Flickr Posts by user API

POST

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List a Flickr member's photos and videos by their NSID in user_id, with titles, image links, tags, capture date and upload date. Pass the NSID from a search result's author_id, not a display name; private albums are not included.

Price $1.39 per 1,000 requests ($0.001389 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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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 Posts by user endpoint (flickr/user_posts).

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 user_posts, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - user_id: Specifies the target Flickr user's NSID, such as 12345678@N04, which can be retrieved from the author_id field of search results. It does not accept display names, vanity profile aliases, or full profile URLs.
- Optional parameters:
  - author_id: Specifies the target Flickr NSID in the format 12345678@N04. This is an internal NSID—not a username—and should be extracted from the author_id field returned in search responses.
  - 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).
  - username: Acts as a compatibility alias for user_id in user_posts. It still requires a valid Flickr NSID rather than a human-readable display name, and public user_posts requests must still include the required user_id parameter.
  - 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": "user_posts",
  "params": {
    "user_id": "35067687@N04"
  }
}
- 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

NameInTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
AuthorizationheaderstringYes-Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
platformbodystringYesflickrPlatform identifier, fixed value.
actionbodystringYesuser_postsCapability identifier, fixed value.
user_idbody.paramsNot declaredYes-Specifies the target Flickr user's NSID, such as 12345678@N04, which can be retrieved from the author_id field of search results. It does not accept display names, vanity profile aliases, or full profile URLs.
author_idbody.paramsNot declaredNo-Specifies the target Flickr NSID in the format 12345678@N04. This is an internal NSID—not a username—and should be extracted from the author_id field returned in search responses.
media_typebody.paramsNot declaredNo-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. This parameter controls query filtering and does not determine whether raw source files are downloaded.
sortbody.paramsNot declaredNo-Sorts photos and videos in search (defaults to relevance) and user_posts (defaults to date-posted-desc). Supported values include relevance, interestingness-desc, interestingness-asc, date-posted-desc, date-posted-asc, date-taken-desc, and date-taken-asc. Upload dates (date-posted) and capture dates (date-taken) represent distinct attributes and cannot be used interchangeably.
usernamebody.paramsNot declaredNo-Acts as a compatibility alias for user_id in user_posts. It still requires a valid Flickr NSID rather than a human-readable display name, and public user_posts requests must still include the required user_id parameter.
limitbody.paramsinteger (1–50)No10The 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.

Code samples

bash
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": "user_posts",
  "params": {
    "user_id": "35067687@N04"
  }
}'

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

Response example

Real response

Captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC) by calling this API with the parameters in the code sample above. results and count are that call's real response with personal information (names, handles, avatars, profile links, contact details) removed; the list keeps the first 2. id, billing and quota differ on every call, so only their shape is shown.

json
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "flickr",
  "action": "user_posts",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "(已隐去)",
      "url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/55541281672/",
      "title": "Republic of Albania Signs Artemis Accords (NHQ202609210012)",
      "image_url": "https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55541281672_37da73d6be_b.jpg",
      "media_type": "image",
      "author_name": "(已隐去)",
      "author_id": "35067687@N04",
      "tags": [
        "albania",
        "ferithoxha",
        "connortomlinson"
      ],
      "taken_at": "2026-09-21T12:14:24-08:00",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-21T17:12:35+00:00",
      "platform": "flickr"
    },
    {
      "id": "(已隐去)",
      "url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/55542695765/",
      "title": "Republic of Albania Signs Artemis Accords (NHQ202609210011)",
      "image_url": "https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55542695765_4a1300f6c6_b.jpg",
      "media_type": "image",
      "author_name": "(已隐去)",
      "author_id": "35067687@N04",
      "tags": [
        "albania",
        "marywjacksonnasaheadquartersbuilding",
        "nasadeputyaministrator"
      ],
      "taken_at": "2026-09-21T12:13:46-08:00",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-21T17:12:21+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.

FieldMeaning
idThe record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
urlLink to the record on the platform.
titleTitle. null when the platform has no titles (for example text-only posts).
image_urlImage link. Capabilities with several images may return an image_urls array.
media_typeKeeps the platform's own meaning
author_nameAuthor's display name.
author_idAuthor's unique ID on the platform.
tagsArray of tags. An empty array, not null, when there are none.
taken_atKeeps the platform's own meaning
posted_atPublish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
platformSource platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

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: Meaning of the User NSID ↗

    Flickr documentation defines `user_id` as the user NSID, which is distinct from a display screen name or custom profile URL path. This definition does not imply that EveryInfra can access a user's private photos.

    Checked 2026-09-04