Flickr Places API

Place IDs, hierarchies, and resolution

Operations 2

GET /rest/flickr.places.find Find Place By Query #
GET /rest/flickr.places.findByLatLon Find Place By Lat/Lon #

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OpenAPI Specification

flickr-places-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Flickr Places 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: Places
  description: Place IDs, hierarchies, and resolution
paths:
  /rest/flickr.places.find:
    get:
      operationId: placesFind
      summary: Find Place By Query
      description: Searches places by text query.
      tags:
      - Places
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: San Francisco
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Places
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceList'
              examples:
                PlacesFind200Example:
                  summary: Default placesFind 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    place:
                    - place_id: kH8dLOBTUrHLjKxQqw
                      woeid: '2487956'
                      latitude: 37.7749
                      longitude: -122.4194
                      place_url: /United+States/California/San+Francisco
                      place_type: locality
                      _content: '100'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /rest/flickr.places.findByLatLon:
    get:
      operationId: placesFindByLatLon
      summary: Find Place By Lat/Lon
      description: Resolves a latitude/longitude pair to the smallest enclosing Place.
      tags:
      - Places
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: lat
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
        example: 37.7749
      - name: lon
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
        example: -122.4194
      - name: accuracy
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 16
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Place
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaceList'
              examples:
                PlacesFindByLatLon200Example:
                  summary: Default placesFindByLatLon 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    place:
                    - place_id: kH8dLOBTUrHLjKxQqw
                      woeid: '2487956'
                      latitude: 37.7749
                      longitude: -122.4194
                      place_url: /United+States/California/San+Francisco
                      place_type: locality
                      _content: '100'
      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:
    PlaceList:
      type: object
      properties:
        place:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Place'
    Place:
      type: object
      properties:
        place_id:
          type: string
          example: kH8dLOBTUrHLjKxQqw
        woeid:
          type: string
          example: '2487956'
        latitude:
          type: number
          example: 37.7749
        longitude:
          type: number
          example: -122.4194
        place_url:
          type: string
          example: /United+States/California/San+Francisco
        place_type:
          type: string
          example: locality
        _content:
          type: string
          example: '100'
  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