Flickr

Flickr Photos API

Core photo metadata, search, comments, and lifecycle

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Operations 5

GET /rest/flickr.photos.search Search Photos #
GET /rest/flickr.photos.getInfo Get Photo Info #
GET /rest/flickr.photos.getSizes Get Available Photo Sizes #
GET /rest/flickr.photos.getExif Get Photo EXIF Data #
GET /rest/flickr.photos.getRecent Get Recent Public Photos #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.flickr.com/services/api/
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APIReference
https://www.flickr.com/services/api/
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Authentication
https://www.flickr.com/services/api/auth.oauth.html
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GettingStarted
https://www.flickr.com/services/developer/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flickr/refs/heads/main/openapi/flickr-photos-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SDKs
https://www.npmjs.com/package/flickr-sdk
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SDKs
https://github.com/flickr/flickr-sdk
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SDKs
https://pypi.org/project/flickr-api/

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OpenAPI Specification

flickr-photos-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Flickr Activity Photos API
  description: 'The Flickr API exposes the photo, group, people, place, tag, gallery, and

    photoset capabilities that power flickr.com. Almost all flickr.com

    functionality is reachable through a single REST-like endpoint

    `https://api.flickr.com/services/rest` using a `method=flickr.{namespace}.{method}`

    query parameter and `format=json&nojsoncallback=1` for JSON output.


    This OpenAPI specification models a curated set of the most widely used

    methods across the Flickr API''s 250+ method namespaces (activity, auth,

    blogs, cameras, collections, commons, contacts, favorites, galleries,

    groups, groupsDiscuss, interestingness, machinetags, panda, people, photos,

    photos.geo, photos.licenses, photos.notes, photos.transform, photos.upload,

    photosets, places, prefs, profile, push, reflection, stats, tags, test, urls).


    Authentication is API key + OAuth 1.0a (HMAC-SHA1). Commercial use of the

    API requires prior permission from Flickr.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.flickr.com/services/api/tos/
  contact:
    name: Flickr API Support
    url: https://www.flickr.com/help/api/
  license:
    name: Flickr API Terms of Use
    url: https://www.flickr.com/services/api/tos/
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
servers:
- url: https://api.flickr.com/services
  description: Flickr REST API
- url: https://up.flickr.com/services
  description: Flickr Upload endpoint
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
- OAuth1:
  - read
  - write
  - delete
tags:
- name: Photos
  description: Core photo metadata, search, comments, and lifecycle
paths:
  /rest/flickr.photos.search:
    get:
      operationId: photosSearch
      summary: Search Photos
      description: 'Returns a list of photos matching a search query. Combine text, tags,

        owner, geography, license, date, and content filters.

