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POST
Create an album

Body

application/json
name
string | null

Display name for the new album. Optional; callers that need to name an album can set it here or via update_album after creation.

Maximum string length: 255
description
string | null

Optional free-form description shown alongside the album name.

Maximum string length: 8192
library_id
string | null

Library to create the album in. Optional if the user has a single library; required when they have multiple.

Response

Successful Response

Represents a collection of assets organized by the user.

id
string
required

Unique album identifier with 'album_' prefix

name
string
required

Display name of the album

asset_count
integer
required

Total number of assets in this album

created_at
string<date-time>
required

When this album was created

updated_at
string<date-time>
required

When this album was last updated

description
string | null

Optional description text for the album

album_cover_asset_id
string | null

ID of the asset displayed as the album cover. May be a server-selected default when the album has no explicit cover set, or null when the album has no live assets.

asset_urls
Asset Urls · object | null

Asset variants for the album cover: 'thumbnail'

start_date
string<date-time> | null

The oldest asset date (local_datetime) in the album, or null if empty

end_date
string<date-time> | null

The newest asset date (local_datetime) in the album, or null if empty