "Download all",
"options": "More options"
}

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{
"share": "Partager",
"albums": "Albums",
"download": "Tout télécharger",
"options": "Plus d'options"
}

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import os, time, argparse, re, sys, logging
from selenium.webdriver import Chrome, ChromeService
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from zipfile import ZipFile
BANNER = """
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██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██
██ ███ ██████ █████ ██ ██ ██
██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██
██████ ██ ██████ ███████
gp-dl — Google Photos Downloader
Download full-res albums using Selenium
Author: csd4ni3l | GitHub: https://github.com/csd4ni3l
"""
def parse_args():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Download full-res images from a Google Photos album using Selenium.")
parser.add_argument("--album-urls", nargs="+", required=True, help="Google Photos album URL(s)")
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", required=True, help="Directory to save downloaded albums")
parser.add_argument("--driver-path", default=None, help="Custom Chrome driver path")
parser.add_argument("--profile-dir", default=None, help="Chrome user data directory for session reuse")
parser.add_argument("--headless", action="store_true", help="Run Chrome headlessly")
return parser.parse_args()
def setup_driver(driver_path=None, profile_dir=None, headless=True):
chrome_options = Options()
if profile_dir:
chrome_options.add_argument(f"--user-data-dir={profile_dir}")
if headless:
chrome_options.add_argument("--headless")
prefs = {
"download.prompt_for_download": False,
"download.default_directory": os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "gp_temp"),
"profile.default_content_setting_values.automatic_downloads": 1
}
chrome_options.add_experimental_option("prefs", prefs)
chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
chrome_options.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1080")
if driver_path:
service = ChromeService(executable_path=driver_path)
return Chrome(options=chrome_options, service=service)
else:
return Chrome(options=chrome_options)
def find_zip_file():
for file in os.listdir("gp_temp"):
if file.endswith(".zip"):
return file
def find_crdownload_file():
for file in os.listdir("gp_temp"):
if file.endswith(".crdownload"):
return file
def configure_logging():
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=logging.DEBUG)
for logger_to_disable in ["selenium", "urllib3"]:
logging.getLogger(logger_to_disable).propagate = False
logging.getLogger(logger_to_disable).disabled = True
def main():
args = parse_args()
driver = setup_driver(profile_dir=args.profile_dir, headless=args.headless)
if not os.path.exists("gp_temp") or not os.path.isdir("gp_temp"):
logging.info("Creating gp_temp directory to temporarily store the downloaded zip files.")
os.makedirs("gp_temp", exist_ok=True)
if not os.path.exists(args.output_dir) or not os.path.isdir(args.output_dir):
logging.fatal("Invalid output directory. Please supply a valid and existing directory.")
return
failed_album_count = 0
successful_album_count = 0
total_albums = len(args.album_urls)
all_start = time.perf_counter()
album_times = []
for album_url in args.album_urls:
album_start = time.perf_counter()
if re.match(r'^https?://photos\.app\.goo\.gl/[A-Za-z0-9]+$', album_url) is None:
logging.error(f"Invalid album URL: {album_url}")
logging.info("Continuing with next album URL.")
failed_album_count += 1
continue
logging.info(f"Now downloading {album_url}")
driver.get(album_url)
logging.debug("Waiting for menu button...")
try:
menu_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//*[@aria-label="More options"]')))
except TimeoutException:
logging.error("Could not find more options button in time.")
logging.info("Continuing with next album URL.")
failed_album_count += 1
continue
logging.debug("Clicking menu button...")
menu_button.click()
logging.debug("Waiting for download all button...")
try:
download_all_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//*[@aria-label="Download all"]')))
except TimeoutException:
logging.error("Could not find download all button in time.")
logging.info("Continuing with next album.")
failed_album_count += 1
continue
logging.debug("Clicking the download all button...")
download_all_button.click()
logging.info("Waiting for Google to prepare the file...")
crdownload_file = None
while not crdownload_file:
crdownload_file = find_crdownload_file()
time.sleep(0.1)
logging.info("Waiting for the download to finish...")
zip_file = None
while not zip_file:
zip_file = find_zip_file()
time.sleep(0.1)
logging.debug(f"Zip file downloaded, extracting to {args.output_dir}")
with ZipFile(f"gp_temp/{zip_file}") as opened_file:
opened_file.extractall(args.output_dir)
logging.debug("Deleting zip file...")
os.remove(f"gp_temp/{zip_file}")
logging.info(f"Succesfully extracted zip file to {args.output_dir}")
successful_album_count += 1
album_times.append(time.perf_counter() - album_start)
logging.debug("Removing temporary gp_temp directory.")
os.removedirs("gp_temp")
print("\n===== DOWNLOAD STATISTICS =====")
print(f"Total albums given: {total_albums}")
print(f"Successfully downloaded: {successful_album_count}")
print(f"Failed downloads: {failed_album_count}")
print(f"Average time taken per album: {sum(album_times) / len(album_times):.2f} seconds")
print(f"Total time taken: {time.perf_counter() - all_start:.2f} seconds")
print("================================")
driver.quit()
def run_cli():
print(BANNER)
configure_logging()
main()

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[project]
name = "gp-dl"
version = "0.1.0"
version = "0.3.0"
description = "A Python-based Google Photos downloader built with Selenium."
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.11"
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]
[project.scripts]
gp-dl = "gp_dl.main:run_cli"
gp-dl = "gp_dl.cli:run_cli"
[build-system]
requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
[tool.setuptools]
packages = ["gp_dl"]
[tool.setuptools.package-data]
gp_dl = ["locales/*.json"]

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[[package]]
name = "gp-dl"
version = "0.1.0"
version = "0.3.0"
source = { editable = "." }
dependencies = [
{ name = "selenium" },