Flickr

Flickr Photos Upload API

Asynchronous upload status polling

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Operations 2

GET /rest/flickr.photos.upload.checkTickets Check Async Upload Tickets #

POST /upload Upload A Photo Or Video #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Flickr Photos Upload API
  description: 'The Flickr API exposes the photo, group, people, place, tag, gallery, and

    photoset capabilities that power flickr.com.'
  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 Upload
  description: Asynchronous upload status polling
paths:
  /rest/flickr.photos.upload.checkTickets:
    get:
      operationId: photosUploadCheckTickets
      summary: Check Async Upload Tickets
      description: Returns the status of one or more asynchronous photo upload tickets.
      tags:
      - Photos Upload
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: tickets
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Comma-delimited list of ticket IDs.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 1234567,1234568
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ticket statuses
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TicketList'
              examples:
                PhotosUploadCheckTickets200Example:
                  summary: Default photosUploadCheckTickets 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    ticket:
                    - id: '52345678901'
                      complete: 1
                      photoid: '52345678901'
                      invalid: 0
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /upload:
    post:
      operationId: photosUpload
      summary: Upload A Photo Or Video
      description: 'Uploads a photo or video. Uses `https://up.flickr.com/services/upload`

        with a multipart/form-data POST. Returns the new photo ID (synchronous)

        or ticket ID (asynchronous).'
      tags:
      - Photos Upload
      servers:
      - url: https://up.flickr.com/services
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - photo
              properties:
                photo:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                title:
                  type: string
                description:
                  type: string
                tags:
                  type: string
                is_public:
                  type: integer
                is_friend:
                  type: integer
                is_family:
                  type: integer
                safety_level:
                  type: integer
                content_type:
                  type: integer
                hidden:
                  type: integer
                async:
                  type: integer
            examples:
              PhotosUploadRequestExample:
                summary: Default photosUpload request body
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  photo: <binary>
                  title: Golden Gate Sunset
                  description: Detailed photo metadata.
                  tags: example
                  is_public: 1
                  is_friend: 1
                  is_family: 1
                  safety_level: 1
                  content_type: 1
                  hidden: 1
                  async: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Upload response
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadResponse'
              examples:
                PhotosUpload200Example:
                  summary: Default photosUpload 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    stat: ok
                    photoid: '52345678901'
                    ticketid: '1234567'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Application API key.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: ab1234567890cdef1234567890abcd12
  schemas:
    UploadResponse:
      type: object
      description: XML upload response containing `<photoid>` or `<ticketid>`.
      properties:
        stat:
          type: string
          example: ok
        photoid:
          type: string
          example: '52345678901'
        ticketid:
          type: string
          example: '1234567'
    Ticket:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: '52345678901'
        complete:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        photoid:
          type: string
          example: '52345678901'
        invalid:
          type: integer
          example: 0
    TicketList:
      type: object
      properties:
        ticket:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ticket'
  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