Flickr Search API

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Paste this into your AI assistant. It already holds this endpoint's parameters, response fields and an example request, so the assistant can ask what you need and then write the scraper.

Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Flickr Search endpoint (flickr/search).

Endpoint contract:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to flickr and action to search, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - keyword: Specifies the search term for photos or videos in the search action. The returned media scope is controlled by media_type, and this parameter does not perform exact author display name lookups.
- Optional parameters:
  - media_type: Filters media scope with allowed values: photos (photos only), videos (videos only), or all (all media). Defaults to photos in search and all in user_posts.
  - sort: Sorts photos and videos in search (defaults to relevance) and user_posts (defaults to date-posted-desc).
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 50. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 10)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, url, title, image_url, media_type, author_name, author_id, tags, taken_at, posted_at.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "flickr",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "street photography"
  }
}
- Price: $1.39 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

Code samples

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "flickr",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "street photography"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "flickr",
  "action": "search",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "（已隐去）",
      "url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/199101808@N07/55551766234/",
      "title": "A great place to enjoy a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, Freiburg, Germany, 2026",
      "image_url": "https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55551766234_9457abf045_b.jpg",
      "media_type": "image",
      "author_name": "（已隐去）",
      "author_id": "（已隐去）",
      "tags": [
        "schwarzwälderkirschtorte",
        "café",
        "blackandwhite"
      ],
      "taken_at": "2026-08-25T18:09:53-08:00",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-26T09:33:25+00:00",
      "platform": "flickr"
    },
    {
      "id": "（已隐去）",
      "url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/189004250@N02/55551755389/",
      "title": "like a microphone",
      "image_url": "https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55551755389_ba32644d34_b.jpg",
      "media_type": "image",
      "author_name": "（已隐去）",
      "author_id": "（已隐去）",
      "tags": [
        "nikon",
        "z8",
        "monochrome"
      ],
      "taken_at": "2026-08-05T16:23:35-08:00",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-26T09:33:55+00:00",
      "platform": "flickr"
    }
  ],
  "count": 10,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

FAQ

Errors and billing

401

Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.

422

Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.

402

Insufficient balance. Top up first.

429

The account's per-minute request limit was reached (all of its API keys count together; a key's own lower limit applies first). Wait for Retry-After and try again; a rate package in the console raises the limit.

503

Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.

200 empty

The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

• Flickr: Sorting by Date Taken Versus Date Posted ↗

  Flickr documentation differentiates sorting by date-taken from date-posted. While this clarifies time semantics, the default values, supported parameters, and maximum result limits of this endpoint strictly follow the EveryInfra contract rather than mirroring all official API capabilities.

  Checked 2026-09-04

• Flickr: Media Type is Distinct from Content Licensing ↗

  Flickr explicitly separates media type definitions from license classifications. EveryInfra currently provides the `media_type` parameter but does not expose official license parameters. Retrieving a photo or video through search does not grant usage rights to that asset.

  Checked 2026-09-04