关于Picasa Web Albums API后续支持与关停日期的技术问询

Let’s break down what you need to know about the old Picasa API and its status:

Future Support #

The Picasa Web Albums Data API is officially deprecated by Google. Since the launch of the Google Photos Library API at I/O 2018, Google has stopped all active development, bug fixes, and official support for the Picasa API. Their entire focus is now on the newer, more capable Photos Library API, which integrates better with modern Google Photos features.

Confirmed Shutdown Date #

Google announced that the Picasa Web Albums API would be fully shut down on March 15, 2019. After this date, all endpoints—including the two you referenced (https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/default for album lists and https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/default/albumid/{albumId} for photo lists)—ceased to function. Requests to these endpoints now return error responses instead of valid data.

Key Recommendation #

If your application is still relying on the Picasa API, you’ll need to migrate to the Google Photos Library API immediately. It provides all the core functionality you’re using (plus additional features like shared album management, advanced media filtering, and better authentication flows) and is the only supported way to interact with Google Photos programmatically today.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Shivam Saxena