PowerPhotos Help
Shortcut Action - Get Albums
Returns albums from a photo library, with options to filter what types of albums are returned. You can choose to include or exclude user albums, folders, smart albums, and built-in albums. You can also choose whether to return albums from the entire library or just the top level.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library | Library | Yes | The library to get albums from. |
| Scope | Album Scope | No (default: All Albums) | Whether to return all albums in the library or just top-level albums. |
| Include User Albums | Boolean | No (default: true) | Whether to include user-created albums in the results. |
| Include Folders | Boolean | No (default: false) | Whether to include folders in the results. |
| Include Smart Albums | Boolean | No (default: true) | Whether to include smart albums in the results. |
| Include Built-in Albums | Boolean | No (default: false) | Whether to include built-in albums such as Recents and Favorites in the results. |
Result
A list of albums matching the specified criteria.
Example Shortcuts
- Copy albums from one library to another — Allows the user to choose albums from one library, then copies those albums to another library.
- Move photos from one album to another — Allows the user to choose a source album and a destination album, adds all the photos from the source album to the destination album, then removes them from the source album.
- Export chosen albums — Choose a set of albums from a library and export them using a preset.
- Add date range to album title — Lets you select one or more albums and renames the album to append the date range of the photos it contains, e.g. “My Album” -> “My Album (3/14/2023-5/12/2025)”
- Set photo titles to capture date — Allows the user to select one or more albums, then goes through every photo in each album and sets the photo’s title to its capture date.