Flickr API on Android?

Question

I want to use Flickr API for downloading the images on Android Phone, can any one give or tell, me about the working sample of Flickr API on Andorid.

I have add the flickr.jar as the external library, and i have the "Key"and "Secret" but i do not know how to download the images.

Kinsfolk

Answer 1

All it takes is just 3 steps and you will have it implemented.

Step 1: Find your user id.

The easiest way is to use this service http://idgettr.com/

Step 2: Acquire you flickr api key

Just log-in to you account and click this link http://www.flickr.com/services/api/misc.api_keys.html

Step 3: Get the code from the example project from our blog

http://www.quintostdio.com/blog/archives/1117

Add you user id and api key on the FlickrActivity class (in the package com.quintostdio.test.flickr.ui) and run the example. You can copy paste the classes and add it to your project, with no more changes and it will work.

Epiphysis

always returning empty json only @Thanos Karpouzis – Blastocyst

yes @Thanos Karpozis, I am also getting Photoset jsonArray always empty. Is there any mistake in code or there is something which i am not doing correctly – Hysteresis

not working.getting blank screen .plz update code if posssible – Swordtail

Link at the step 3 not working anymore, so this has become an invalid answer. – Harappa

Answer 2

Hi I have built a Flickr Java library for Android: http://code.google.com/p/flickrj-android/

Complainant

This project is outdated, 2012 being the last time it was updated. – Harappa

Answer 3

You'll need to look in their documentation on the Flickr site. Most likely will use the Java library and import it into your Android project.

Probably have to instantiate an object, using the Key and Secret. Once you have a valid authentication object, you'll use a provided method (from the docs) to get a picture.

Have a look here: http://www.flickr.com/services/api/

Nutriment

Answer 4

@Todd DeLand answer is pretty accurate even nowadays.

However, I'll speed you up the search and tell you that the flickrj-android is not anymore up to date, as you can check in the Downloads page https://code.google.com/archive/p/flickrj-android/downloads

The other project that is listed in the Flickr API page ( http://www.flickr.com/services/api/ ), Flickr4Java, it's definitely working nowadays since I just tested it today and so far is doing it's job pretty nicely.

Github repo: https://github.com/boncey/Flickr4Java

Gradle config to add in your project (be careful, since in the README it appears another Gradle configuration, which is for the project that Flickr4Java is based on, and is NOT working):

implementation "com.flickr4java:flickr4java:2.17"

As of today, Flickr4Java was last updated on Nov 11, 2017, which is not bad.

This is an example of how I sent a query to get the pictures around a certain location (latitude,longitude):

    Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {

        @Override
        public void run() {
            try {
                String apiKey = "MY_API_KEY";
                String sharedSecret = "MI_API_SECRET";
                REST rest = new REST();
                Flickr flickrClient = new Flickr(apiKey, sharedSecret, rest);

                SearchParameters searchParameters = new SearchParameters();
                searchParameters.setLatitude(exampleLatitude);
                searchParameters.setLongitude(exampleLongitude);
                searchParameters.setRadius(3); // Km around the given location where to search pictures

                PhotoList photos = flickrClient.getPhotosInterface().search(searchParameters,5,1);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                Log.d(MapApplication.LOG_TAG, ex.getLocalizedMessage());
            }
        }
    });

    thread.start();

Harappa

Answer 5

I would avoid flickr4java. I assumed it worked at first but after incorporating it in to my project I have found that it crashes the app intermittently. very annoying and has been a big waste of time :(. probably works fine under other java apps but does not seem to play well with android :(

Pyrex

hello from 2022! i am using flickr4java and it’s glorious…never caused any crashing for me. – Undine