How to change google profile picture via API?

I am looking for a way how to change user profile photo programmatically.

Generally, I need to be able to change avatars of domain GSuite users, but if there are API for changing my own avatar is also good.

Had tried already:

• https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/reference/users/photos/update – this API is working but only changes the small icon of a user in admin panel itself. The main profile picture remains the same.
• https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/people/updateContactPhoto – this API throws me an error Resource name "people/10244712xxxxx1564465" is not a valid contact person resource. when I am trying to replace my own profile image. people/me also isn’t working.

There are Contacts API, but I am trying to change my own (or impersonated one) profile image, so I believe this API isn’t for my case.

If you can point me in some direction to search I’ll be very glad. I just do not believe that there is no way to change avatar, it can’t be for real.

Update:

Checked Contact API – also doesn’t work, looks like it changes an avatar only on me in my contact list, nobody else doesn’t see changes, and the main profile picture remains the same.

Code:

// admin directory way
const { google } = require('googleapis');
const SafeBase64 = require('url-safe-base64');
const GOOGLE = require(process.env.GOOGLEAPIS_VAULT);

const encodedPhoto = SafeBase64.encode('R0lGODdhBAAEAIABAAMA/////ywAAAAABAAEAAACBkRiYJgHBQA7');

const JWTClient = new google.auth.JWT(
  GOOGLE.client_email,
  null,
  GOOGLE.private_key,
  [
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user',
  ],
  'gsync@***.com', // sub
);

const directory = google.admin({ version: 'directory_v1', auth: JWTClient });
directory.users.photos.update({}, ctx.params.email);
const res = await directory.users.photos.update({
  userKey: ctx.params.email,
  resource: {
    photoData: encodedPhoto,
  },
});

// Contacts API way
const { google } = require('googleapis');
const SafeBase64 = require('url-safe-base64');
const GOOGLE = require(process.env.GOOGLEAPIS_VAULT);

const JWTClient = new google.auth.JWT(
  GOOGLE.client_email,
  null,
  GOOGLE.private_key,
  [
    'https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/',
  ],
  ctx.params.email, //sub
);

const res1 = await JWTClient.requestAsync({
  headers: {
    'GData-Version': 3.0,
  },
  params: {
    alt: 'json',
    q: 'arsenyp@***.com',
  },
  url: `https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/${ctx.params.email}/full`,
});

const contactIdFull = res1.data.feed.entry.filter((c) => c.gd$email[0].address === ctx.params.email)[0].id.$t;
const [, contactId] = //base/([a-z0-9]+)$/.exec(contactIdFull);

// https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/{userEmail}/full/{contactId}

const res2 = await JWTClient.requestAsync({
  headers: {
    'GData-Version': 3.0,
  },
  params: {
    alt: 'json',
  },
  url: `https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/${ctx.params.email}/full/${contactId}`,
});

const { href: image, gd$etag: etagJ } = res2.data.entry.link.filter((l) => l.rel === 'http://schemas.google.com/contacts/2008/rel#photo')[0];
const res3 = await axios({
  method: 'GET',
  url: image,
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer "${(await JWTClient.getAccessTokenAsync()).token}"`,
  },
  responseType: 'arraybuffer',
});
const etag = JSON.parse(etagJ);

// PUT /m8/feeds/photos/media/default/contactId
// If-match: Etag
// Content-Type: image/*

const res4 = await axios({
  method: 'PUT',
  url: `https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/photos/media/default/${contactId}`,
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer "${(await JWTClient.getAccessTokenAsync()).token}"`,
    'Content-Type': 'image/png',
  },
  // responseType: 'arraybuffer',
  data: Buffer.from('R0lGODdhBAAEAIABAAMA/////ywAAAAABAAEAAACBkRiYJgHBQA7', 'base64'),
});

// People API way (won't work, throwing an error)
const userId = '1024471xxxxx251564465';

const JWTClient = new google.auth.JWT(
  GOOGLE.client_email,
  null,
  GOOGLE.private_key,
  [
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts',
    'profile',
  ],
  ctx.params.email, // sub
);

const people = google.people({ version: 'v1', auth: JWTClient });

const res = await people.people.updateContactPhoto({
  resourceName: `people/${userId}`,
  resource: {
    photoBytes: SafeBase64.encode('R0lGODdhBAAEAIABAAMA/////ywAAAAABAAEAAACBkRiYJgHBQA7'),
    personFields: 'photos',
  },
  sources: [
    'READ_SOURCE_TYPE_PROFILE',
  ],
});

// admin directory way
const { google } = require('googleapis');
const SafeBase64 = require('url-safe-base64');
const GOOGLE = require(process.env.GOOGLEAPIS_VAULT);

const encodedPhoto = SafeBase64.encode('R0lGODdhBAAEAIABAAMA/////ywAAAAABAAEAAACBkRiYJgHBQA7');
const targerUser = 'arsenyp@***.com';

const JWTClient = new google.auth.JWT(
  GOOGLE.client_email,
  null,
  GOOGLE.private_key,
  [
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user',
  ],
  'gsync@***.com', // sub - this is service user with proper permissions, not a target user
);

const directory = google.admin({ version: 'directory_v1', auth: JWTClient });
directory.users.photos.update({}, targerUser);
const res = await directory.users.photos.update({
  userKey: targerUser,
  resource: {
    photoData: encodedPhoto,
  },
});