yannickcr / flickr-search

A simple search module using the flickr API

flickr-search

A simple search module using the flickr API

Simply include the flick-search module in your webpage:

<script src="flickr-search.js"></script>

Then create a Flickr instance:

var flickr = new Flickr({
  api_key: 'your-api-key'
});

Methods

Flickr.search

Search Flickr for matching photos.

Syntax:

flickr.search(parameters, callback);

Arguments:

1. parameters - (object) An object with the list of parameters to send to the API;
2. callback - (function) The function to execute when we got the result. Will get 2 parameters: err (object) and data (object);

Example:

flickr.search({
	text: 'flower'
}, function(err, data) {
	if (err) return console.error(err);
	console.log(data);
});

For more informations on parameters see the Flickr API Documentation.

Flickr.interesting

Search Flickr for interesting photos.

Syntax:

flickr.interesting(parameters, callback);

Arguments:

1. parameters - (object) An object with the list of parameters to send to the API.
2. callback - (function) The function to execute when we got the result. Will get 2 parameters: err (object) and data (object).

For more informations on parameters see the Flickr API Documentation.

Example:

flickr.interesting({}, function(err, data) {
	if (err) return console.error(err);
	console.log(data);
});

Flickr.request

Make a raw request to the Flickr API

Syntax:

flickr.request(parameters, callback);

Arguments:

1. parameters - (object) An object with the list of parameters to send to the API.
2. callback - (function) The function to execute when we got the result. Will get 2 parameters: err (object) and data (object).

You MUST set the parameters.method property, for a full list of the available methods see the Flickr API Documentation.

Example:

flickr.request({
	method: 'flickr.panda.getPhotos',
	panda_name: 'wang wang'
}, function(err, data) {
	if (err) return console.error(err);
	console.log(data);
});