Getting Started

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-photo-library
bunx cap sync

Import

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

API Overview

checkAuthorization

Returns the current authorization status without prompting the user.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.checkAuthorization();

requestAuthorization

Requests access to the photo library if needed.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization();

getAlbums

Retrieves the available albums.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.getAlbums();

getLibrary

Retrieves library assets along with URLs that can be displayed in the web view.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.getLibrary();

getPhotoUrl

Retrieves a displayable URL for the full resolution version of the asset. If you already called getLibrary with includeFullResolutionData, you normally do not need this method.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.getPhotoUrl({} as { id: string });

getThumbnailUrl

Retrieves a displayable URL for a resized thumbnail of the asset.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.getThumbnailUrl({} as {
    id: string;
    width?: number;
    height?: number;
    quality?: number;
  });

pickMedia

Opens the native system picker so the user can select media without granting full photo library access. The selected files are copied into the application cache and returned with portable URLs.

import { PhotoLibrary } from '@capgo/capacitor-photo-library';

await PhotoLibrary.pickMedia();

Type Reference

PhotoLibraryAuthorizationState

export type PhotoLibraryAuthorizationState = 'authorized' | 'limited' | 'denied' | 'notDetermined';

PhotoLibraryAlbum

export interface PhotoLibraryAlbum {
  id: string;
  title: string;
  assetCount: number;
}

GetLibraryOptions

export interface GetLibraryOptions {
  /**
   * Number of assets to skip from the beginning of the query.
   */
  offset?: number;
  /**
   * Maximum number of assets to return. Omit to return everything that matches.
   */
  limit?: number;
  /**
   * Include images in the result. Defaults to `true`.
   */
  includeImages?: boolean;
  /**
   * Include videos in the result. Defaults to `false`.
   */
  includeVideos?: boolean;
  /**
   * Include information about the albums each asset belongs to. Defaults to `false`.
   */
  includeAlbumData?: boolean;
  /**
   * Include assets stored in the cloud (iCloud / Google Photos). Defaults to `true`.
   */
  includeCloudData?: boolean;
  /**
   * If `true`, use the original filenames reported by the OS when available.
   */
  useOriginalFileNames?: boolean;
  /**
   * Width of the generated thumbnails. Defaults to `512`.
   */
  thumbnailWidth?: number;
  /**
   * Height of the generated thumbnails. Defaults to `384`.
   */
  thumbnailHeight?: number;
  /**
   * JPEG quality for generated thumbnails (0-1). Defaults to `0.5`.
   */
  thumbnailQuality?: number;
  /**
   * When `true`, copies the full sized asset into the app cache and returns its URL.
   * Defaults to `false`.
   */
  includeFullResolutionData?: boolean;
}

GetLibraryResult

export interface GetLibraryResult {
  assets: PhotoLibraryAsset[];
  /**
   * Total number of assets matching the query in the library. `assets.length` can be less
   * than this value when pagination is used.
   */
  totalCount: number;
  /** Whether more assets are available when using pagination. */
  hasMore: boolean;
}

PhotoLibraryFile

export interface PhotoLibraryFile {
  /** Absolute path on the native file system. */
  path: string;
  /**
   * URL that can be used inside a web view. Usually produced by `Capacitor.convertFileSrc(path)`.
   */
  webPath: string;
  mimeType: string;
  /** Size in bytes if known, otherwise `-1`. */
  size: number;
}

PickMediaOptions

export interface PickMediaOptions {
  /**
   * Maximum number of items the user can select. Use `0` to allow unlimited selection.
   * Defaults to `1`.
   */
  selectionLimit?: number;
  /** Allow the user to select images. Defaults to `true`. */
  includeImages?: boolean;
  /** Allow the user to select videos. Defaults to `false`. */
  includeVideos?: boolean;
  /** Width of the generated thumbnails for picked items. Defaults to `256`. */
  thumbnailWidth?: number;
  /** Height of the generated thumbnails for picked items. Defaults to `256`. */
  thumbnailHeight?: number;
  /** JPEG quality for generated thumbnails (0-1). Defaults to `0.7`. */
  thumbnailQuality?: number;
}

PickMediaResult

export interface PickMediaResult {
  assets: PhotoLibraryAsset[];
}

PhotoLibraryAsset

export interface PhotoLibraryAsset {
  id: string;
  fileName: string;
  type: PhotoAssetType;
  width: number;
  height: number;
  duration?: number;
  creationDate?: string;
  modificationDate?: string;
  latitude?: number;
  longitude?: number;
  mimeType: string;
  /** Size in bytes reported by the OS for the underlying asset, if available. */
  size?: number;
  albumIds?: string[];
  thumbnail?: PhotoLibraryFile;
  file?: PhotoLibraryFile;
}

PhotoAssetType

export type PhotoAssetType = 'image' | 'video';

Source Of Truth

This page is generated from the plugin’s src/definitions.ts. Re-run the sync when the public API changes upstream.