Method: photo.startUpload
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HTTP request
POST https://streetviewpublish.googleapis.com/v1/photo:startUpload
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of UploadRef.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/streetviewpublish
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.
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Last updated 2024-10-09 UTC.
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