topic Re: Workspace admins need the ability to delete images from Google Photos via API in Peer-Peer Topics

Workspace admins need the ability to delete images from Google Photos via API

Kim_Nilsson — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:11:49 GMT

@Kristal do you think it'd be possible for someone on the Google Photos team to talk to the Workspace team to understand what a horrible situation it is for Workspace admins to not be able to manage Google Photos for Workspace users. Users are unintentionally hoarding enormous amounts of expensive storage without us admins having a usable ability to manage or even delete the content. AFAIK, even disabling the service doesn't remove the content.

The request to have Delete added to the Google Photos API was shut down as "won't fix" despite it being starred by over 400 people. @icrew added a feature idea a few years later, but even with over 100 upvotes, nothing is happening.

https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Workspace-Q-A/Google-Photos-quota-and-having-it-both-ways/td-p/469738

Re: Workspace admins need the ability to delete images from Google Photos via API

Kristal — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:59:17 GMT

Yes, let me look into this for you.

Re: Workspace admins need the ability to delete images from Google Photos via API

Kim_Nilsson — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:01:43 GMT

Just you saying that means so much.

Re: Workspace admins need the ability to delete images from Google Photos via API

Kristal — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:28:11 GMT

I spoke to the Workspace team and they wanted me to relay: Thank you so much for sharing this. We have heard from others that this is problematic. This is a problem that we are aware of and are working towards a potential solution.