# Support options for Photos APIs

To determine the best way to get help with the Google Photos APIs, review the below
options.

- Post a question to the developer community on [Stack
  Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-photos).
- Draw attention to a [known issue](https://issuetracker.google.com/savedsearches/5156057) or report a new bug.
- Draw attention to a [known missing feature](https://issuetracker.google.com/savedsearches/5157556), or request a new feature or functionality.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The above channels should be used only for developer issues with the Photos APIs. For general, non-developer related [help or
> feedback](https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6156065) on the core Google Photos product, click **Feedback** or **Report a problem** in the product user interface.

## Got a question or problem?

We use the popular programming Q\&A website Stack Overflow to field technical
questions. The site is not run by Google, but you can sign in using your Google
account.

Stack Overflow contains questions on a variety of topics, you can use the tag
`google-photos` to mark questions relevant to this API. To attract the
attention of experts in related technologies, consider adding additional tags to
your question.

**Before posting a question on Stack Overflow, consider the following:**

- Search the `google-photos` Stack Overflow tag to see if someone has already answered your question.
- Get acquainted with the [guidelines and tips](http://stackoverflow.com/faq) suggested by the site and its community to help ensure your question is answered.
- Try to isolate the problem as much as possible and post only the relevant sections of code.

> [!WARNING]
> **Warning:** When posting on Stack Overflow, be careful to not share sensitive information such as credentials, the client secret or access tokens.


[Search existing questions](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-photos)
[Ask a new question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=google-photos)

## Found a bug or missing feature?

If you have isolated the problem to be an issue with the Photos APIs and
not your app, or if you have come across a missing feature, tell us about it via
our issue tracker.

Search the issue tracker to see if the bug or feature request has already been
reported, if not, report it. You can draw attention to an existing issue or
feature request by clicking Star:star:. We prioritize
bugs and feature requests that receive more stars. You can also add comments to
existing issues, but you should only do this if you're adding context or
information about the problem, or contributing extra use-cases for the feature
request.

### Bugs

While reporting bugs, include the following information:

- A description of the problem, and the behavior you expected instead.
- A list of steps and a small snippet of sample code that can be used to reproduce the problem.
- A description of the output you expected and what actually occurred.
- Error messages if any, that you have received.
- Information about your development environment, including programming language, library versions, etc.
- Any other information that the bug report template may require.


[Search existing bugs](https://issuetracker.google.com/savedsearches/5156057)
[Report a new bug](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=385336&template=1083979)

Be aware that issues may be relatively quiet for a while. This doesn't mean the
issue won't be fixed, it just means that there currently aren't any updates.

### Feature requests

While requesting a new feature or suggesting modifications to an existing
feature, describe the specific functionality you would like to see added, as
well as reasons you think it's important. If possible, include specific details
about your use case and the new opportunities the feature would allow for.


[Search existing requests](https://issuetracker.google.com/savedsearches/5157556)
[Request a new feature](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=385336&template=1083385)