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flickr.groups.getInfo

Get information about a group.

Authentication

This method does not require authentication.

Arguments

api_key (Required)
Your API application key. See here for more details.
group_id (Required)
The NSID of the group to fetch information for.
lang (Optional)
The language of the group name and description to fetch. If the language is not found, the primary language of the group will be returned. Valid values are the same as in feeds.

Example Response

<group id="34427465497@N01" iconserver="1" lang="en-us" ispoolmoderated="0">
	<name>GNEverybody</name>
	<description>The group for GNE players</description>
	<members>69</members>
	<privacy>3</privacy>
	<throttle count="10" mode="month" remaining="3"/>
</group>

Error Codes

1: Group not found
The group NSID passed did not refer to a group that the calling user can see - either an invalid group is or a group that can't be seen by the calling user.
100: Invalid API Key
The API key passed was not valid or has expired.
105: Service currently unavailable
The requested service is temporarily unavailable.
111: Format "xxx" not found
The requested response format was not found.
112: Method "xxx" not found
The requested method was not found.
114: Invalid SOAP envelope
The SOAP envelope send in the request could not be parsed.
115: Invalid XML-RPC Method Call
The XML-RPC request document could not be parsed.

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