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flickr.people.getPublicPhotos call returns 'user not found'
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Hello,
I tried using this api call with my username and always getting 'user not found' error. I googled for this error but it seems that there are number of causes. I also tried my user id from Flickr API explorer page (www.flickr.com/services/api/explore/flickr.people.getPubl...) where use id is of XXXXXXXX@X00 and call worked.
What am I doing wrong? Should I be passing some additional info with my "real" username?
Thanks,
Alex
Posted at 6:32PM, 13 February 2012 PDT
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You shouldn't pass your username, but your user id (as you have done in the API explorer).
Posted 3 months ago.
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Thanks Sam,
Do you know reason behind having username and user id? Why not use one - username for example? For me as developer this is extra API call to find user id by username and then the web service I wanted to call initially.
Originally posted 3 months ago.
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amkravets edited this topic 3 months ago.
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A user can change their username any time they want, its only purpose really is what is displayed on the users photostream page etc.
A users user_id never changes.
Posted 3 months ago.
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Ok, thanks.
Posted 3 months ago.
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