Re: Problems with original secrets

Sam,

thanks for the hint. This is it. The original secret is only
available with a pro-account. In that case getInfo returns the
secrete of the original photo implicitly, while getPhotos needs the
extra parameter set to original_format.

Maybe flickr can point this out in its documentation because its only
talking about "... these values are returned by the API only when the
caller has permission to view the original size (based on user
preference and VARIOUS OTHER CRITERIA) ...".

There's an interesting post that lists the flickr methods that are
returning the original secret (for those who are interested in
details): http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/yws-flickr/message/808

Harry

--- In yws-flickr%40yahoogroups.com">yws-flickryahoogroups.com, "Sam Judson&quot; <sam...> wrote:
&gt;
> I think getInfo should be returning it, but for photosets.getPhotos
you need
>; to specify the original_format value for the extras parameter.
>
> I'm not sure if the original format and secret are returned for
none-pro
> accounts, so that might be the reason for that.
&gt;
> Sam
>
> On 20 Mar 2007 14:49:26 -0700, flickr_derfotoclub_at <
>; flickr_derfotoclub_at...> wrote:
&gt; >
>; > Hi,
> >
>; > I'm using authenticated calls to the flickr API, but neither
> > photos.getInfo nor photosets.getPhotos are returning information
for
&gt; > the original secret (thats different to the secrets of all other
sizes)
> > of an image. How can I get this information without making extra
calls
> > to photos.getSizes for each photo in an album?
&gt; >
>; > TIA
> > Harry
&gt; >
>; >
> >
>;

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Harry,

Is it that caller should be a pro account or the API can get original secret only for users who have pro account.

Thanks,
Manish

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