Google Photos+ShortSync
Google Photos integration

Post from Google Photos to every platform

Pick photos and videos in Google Photos and schedule them to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and 14 more platforms as posts, carousels, Reels and Shorts. No saving them to your phone first.

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Free plan · 17 platforms

How it works

  1. 1

    Connect Google Photos

    In ShortSync, open Settings > Integrations, click Google Photos and sign in with your Google account.

  2. 2

    Pick in Google Photos

    On the Upload page, choose Import, then Google Photos. Google Photos opens in a new window; select up to 20 photos and videos and press Done. They come into your upload with a progress bar each.

  3. 3

    Schedule everywhere

    Choose the platforms, adjust the caption for each one if you like, and publish now or pick a time. ShortSync posts through each platform's official API (a publishing partner for Snapchat, Reddit and Google Business Profile).

Why post from Google Photos

Skip the download

Photos and videos go from Google Photos to ShortSync server to server, so a long video doesn't need to be saved to your phone or laptop first.

Only what you pick

You choose in Google's own picker, and ShortSync only receives those items. It never sees the rest of your library and can't change anything in it.

Photos, carousels and videos

Pick several photos and post them as a carousel, or as single image posts. Videos go out as Reels, Shorts, TikToks and the other video formats.

iPhone photos just work

Social platforms don't take HEIC, so iPhone photos are converted to JPEG on the way in. There's nothing to convert yourself.

Related

Read the setup guide

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Sharing from the Google Photos app sends an item to one app at a time, with no scheduling. With ShortSync you pick photos and videos in Google Photos, choose Instagram and any other platforms, and publish or schedule; ShortSync posts through Instagram's official API.
No. Google doesn't let apps browse a library any more, so you pick items in Google's own picker and ShortSync only receives those. The access is read-only, and Google reviewed and verified it.
Yes. Import the items, choose the platforms and a time, and ShortSync publishes them then. The files are copied into your ShortSync library, so deleting them from Google Photos later doesn't affect the scheduled post.
Google has to finish processing a video before it can be imported, so with a new upload, wait a few minutes and pick it again. Videos can be up to 2 GB.
No. Picking has to happen in Google's picker, so the import works in the ShortSync upload flow only. Once a file is in your library, you can schedule it through the API or MCP like any other.
TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, Telegram, Mastodon, Discord, Tumblr, Pixelfed, Google Business Profile and Reddit.

Post your Google Photos content everywhere

Free plan, 17 platforms, official platform APIs.

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Official APIs and approved publishing partners

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