Flickr Public API
The Public API from Flickr — 25 operation(s) for public.
Flickr Public API is one of 32 APIs that Flickr publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Public. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, and a getting-started guide.
This API exposes 25 operations across 25 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.flickr.com/services, https://up.flickr.com/services.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
Flickr Public API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the query as api_key (ApiKeyAuth).
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth1) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 3 scopes.
By default, every request must be authenticated.
ApiKeyAuth— Application API key for non-authenticated and read-only public requests.OAuth1— 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: ht…
Paths & Operations 25
Across 25 paths, the API surfaces 25 operations — 24 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Schemas 15
The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Person (28 properties), Photo (27 properties), Group (25 properties), Topic (21 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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