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Local REST API for Apple Photos — read, search, serve, and delete

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Photokit-API – Local REST API for Apple Photos (Python/FastAPI)

by bjwalsh931·Mar 8, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

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REST API wraps Apple Photos' locked SQLite—finally lets you search and delete programmatically.

Strengths
  • Solves a genuinely painful macOS gap: Apple Photos has zero official API
  • Direct SQLite + PhotoKit layering beats AppleScript fragility entirely
  • Bearer token + localhost security by default, not an afterthought
Weaknesses
  • macOS-only limits audience sharply vs. cross-platform alternatives
  • Full Disk Access requirement is a friction point for automation workflows
Target Audience

macOS developers, automation enthusiasts, photo library tool builders

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osxphotos CLI · Apple's Photosynthesis (internal only)

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