        '
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: text
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: golden gate
      - name: tags
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: sunset,bridge
      - name: tag_mode
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - any
          - all
        example: any
      - name: license
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 1,2,3
      - name: media
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - all
          - photos
          - videos
        example: photos
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/UserIdOptional'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Extras'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching photos
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhotoList'
              examples:
                PhotosSearch200Example:
                  summary: Default photosSearch 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    page: 1
                    pages: 12
                    perpage: 100
                    total: 1183
                    photo:
                    - id: '52345678901'
                      owner: 12345678@N00
                      secret: abc1234def
                      server: '65535'
                      farm: 66
                      title: Golden Gate Sunset
                      ispublic: 1
                      isfriend: 0
                      isfamily: 0
                      datetaken: '2026-04-12 18:24:11'
                      url_o: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52345678901_abc1234def_o.jpg
                      height_o: 4032
                      width_o: 6048
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /rest/flickr.photos.getInfo:
    get:
      operationId: photosGetInfo
      summary: Get Photo Info
      description: Returns detailed information about a photo.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PhotoId'
      - name: secret
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: abc1234def
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photo info
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photo'
              examples:
                PhotosGetInfo200Example:
                  summary: Default photosGetInfo 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: '52345678901'
                    owner: 12345678@N00
                    secret: abc1234def
                    server: '65535'
                    farm: 66
                    title: Golden Gate Sunset
                    ispublic: 1
                    isfriend: 0
                    isfamily: 0
                    datetaken: '2026-04-12 18:24:11'
                    url_o: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52345678901_abc1234def_o.jpg
                    height_o: 4032
                    width_o: 6048
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /rest/flickr.photos.getSizes:
    get:
      operationId: photosGetSizes
      summary: Get Available Photo Sizes
      description: Returns the available sizes for a photo.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PhotoId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sizes
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SizeList'
              examples:
                PhotosGetSizes200Example:
                  summary: Default photosGetSizes 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    canblog: 0
                    canprint: 1
                    candownload: 1
                    size:
                    - label: Original
                      width: 6048
                      height: 4032
                      source: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52345678901_abc1234def_o.jpg
                      url: https://www.flickr.com/galleries/12345678@N00/72157712345/
                      media: photo
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /rest/flickr.photos.getExif:
    get:
      operationId: photosGetExif
      summary: Get Photo EXIF Data
      description: Returns EXIF / TIFF / GPS tags for a photo.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PhotoId'
      - name: secret
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: abc1234def
      responses:
        '200':
          description: EXIF data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExifList'
              examples:
                PhotosGetExif200Example:
                  summary: Default photosGetExif 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    photo:
                      id: '52345678901'
                      secret: abc1234def
                      camera: example
                      exif:
                      - tagspace: EXIF
                        tagspaceid: 0
                        tag: ISO
                        label: Original
                        raw:
                          _content: '100'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /rest/flickr.photos.getRecent:
    get:
      operationId: photosGetRecent
      summary: Get Recent Public Photos
      description: Returns the most recent public photos.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Extras'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Recent photos
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhotoList'
              examples:
                PhotosGetRecent200Example:
                  summary: Default photosGetRecent 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    page: 1
                    pages: 12
                    perpage: 100
                    total: 1183
                    photo:
                    - id: '52345678901'
                      owner: 12345678@N00
                      secret: abc1234def
                      server: '65535'
                      farm: 66
                      title: Golden Gate Sunset
                      ispublic: 1
                      isfriend: 0
                      isfamily: 0
                      datetaken: '2026-04-12 18:24:11'
                      url_o: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52345678901_abc1234def_o.jpg
                      height_o: 4032
                      width_o: 6048
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    PhotoId:
      name: photo_id
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '52345678901'
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Application API key.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: ab1234567890cdef1234567890abcd12
    PerPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 100
        maximum: 500
      example: 100
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
      example: 1
    Extras:
      name: extras
      in: query
      description: Comma-delimited list of extra fields (e.g. owner_name, url_o, geo).
      schema:
        type: string
      example: owner_name,description,url_o,date_taken,geo
    UserIdOptional:
      name: user_id
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 12345678@N00
  schemas:
    Size:
      type: object
      properties:
        label:
          type: string
          example: Original
        width:
          type: integer
          example: 6048
        height:
          type: integer
          example: 4032
        source:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52345678901_abc1234def_o.jpg
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.flickr.com/galleries/12345678@N00/72157712345/
        media:
          type: string
          example: photo
    Exif:
      type: object
      properties:
        tagspace:
          type: string
          example: EXIF
        tagspaceid:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        tag:
          type: string
          example: ISO
        label:
          type: string
          example: Original
        raw:
          type: object
          properties:
            _content:
              type: string
              example: '100'
    Photo:
      type: object
      description: A photo.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: '52345678901'
        owner:
          type: string
          example: 12345678@N00
        secret:
          type: string
          example: abc1234def
        server:
          type: string
          example: '65535'
        farm:
          type: integer
          example: 66
        title:
          type: string
          example: Golden Gate Sunset
        ispublic:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        isfriend:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        isfamily:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        datetaken:
          type: string
          example: '2026-04-12 18:24:11'
        url_o:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52345678901_abc1234def_o.jpg
        height_o:
          type: integer
          example: 4032
        width_o:
          type: integer
          example: 6048
    PhotoList:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        pages:
          type: integer
          example: 12
        perpage:
          type: integer
          example: 100
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 1183
        photo:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photo'
    ExifList:
      type: object
      properties:
        photo:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              example: '52345678901'
            secret:
              type: string
              example: abc1234def
            camera:
              type: string
              example: example
            exif:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Exif'
    SizeList:
      type: object
      properties:
        canblog:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        canprint:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        candownload:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        size:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Size'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: Application API key for non-authenticated and read-only public requests.
    OAuth1:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'Flickr uses OAuth 1.0a (HMAC-SHA1). The OpenAPI 3 schema cannot model

        OAuth 1.0a directly, so this entry approximates the flow. Token URLs:

        - Request token: https://www.flickr.com/services/oauth/request_token

        - Authorize:     https://www.flickr.com/services/oauth/authorize

        - Access token:  https://www.flickr.com/services/oauth/access_token

        '
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.flickr.com/services/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://www.flickr.com/services/oauth/access_token
          scopes:
            read: Read access to private content owned by the user
            write: Modify content owned by the user
            delete: Delete content owned by the user