Flickr

Flickr Photosets API

Photo albums (photosets)

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Operations 3

GET /rest/flickr.photosets.getList List A User's Photosets #

GET /rest/flickr.photosets.getPhotos List Photos In A Photoset #

POST /rest/flickr.photosets.create Create A New Photoset #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Flickr Photosets 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: Photosets
  description: Photo albums (photosets)
paths:
  /rest/flickr.photosets.getList:
    get:
      operationId: photosetsGetList
      summary: List A User's Photosets
      description: Returns photosets belonging to a user.
      tags:
      - Photosets
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/UserIdOptional'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photosets
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhotosetList'
              examples:
                PhotosetsGetList200Example:
                  summary: Default photosetsGetList 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    page: 1
                    pages: 12
                    perpage: 100
                    total: 1183
                    photoset:
                    - id: '52345678901'
                      primary: '52345678901'
                      owner: 12345678@N00
                      title:
                        _content: '100'
                      description:
                        _content: '100'
                      photos: 248
                      videos: 3
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /rest/flickr.photosets.getPhotos:
    get:
      operationId: photosetsGetPhotos
      summary: List Photos In A Photoset
      description: Returns the photos in a given photoset.
      tags:
      - Photosets
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: photoset_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '72157712345'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/UserIdOptional'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Extras'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photoset photos
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhotoList'
              examples:
                PhotosetsGetPhotos200Example:
                  summary: Default photosetsGetPhotos 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.photosets.create:
    post:
      operationId: photosetsCreate
      summary: Create A New Photoset
      description: Creates a new photoset for the calling user.
      tags:
      - Photosets
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: title
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Sunsets
      - name: description
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Best sunsets I have shot.
      - name: primary_photo_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '52345678901'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photoset created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photoset'
              examples:
                PhotosetsCreate200Example:
                  summary: Default photosetsCreate 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: '52345678901'
                    primary: '52345678901'
                    owner: 12345678@N00
                    title:
                      _content: '100'
                    description:
                      _content: '100'
                    photos: 248
                    videos: 3
      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
    UserIdOptional:
      name: user_id
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 12345678@N00
    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
    PerPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 100
        maximum: 500
      example: 100
  schemas:
    Photoset:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: '52345678901'
        primary:
          type: string
          example: '52345678901'
        owner:
          type: string
          example: 12345678@N00
        title:
          type: object
          properties:
            _content:
              type: string
              example: '100'
        description:
          type: object
          properties:
            _content:
              type: string
              example: '100'
        photos:
          type: integer
          example: 248
        videos:
          type: integer
          example: 3
    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'
    PhotosetList:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        pages:
          type: integer
          example: 12
        perpage:
          type: integer
          example: 100
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 1183
        photoset:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photoset'
    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
  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